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Free Mentor Training To Get You Started
With 75% of executives saying that mentoring has been critical to their career development, it is easy to understand how it has become such a hot topic. Organisations across every sector are recognising the importance of mentoring practice and programmes, and encouraging their leadership teams to embed these principles into their management approaches.
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Whilst the recognition of the power of mentoring is great to see, the reality of such expectations can sometimes prove a bit more difficult, especially when people lack relevant training.
Many may find themselves asking fundamental questions such as: just what is mentoring? Or from a practical view: how do you structure a mentoring conversation?
Our free online mentoring courses are designed to be the first step for anyone wanting to learn more about mentoring, covering your initial introduction to these key concepts. We have split them into one for mentors and one for mentees, meaning you can cover the information from the viewpoint most relevant to your situation. Consisting of four short videos and an accompanying workbook, you will gain a solid grounding in the fundamentals of mentoring in just a couple of hours.
Once you have finished the free mentor training course content, you can chose to complete the course quiz and pay to download the official certificate.
Introduction to the Theory of Mentoring
Free mentor training to introduce the basics This free, online, short course and accompanying workbook will give you an introduction to the theory of mentoring. The four videos below will take you through the basics of building a trusting relationship, the different...
How to be a good mentee
This short course is designed as a basic introduction, to help those new to mentoring understand what to expect from their mentor and the process. We provide an overview of how mentoring works, the sort of things you can expect during sessions, and what is expected of...
Why Access Free Mentor Training?
The truth is that there are many misconceptions about mentoring and what is needed in order to establish an effective mentorship. When treated as just another buzzword, it can be easy to gain the impression that all that is required to fulfil the role is to have relevant experience and a passion to share. This can lead to people thinking that they are providing mentoring when actually they are either telling others what to do (instructing) or passing on skills (teaching).
Whilst experience and passion are important parts of being a mentor, there is actually a much deeper level of theory and structure which underpins true mentoring. This includes the responsibilities and limitations of the role, key skills such as active listening and maintaining boundaries, and understanding how to build real trust within the mentoring relationship to name a few.
Mentoring as a process puts the mentee at the very center of the work. To do this, the mentor makes informed decisions about the approach they will take to provide support and guidance, whilst the mentee sets the agenda and takes ownership of the agreed outcomes.
Clearly then, it is vital that anyone looking to offer mentoring has a solid understanding of the fundamental principles which form the foundation of effective practice.
That is why we at The Mentoring School are so passionate about developing and delivering mentoring training. No matter the sector that you operate in or your level of experience, we have a specialised course to meet your needs and circumstances.