Skills Education

It's a leadership skill to recognise and develop the potential for growth and mastery in others

As a reciprocal and collaborative at-will relationship, mentoring is an opportunity to guide and advise another, especially a younger and/or less-experienced person. It may be a formal or informal arrangement to scaffold the development of skills and perspectives.

In this session, explore mentoring as a tool to support the personal and professional growth of others. Focusing on the steps in the mentoring process when supporting the upskilling of vocational education teachers/trainers, this session will cover:

• The link to Maslow's Hierarchy

• Mentoring roles

• Planning for mentoring

• Identifying skills gaps

• Contextualising

• Strategies for, and barriers to, mentoring 

• Mentoring process steps

• Getting started

• Monitoring the mentoring

TAEPDD502 - Lead and mentor VET teachers, trainers and assessors is a new unit in the TAE 5.0 Training Package. Draw on Vicki's experience as co-ordinator of the IVETA Global Mentoring Program as part of your PD for this unit.

Other Details:

• Recorded - February 2023
• Duration - Approx. 45 mins
• Access - 30 days from date of purchase

Past Feedback:

Here's what others who watched this session had to say:

• "Great tips and insights of what to consider when being a mentor"
• "It was a good length, to keep engaged in the content"
• "Collaboration in the chat was excellent today as we were able to relate with the presenter"
• "Thank you. Forever learning!"

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Excerpt from the handout article provided  for this session:

Mentors need to be trained

"...Although people may self-identify as a mentor and believe their experience makes them suitable, mentoring has a number of facets due to the psychology and sociology involved with individuals working together to achieve specific objectives.

The mentor carries a great responsibility of not just knowing what to do and when, but also how to support the mentee that satisfies both the mentee and the mentor. As mentioned earlier, both the mentor and mentee will experience personal and professional growth during the mentoring process.

The mentor needs to be prepared for the responsibility of assisting and supporting a mentee. Not only do they need to reflect on their own existing skills, but they also should consider their ability to use strategies and techniques that will support, stimulate and challenge the capacity of a mentee. Mentor training is the key to a successful mentoring partnership..."