This course is designed to equip the participants with essential skills and techniques required to work as an inspirational mentor. Effective Mentoring is more of a practical and skills-based using real situations and focusing on personal Feedback and action planning. Learning methods include discussion, role-play theory, practical tips and hints and action planning.

The aim is to build participants’ knowledge and skills of this highly rewarding activity to develop a range of mentoring styles to support the mentee to the benefit of individual and organisation. The course includes ideas on the mentoring ‘contract’, protecting mentoring time and managing expectations in a busy workplace as well as evaluating the effect of mentoring activity.

Effective mentoring can benefit those setting up or developing an existing scheme. It is also recommended for individuals taking on a mentoring role for the first time or developing existing skills.

This course will benefit managers who yearn for engagement and motivate people in other teams and areas of the business in terms of tackling challenges, imparting skills and support for r longer term career aspirations.