Overview

This course equips participants with the tools and processes to build effective mentoring partnerships. It distinguishes mentoring from coaching, clarifies roles and responsibilities, and explores the benefits of mentorship in the workplace. Delegates will gain practical skills to step into the role of mentor or mentee, design tailored mentoring processes and apply workplace standards effectively. The course strengthens communication and evaluation techniques to create impactful mentorships that drive continuous learning, adaptability, and success.

Why Should an Individual Attend?

• Gain Clarity on Roles: Learn the distinct responsibilities of both mentors and mentees, ensuring productive and supportive relationships.
• Build Essential Skills and Confidence: Equip yourself with the tools and understanding needed to engage meaningfully, whether you're guiding others or receiving guidance.
• Strengthen Goal-Setting and Progress: Tracking Discover effective techniques for setting clear goals and reporting on outcomes, enhancing accountability and growth.
• Experience Practical Learning: Participate in real-world exercises designed to develop core mentoring competencies for lasting impact.
• Differentiate Mentoring from Coaching: Understand the unique value of mentorship and how it contrasts with coaching to better apply both approaches.
• Implement Successful Mentorship: Programmes Receive a ready-to-use toolkit and structured process for launching and sustaining effective mentoring initiatives.
• Navigate Workplace & Life Transitions: Explore how mentorship empowers individuals to adapt, grow, and thrive amidst personal and professional challenges.
• Drive Continuous Improvement: Learn how to evaluate mentoring outcomes to refine and strengthen programmes over time.

Outcomes

At the end of this course, the delegate should be able:

• Recognise the difference between a mentor and a coach.
• Appreciate the benefits of mentorships in the workplace.
• Explore the role of a mentor and a mentee.
• To take on the role of either mentor or mentee
• Build a mentoring process that suits a context and needs.
• Implement procedural standards and mentoring requirements in the engineering sector.
• Master the principles and execution of communication and evaluation within the mentoring context.

Program Outline

• Context – where mentoring fits into an organisation.
• Mentoring, coaching and learning.
  • The roles of mentor and mentee:
  • what to expect and what to prepare in each role.
  • first meeting and what to cover.
  • expectation management and contracting to ensure success.
  • A practical toolkit.
• How to manage the process effectively
  • in the workplace context
• Keeping momentum.
  • within the length of the programme.
• Communication and evaluation of the programme.

Who Should Attend?

• Engineers, Technicians and Technologists who may be a mentor or mentee.
• Any manager who could be a mentor
• Specialists chosen to mentor mentees.
• Identified mentees needing to understand the process.

• Wed 10 June 2026  08:30 to 16:30
  
• Thu 11 June 2026  08:30 to 16:30