Training course:
Mentoring

Two hours • In-person or remote • 4-15 participants
Rated 4.8/5 ★★★★★ from 5 recent reviews

About this bitesize training course

Mentoring is a partnership. It’s an open process that is shared and, therefore, it is important that both parties fully understand what is involved.

This course provides mentees, mentors, and potential mentors with information on the process and attributes and skills of mentors and mentees. It helps all parties understand what is needed to form a strong and successful mentoring partnership.

Attendees of the bitesize Mentoring training course will learn to:

  • Understand what mentorship is, and when it should be used

  • Identify the qualities of an effective mentor, and the attributes and approach of
    a good mentee

  • Understand the mentoring process

  • Turn conversations into significant transitions

  • Set goals and agree action

  • Give and receive feedback, challenge and support

  • Develop the independence of the mentee

Key details

  • this bitesize training course is two hours long and packed with powerful ideas

  • designed for groups of 4 – 15

  • delivered by an expert trainer at your workplace, or virtually

  • interactive, with plenty of exercises that get people talking

  • customisable, to connect with your organisation’s values

This course can be tailored for an all-mentor, all-mentee or mixed participant group.

“Excellent course. I usually don't enjoy breakout sessions as I can find them quite intimidating – but I thought the structure of the short break out sessions and the guidance topics made it easy and enjoyable!”

★★★★★ Attendee, Mentoring

Why book this training session?

📆 Impact that lasts

Use this training course to establish new a mentoring programme at your workplace, and your organisation will continue to reap the benefits of mentorship indefinitely. Not bad for two hours, eh?

🔗 Connect talent with experience

Mentorships add all kinds of positive new connections throughout your organisation, beyond the standard manager/report hierarchy.

When you bring together talent and experience across departments and seniority levels, new and exciting opportunities emerge.

🙃 Mentoring, any way up

From traditional senior/junior mentoring relationships to ‘reverse mentoring’ and cross-functional mentoring, the principles in this bitesize training course can be applied to any relationship where deep domain knowledge, experience and expert insight is shared over time.

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“Maximal learning in a short, but intense, session. This is definitely the way forward for management training, as far as I am concerned.”

Professor Niamh Moran, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland ★★★★★

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