New Mentor Training 2024

Speaker Guideline

      “Passing the torch to a new generation”

A mentor is an individual with expertise who can help develop the career of a mentee. The mentor guides, trains, advises, and promotes the Academic and spiritual development of the mentee. 

Because the relationship between a mentor and young person might seem to be a “natural” connection, mentoring programs sometimes overlook the importance of training. But like anyone stepping into a new role, mentors are likely to succeed if they participate in useful training sessions that prepare them for what lies ahead. To begin developing their training plans, programs can ask themselves several key questions: 

What information do mentors need to acquire?  What skills training do they need? How much training should be required? Should there be optional training, as well? When should the training take place: Early in their relationship, ongoing throughout their mentoring experience or before the mentor and youth first meet?

The following material focuses on training new mentors and includes suggested activities for an initial training and program overview that adds up to about 20 hours of training. Because the tone of a mentor-youth relationship can be set quickly during the first few meetings, it is important that training takes place before they begin to meet with their mentees.

Mentoring Functions Academic Functions: Guide the mentee through their education

▪Coaching 

▪Challenging assignments

▪Tutoring

▪Following up

Psychosocial Functions: Help the mentee develop a sense of competence and clarity of identity.

▪Role-Modeling

▪Acceptance and confirmation

▪Counseling

▪Friendship

Advantages for the mentor:

▪Career enhancement Resume building experience

▪Attending Sky Academy’s Mentorship meetings to share headway, concerns, and details regarding upcoming mentorship events.

▪Social skills Public speaking Leadership Time management

▪Learning from mentee new technologies, new developments important features of next generation

▪Spiritual development Role of Mentors

▪Take the initiative for contacting their mentees and staying in touch with them

▪Help the mentee solve his or her own problem, rather than give direction.

▪Be available on an as-needed basis, based on the specific goals

Corresponding Elements of Effective Practice:

▪Training, Monitoring and Support, Closure

▪Provide information about the strengths and vulnerabilities of the children or youth who are in the Sky Academy’s program.

Target Population/Eligibility of Target Sites:

▪This resource is relevant to all mentors but contains some information that is specific to community-based mentors. Rules:

▪Registration is voluntary but for the official certificate attendance is mandatory.

▪If missed more than 4 hours of seminars, you cannot obtain a certificate.

▪Excused absences are only allowed for 4 hours of the program.

Rules:

▪Registration is voluntary but for the official certificate attendance is mandatory.

▪If missed more than 4 hours of seminars, you cannot obtain a certificate.

▪Excused absences are only allowed for 4 hours of the program.

▪If Seminar has begun Via Zoom your camera must be on.