Unlocking Mentoring
Helping you get the most from your mentoring conversations
If you have been offered mentoring and want to understand what it involves, what your role is, and how to approach it feeling prepared and confident - this programme is designed for you.
This programme is supported by York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, using funding from the Department for Work and Pensions' Get Britain Working Economic Inactivity Trailblazer.
DURATION
3 hours approx in total
FORMAT
Online/self paced/micro-learning
PLACES AVAILABLE
Unlimited
Programme Overview
Mentoring works best when you are prepared and ready to engage in it.
Being offered mentoring is a great opportunity, giving you access to a space that is entirely focused on your development with someone with experience. Mentoring can build a supportive relationship that can help you think more clearly about opportunities or issues that you are facing at work.
Unlocking Mentoring is a practical, online programme designed for those who have have been offered mentoring and want to understand what it is, what to expect, and how to make the most of it. It removes the guesswork, builds confidence, and gives you a clear structure that you can use before, during and after every mentoring conversation.
When you understand how to participate effectively, your mentoring relationships flourish, producing measurable benefits for you, your team, and the wider organisation.
Who is this programme for?
Employees: those anticipating engaging or preparing to work with a mentor at all levels whose employer is based in York or North Yorkshire
This project is supported by York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, using funding from the Department for Work and Pensions' Get Britain Working Economic Inactivity Trailblazer.
By the end of this programme, you will:
- Know what mentoring is, what it is for, and what your role in it is.
- Feel clear about what to bring to each session and how to engage well.
- Understand the purpose, benefits of mentoring and be able to distinguish it from other workplace support approaches.
- Be able to engage proactively with your mentor, set goals and take ownership of your personal and professional growth.
- Be able to apply the STEPS model (Set, Take part, Explore, Plan, Self-reflect) to use before, during and after each mentoring conversation.
Commitment required:
- Complete all four learning units online, including engaging with videos, quizzes, reflective exercises and the programme community site.
- The programme takes approximately 3 hours to complete; you can study at your own pace.
What to expect:
- The Unlocking Mentoring programme has four learning units, each one building on the last.
- Each unit has a series of lessons, with short bite-sized videos, interactive quizzes and reflective exercises.
- At the end of each unit, you will post in a dedicated community space, offering the opportunity to interact with others on your programme.
- Each unit will unlock on completion of the last.
- You can study at your own pace. The whole programme should not take longer than three hours to complete.
- On completing the programme, you will receive a certificate of completion, which you can download and/or share with your mentor.
Unit 1
What is mentoring and what is its purpose?
- What mentoring is and how it differs from other workplace support.
- The benefits of mentoring.
- Different forms of mentoring in the workplace.
Unit 2
What are the key mentoring roles and responsibilities?
- Your role & responsibilities as a mentee.
- Your mentor's role.
- What you can expect from your mentor.
Unit 3
How to make the most of each mentoring conversation?
- The STEPS model (Set, Take part, Explore, Plan, Self-reflect).
- Applying the STEPS model to your conversations.
Unit 4
What are your next steps?
- Mentoring in the workplace.
- Using the STEPS model in workplace mentoring conversations.
- Your next steps.
Designed for employees new to mentoring
This programme is for those employees who have recently been offered or matched with a mentor and want to approach the relationship confidently with a clear sense of what is involved and how to make good use of the opportunity.
No prior experience is needed for this programme. It is designed with those new to being mentored in mind. However, it could serve as a useful refresh for those who have had mentoring in the past. The STEPS model provides an accessible structure to enhance your mentoring experience.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Below are some common questions about the programme. If you have a question about the programme that is not answered below, email support@theinnatecoach.co.uk and one of the team will get back to you.
