Key points:  

• fundamentals of the mentoring relationship and mentor/ mentee roles,
• practice of core skills (advanced questioning and listening, giving feedback, guiding/advising, rapport building, creating a sense of relationship purpose and the effective use of anecdote, metaphor, and analogy);
• review sessions to maintain relationship momentum and to equip participants with additional skills and techniques
• specialist input for particular programme purposes (e.g. diversity mentoring, executive mentoring, first time managers).

Resources:

• An extensive e-book How to make the most of developmental mentoring
• Additional handouts and developmental tools
• A full The GCIndex profile report. (We recommend making The GCIndex mentees/mentors group/team profile.

**Course Benefits:

• Equips you with the templates you need to design and implement each stage of a mentoring relationship;
• Gives you confidence in your ability to make your mentoring relationship work;
• Enables you to sell the mentoring programme to potential participants, and to key stakeholders, including the leadership team
• Introduces you to a global community of mentoring expertise;
• Saves costs by ensuring you avoid the most common mistakes in setting up and running mentoring programmes;
• Enables you to learn from the practical experience of hundreds of mentoring programmes around the world;
• Provides the tools you need to monitor progress, evaluate outcomes and accredit your mentoring programme against international standards
• Committed to the standards and the ISMCP framework. Powered by The GCIndex®;
• Completion of mentor course may be credited towards Foundation Mentor recommendation to become an EMCC member.