While a mentoring relationship is primarily intended to benefit the mentee, the mentor also has much to gain in experience, confidence and knowledge. For the mentor, the relationship can be equally as beneficial as it is fulfilling.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE
TO GAIN FROM MENTORING?
Enhance your self-esteem through recognition of professional abilities
Challenge the way you see the world and gain new perspective
Guide and support the next generation of leaders
Enhance your interpersonal skills
MENTORING ALLOWS YOU TO
Gain a sense of satisfaction in assisting others to develop professionally
Engage in reflective practice around your own skills and knowledge
Increase your overall satisfaction with your role
Build your leadership capacity
EFFECTIVE AND
ENGAGING ONLINE LEARNING
By focusing on simplicity, accessibility and engagement we create highly immersive learning experiences flexible enough to meet the needs of 21st century learners.
SIMPLE TO USE AND ACCESSIBLE
Anyone who has previous experience using Facebook, Skype and Microsoft Word already has all the technology and skills needed to excel in our online environment.
HIGHLY INTERACTIVE AND ENGAGING
Focused on rich discussion and healthy debate our live online sessions are designed to create maximum interaction between participants and facilitators.
CUTTING EDGE DESIGN AND DELIVERY
Our learning environments include the very latest in digital learning technology and are carefully designed to maximise learning outcomes for participants.
INDUSTRY LEADING LEARNER SUPPORT
During the program our engagement and support specialists undertake a highly detailed process intended to ensure each participant feels supported and nurtured throughout the learning cycle.
Interactive Online
20th June 2023
Full day (10:00am – 5:00pm AEST)
$895pp + GST (Early bird and group discounts available - see registration page)
Digital workbook provided
Current and aspiring mentors
Define mentoring and understand how it differs from other helping practices
Explore the mentoring mindset and reflective practices
Learn the elements of successful mentoring partnerships
Understand the phases of the mentor relationship and practice tools for each phase
Engage in peer group discussion to both support and challenge your thinking
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PROGRAM SNAPSHOT
OVERVIEW
Put simply, mentoring is a relationship that aims to offer new perspective to someone who is looking to grow and develop their skills. There is much research into the benefits of mentoring and the practice has been shown to increase employee engagement and satisfaction, enhance professional development, aid leadership success and reduce attrition. Senior female leaders in particular, consistently attribute the role of mentors in their success.
Good mentors have no agenda other than assisting their mentees in reaching their own goals. They aim to provide a safe, confidential space for their mentees to explore new ideas, and an unbiased sounding board to test their assumptions.
Mentors require skills in facilitating learning – both their own and others. Mentoring is not only about ‘imparting knowledge and wisdom’, it is about meeting the mentee where they are and partnering with them from that place.
The Expert Mentor Program (EMP) has been designed to assist current and aspiring mentors to maximise their approach, in order to provide meaningful professional and personal growth to their mentees.
COURSE STRUCTURE AND LEARNING INTENTIONS
The EMP is designed to equip leaders with the confidence and ability to be effective mentors. Guided by experts with practical mentoring experience, participants will explore the mindsets and approaches needed to create meaningful outcomes for their mentees.
The EMP will provide participants with a dynamic, peer learning experience which is highly collaborative and responsive. The program is delivered online over one full day. The day is broken up into three high-impact, live sessions with breaks in-between. Each session is designed to foster rich dialogue and debate between participants and facilitators. Participants will also be provided with a digital workbook to support their learning.
DURING THE COURSE THE FOLLOWING CONTENT AREAS WILL BE EXPLORED
Understanding what mentoring is (and isn’t)
The Learning Cycle and style awareness
The impact of using the Appreciative Inquiry approach
Initial conditions and landscape scan
Session structure
The art of listening
The architecture of powerful questions
GUIDED BY PRACTISING MENTORS, PARTICIPANTS WILL…
Define mentoring and understand how it differs from other helping practices
Explore their own mentoring mindset and reflective practices
Learn the elements of successful mentoring partnerships
Understand the phases of the mentor relationship and practice tools for each phase
Engage in peer group discussion to both support and challenge their thinking
COURSE ENROLMENT
All applicants enrolling into the program must satisfy WLA’s admissions criteria and adhere to standard admissions policies and procedures.
COURSE FEES
The standard public program enrolment fee is $895 (+GST) per participant. The enrolment fee covers all tuition and program related materials.