Becoming an Aurora Mentor workshops

Mentoring is now a vital development tool in many organisations and can be used to speed up integration through induction mentoring, to develop skills and support career progress as well as to address strategic objectives such as diversity, well-being or retention.

Evidence suggests that both mentor and mentee gain from the experience so the skills of mentoring appear to enhance wider working practices. This course gives an introduction to mentoring in an institutional context and will identify how to make mentoring effective. It will cover best practice guidelines to follow and give delegates practical advice in addition to well validated tools and techniques to use.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Set up and maintain a mentoring relationship in line with best practice and ethical guidelines;
• Appreciate the role of the mentor, and the personal characteristics that support successful mentoring partnerships;
• Select and apply a range of tools and techniques to enhance the mentoring process;
• Apply key skills and competencies required for mentoring in an institutional context;
• Support Aurora mentees as well as other colleagues in their development.

The topics covered in the course will include the following. However, during the workshop we may emphasise certain aspects in order to remain flexible to the needs of participants.

• Definitions and models of mentoring
• Paperwork and process consideration
• Goal Setting, Questioning and Listening Skills in the mentoring context
• Using Feedback, Challenge and Support effectively
• Applying the GROW model in mentoring
• Tools and techniques to facilitate development.