Mentoring Training
Mentoring Training is a key part of a mentoring programme
Training mentors and mentees makes a significant difference to the success of mentoring relationships. We support our clients with a variety of training solutions. All of our mentoring training, UK and overseas, is supported by our unique mentoring tools and products which continue to develop mentors and mentees throughout the mentoring programme.
Flexible learning for mentors and mentees
This is a very popular learning approach. It enables mentors and mentees to build skills and prepare for mentoring in an engaging, self-paced way that fits into their schedule. Designed to suit a range of budgets, our practical, interactive core programme can be enhanced with one or more additional elements as desired. Our clients love these additional elements. They further enhance mentoring skills, build a learning community and enable the sharing of best practice and successful mentorship. Programmes are priced, accordingly, on a per participant basis. Get in touch to discuss what you’re looking for.
Core programme
Modules
Understanding mentoring and how it differs from coaching
Preparing yourself – mentoring styles, readiness etc.
The first meeting – what to include, setting the tone
Making progress – building skills such as storytelling, debriefing experiences and others
Keeping on track – conducting reviews, spotting problems and bring mentoring to a close Supported by: eWorkbook Activities & Group Chat
Adding value – individual elements
Virtual workshops (60 minutes)
Strengths in mentoring (mentors & mentees)
Review of 1st meetings – sharing experiences (mentors) Understanding your learning style (mentees)
Sharing experiences and learning after 6 months (mentors) Optional group surgeries (meet to discuss / ask questions)
Optional 30 minutes 1:1 coaching with facilitator Incorporation of your documents into programme Supported by: Mentoring conversations cards Ongoing learning resources e.g. articles, tools etc.
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“Talent for Growth have provided great partnership and insight about our managers who experienced an interactive learning journey. It’s been an enjoyable and enriching experience for everyone.”
—Fiona French
HR Director, Fortnum & Mason
Caroline and her team have designed and delivered a very professional and credible programme of workshops. I put a lot of the success of these workshops down to the manner in which they have been designed and delivered.
—Leigh Naylor
Talent Consultant, British Airways
We support in-house training
Want to deliver mentoring training in-house?
Need consistent, high quality training content?
No time to design mentor or mentee training?
Want materials that are an ongoing resource?
Our Mentoring Training Materials are the answer
What’s in the mentoring training materials package?
Trainer Session Notes
Tips and Best Practice
Activities and Materials
Accompanying Workbooks and Conversation Cards
Get Ready to Mentor - Workbook for mentors
Get ready to Mentor follows the flow of a mentoring relationship. Initial chapters encourage the reader to prepare themselves, thinking about the type of mentor they are likely to be and undertaking some self-reflection about their style and skills. There are practical tips and ideas for the first meeting and plenty of good practice recommendations for keeping mentoring engaging and powerful. The workbook covers everything, including what can go wrong and how to bring the mentoring relationship to a close. It’s a valuable resource for mentors long after the workshop and is packed with tools and techniques to build mentoring skills and confidence. Get Ready to Mentor is available as an eBook. The eBook is sold in multiples of 10 with discounts for volume orders. View a sample workbook
Get Ready for Mentoring - Workbook for mentees
Get Ready for Mentoring is a resource rich workbook for mentees. In a similar way to the mentor workbook, it follows the natural flow of a mentoring relationship. It enables the reader to understand how to maximise the potential value of working with a mentor. It deals with practical challenges such as having clear goals and facilitates self reflection about their readiness for mentoring and their learning style. There are lots of ideas and tips for making the most of the mentoring opportunity and optimising learning. These include topics such as the power of reflection, working with feedback and building a network The workbook enables mentees to have the confidence to take responsibility for their mentoring experience. Get Ready for Mentoring is available as an eBook. The eBook is sold in multiples of 10 with discounts for volume orders. View a sample workbook
Mentoring Conversation Cards
There are 48 cards in each pack with 12 questions for each section: Preparing yourself, Getting started, Making Progress and Maintaining momentum. The cards have many uses:
- Give a pack to mentors and mentees to use in their mentoring meetings
- Use during workshops to stimulate thinking about questions and their power in mentoring discussions
- Use them to facilitate practice sessions during workshops
- Distribute them later in mentoring relationships to keep things fresh and engaging
Workshops and webinars
Whether we are running face to face workshops or online webinars, we have the ability to tailor our programme to suit your mentoring project. We see a great opportunity with a group of mentors to create a learning community and support the development of an internal network.
Face to face workshops can be 1/2 day or 1 day. They can be run for mentors and mentees in parallel with an opportunity for them to mix and perhaps meet their chosen partner. Give us a call to see how we can help.
Read our Blog posts
The Power of Mentoring Programmes
Over the past 15 years, mentoring programmes have bloomed in all sorts of settings.
Training Mentees makes the difference
Training mentees makes the difference Research from Henley School of Management found that.
Tips for Mentees
Our Tips for Mentees series starts with a look at a hidden barrier which we call The Awe Factor.
Mentoring Meetings
Mentoring conversations should be rich, challenging and rewarding for both parties.