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Developing a Mentoring Program

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Overview

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Learn about five critical elements of a formal mentoring program, and how to establish a program in your own organization.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
1. An Overview of Mentoring Programs
  • What is mentoring and its different forms?
  • The benefits of formal mentoring programs
  • Underlying assumptions of formal mentoring programs
  • Types and purpose of mentoring program
  • 5 elements of formal mentoring program
2. Pre-Program Needs Assessment
  • How to design a framework and needs assessment for your mentoring program
3. Infrastructure and Support
  • Creating a mentoring culture
  • Marketing and communicating your program
  • Reward structure for participants
  • Ensuring organizational support
4. Choosing Participants
  • Recruiting mentors and proteges
  • Matching mentors and proteges
5. Training & Ongoing Support for Participants
  • Training essentials for proteges
  • Training essentials for mentors
  • Action learning project
  • Developing continuous learning processes
6. Concluding and Evaluating Your Program
  • Concluding and celebrating your program
  • Evaluating your mentoring program
  • Making your mentoring program last

Taught by

Ellen Ensher

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