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Mentoring in the Workplace

 

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About the Course

Recommended for:


Mentoring in the Workplace is a one-day course recommended for those considering taking on a mentoring role for the first time or developing their existing skills, as well as those involved in establishing or developing an existing scheme.

Course overview:


Whether you’re looking to enhance your career as a mentor within your workplace, or you’re a first-time mentor, this course will help you develop your mentoring style. It gives you practical guidance on setting up and/or improving existing mentoring schemes, and teaches you the pitfalls to avoid.

Course benefits:


Mentoring in the Workplace is a one-day course that is practical and skills-based. You’ll get to practise interactive role-play sessions and action planning, to better understand what mentoring is, how it differs from coaching and other forms of people development, to establish and manage the mentoring relationship; adopt a more ‘hands-off’ empowering style when developing others and make informed decisions about establishing and developing mentoring in your organisation.

Additional information:


Mentoring in the Workplace can also be provided in-house, which is a cost-effective approach if you have a number of people who require training. You choose where and when you want our trainers to deliver. We will also tailor the course content to suit your precise organisation needs.

To speak to an advisor about your particular requirements call our In-house team on +44 (0)20 8612 6202.

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Dates and Prices

Course title: Mentoring in the Workplace
Duration: 1 day (Non-residential)
Dates and prices:
4 September 2012, Londonavailability: Green light
Non-member price: £510 + VAT
CIPD member price: £460 + VAT (find out about CIPD membership)
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In-house training

Mentoring in the Workplace can also be provided in-house, which is a cost-effective approach if you have a number of people who require training. You choose where and when you want our trainers to deliver. We will also tailor the course content to suit your precise organisation needs.

To speak to an advisor about your particular requirements call our In-house team on +44 (0)20 8612 6202.
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Course content

Introductions, course and participants’ objectives

Defining mentoring 

  • what mentoring is and isn’t
  • how it differs from coaching, counselling, training
  • mentoring styles

Being an excellent mentor

  • skills, attitudes

Helping mentees own their development

  • skills practice

Ingredients for successful relationships 

  • pairing mentors and mentees
  • contracting
  • managing the relationship

Establishing mentoring in your organisation

  • getting the design right for your organisation
  • what needs to be communicated and to whom?
  • responsibilities of mentors and mentees
  • ongoing mentor support
  • evaluation
  • avoiding typical problems

Listening to your mentee

  • skills practice

Managing mentoring meetings

Skills practice

  • demonstration
  • ‘live’ skills practice in small groups

Action planning

 

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Course tutors

Mr Peter Renwick
Peter Renwick - Chartered FCIPD has over 25 years experience in industry and commerce as HR Manager and Director where he worked in manufacturing, commercial television, music and satellite communication. In 1990 he moved into management consultancy and joined Sundridge Park Management Centre as Client Account Director and Senior Consultant. Peter started his own training and coaching business (now), ‘Managing Matters Limited’ in 1993 and has been a CIPD Quality Assured Consultant since 1997.

Peter focuses primarily on coaching, mentoring and leadership development. He has designed and delivered in excess of 400 successful training programmes for over 3000 UK and overseas managers and directors. He has worked with many different client sectors both public and private including, finance, space agency, investment management, local government, engineering, television & theatre, transport, communications, technology, animal welfare, retail, pharmaceutical and hotel and leisure. He helps clients develop their people to be effective coaches, mentors and leaders and helps businesses establish mentoring schemes.

Peter is also a trained 1:1 coach. He is a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF) and to date has over 400 one-to-one coaching hours as defined by the ICF. He coaches at all levels, primarily senior management and director level. He enables his Clients to talk honestly about themselves in a safe environment, explore their current behaviours and thinking and how they impact on others. Many coaches describe themselves as Life, Career or Business Coaches. Peter doesn’t make that distinction. When working with someone, Peter sees himself as working with the whole person. To his 1:1 work, he brings simplicity and depth.

Peter’s own learning is ongoing. This includes 1:1 support for his personal development and work supervision. He is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD, a Certified NLP Practitioner, a Certified Life and Performance Coach and has completed a 1-year course in psychotherapy recognised by the UK Council for Psychotherapy. He has completed coach training accredited by the ICF (International Coach Federation). He is also trained to mentor young offenders and vulnerable young people.
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