Mentoring Resources and Links
All mentoring relationships follow a life cycle.
- The process starts with rapport building: creating good first impressions; dressing appropriately; working to create an environment of trust; employing positive body language; being self-effacing and adopting ice-breaking techniques.
- The next step involves setting the direction. A lot depends on whether the mentee has a good idea of where they want to go; this will dictate the level of the mentor’s input.
- Progress making involves maintaining and building the relationship by establishing boundaries, delivering to plans, finding appropriate support, and understanding progress.
- An effective mentoring relationship takes into account the careful handling of the winding down phase. At this point both of you will recognise all has been achieved and you can start assessing the outcomes of the relationship.
If you would like to expand your understanding of the mentoring process, Sydney Community College has mentoring resources you can access to help you develop your skills. You are welcome to contact us on 8752 7523/7525/7533/7544 to find out more.
Links
Mentoring Australia http://www.dsf.org.au/mentor/index.htm
Youth Mentoring Network http://www.youthmentoring.org.au/index.php
Australian Women’s Mentoring Network http://www.womensmentoring.com.au/res_mentoring_books.asp
Australian Government http://www.eowa.gov.au/developing_a_workplace_program/six_steps_to_a_wor…
Exemplas http://www.exemplas.com/Skills-and-Training/Mentoring—Coaching/
The Growth Connection http://www.growconnect.com.au/mentor.html
Training
Sydney Community College has created two training documents to assist volunteer mentors who are supporting either
1. Refugees2. Skilled Migrants
The document is available to all volunteers who are enrolled in the 2 mentoring programs and has been attached below in PDF format.
In addition, Sydney Community College has plans to develop an online training program that will be part of the induction process for volunteer mentors. We anticipate that this will be available June 2011.
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| Volunteer Mentor Training Guide.pdf | 188.44 KB |
| Refugee Mentor Manual.pdf | 401.1 KB |
