Blas ar Fentora – understanding good practice in workplace mentoring

The course has been developed in in the light of the Iaith fyw: iaith byw – Bwrw mlaen policy statement which identifies mentoring by effective leaders as a way of developing Mentrau Iaith.

Aim: To enable learners to understand good practice in workplace mentoring.

Objectives: By the end of the course learners will have been introduced to:

The context for effective workplace mentoring

• the purpose of workplace mentoring
• the role, remit and responsibilities of an effective workplace mentor
• the knowledge, skills and behaviour of an effective workplace mentor
• what a workplace mentoring contract should include to ensure a quality, ethical mentoring relationship

The process for effective workplace mentoring

• how a model of mentoring can be used to manage a workplace mentoring relationship
• tools and techniques that can be used to support effective workplace mentoring
• why it is important to maintain basic records of workplace mentoring and what these should contain
• potential barriers to workplace mentoring and suitable strategies to overcome these barriers

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