Learning & Skills Mentor

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Level 4 Learning & Skills Mentor

This occupation is found in the public, private and voluntary sectors in national and multinational organisations. The role of the learning and skills mentor can be found in all sectors where training and development is required. For example, but not limited to, healthcare, military, manufacturing, production, business and professional, education, leisure, construction, creative, technology.

The purpose of the learning and skills mentor occupation is to support individuals and groups with their learning and development towards agreed goals. They will do this by working within ethical and legal frameworks to ensure a high standard of mentoring practice. They will work collaboratively with stakeholders to inclusively meet the individual needs of the mentee. They will be committed to their own professional development and reflective practice as a mentor and within their sector.

They will typically work in an environment in their organisation where they are the knowledgeable other. They will work in a variety of locations and environments where mentoring activity may be undertaken face to face or remotely.
In their daily work, an employee in this occupation may interact with other professionals at any level of seniority in the organisation and the sector, such as: supervisors, managers, trainees, other experienced practitioners and where necessary, internal/external professionals to support meeting the individual mentee needs.

The learning and skills mentor will be responsible for the mentor relationship with the mentee working within ethical and legal frameworks and organisational boundaries to support the progression of the mentee. They may work with a wide range of stakeholders to support the progression of the mentee and ensure best practice is developed and maintained. The mentor may be responsible for completing their own work to specification, with minimal supervision, ensuring they meet set deadlines.

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Banding

£5000

Course Duration

12 months qualification and 3 x months EPA

Course Delivery

Blended learning

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Course Content

You will learn to demonstrate a variety of knowledge, skills, and behaviours. Some of the course material will consist of evidencing:

Knowledge

  • The roles and responsibilities of a mentor, understanding the organisational and professional boundaries, legal and ethical requirements, including safeguarding
  • How to establish and manage a mentoring contract
  • How to plan for mentoring sessions and review and revise action plans
  • Mentoring theory and models, including maintaining good practice and protocols within the mentoring relationship

Skills

  • Conduct sustainable mentoring practice within organisational and professional boundaries, and legal and ethical requirements, including safeguarding
  • Establish and maintain mentoring contracts with mentees and where relevant, other stakeholders
  • Conduct mentoring sessions according to agreed plans
  • Implement established mentoring tools and techniques to help the mentee work towards agreed outcomes

Behaviours

  • Demonstrate and promote sustainable practices with mentee
  • Work to ethical and legal standards within professional boundaries
  • Be resilient and adaptable when dealing with challenge and change, maintaining focus and self-control
  • Demonstrate and encourage mutual respect, displaying a deep understanding of equality and diversity, with and between learners, colleagues and appropriate agencies
  • Committed to improving their own professional practice in relation to mentoring

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