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Mentoring in education course v2
WORKSHOP

Mentoring in education | Principles, practices and skills

Duration

Half-day online workshop

Price

Email info@ako.ac.nz for organisation bookings

Available for in-house bookings.

Learn about the preparation required to ensure mentors and mentees gain the full benefits of a mentoring relationship.

About the workshop

This is a 3.5 hour, interactive, online workshop using video, discussion groups and other interactive activities.

Topics covered

This workshop covers:

  • mentoring foundations: definition, purpose, benefits
  • your intentions and expectations as a mentor/mentee
  • roles and responsibilities
  • managing the mentoring partnership
  • core communication: listening, asking good questions, strengths-based feedback.

Learning outcomes

By participating in this workshop, you will:

  • be able to apply a range of mentoring processes and practices
  • understand the differences and synergies between mentoring and coaching
  • practice and refine a range of mentoring skills
  • be able to integrate key learnings from the course in your professional context. 

Who is this workshop for?

Any individuals or groups intending to start or refine an existing mentoring scheme. Suitable for mentors or mentees and a combination of both.


Contact your local hub to discuss booking a course
privately for your organisation. 

About the facilitator

Facilitator Lesley Petersen Dr Lesley Petersen has over twenty-five years’ experience in the training and development field, specifically building her expertise in the areas of mentoring and evaluation research. She completed her PhD in 2011 which investigated the influence of mentoring on academic teaching practice and resulted in the development of an integrated model for mentoring as a mechanism for supporting professional development and enhancing leadership capabilities across an organisation.

Lesley’s passion for mentoring has led her to engage in local and nationally-funded research to continue exploring the impact of mentoring at an individual and organisational level. She uses her expertise to assist organisations with implementing systems to help develop staff to reach their full potential.

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We can deliver our range of PLD workshops and courses in-house, targeted to your needs. For face-to-face options, we can come to you.

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