Mentoring

Mentoring is a powerful developmental tool that can unlock employee potential and encourage the transition towards leadership.
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Client companies include:

Cavan County Council
DePuy Ireland
EirGrid
Iarnród Éireann
Irish Air Corps
Kerry NRDO
Mid West NRDO
On Semiconductor
Waterford City Council

What is mentoring?

Mentoring is a supportive, reflective learning relationship between a learner and an experienced practitioner who can share knowledge, wisdom and experience.

It focuses on the behaviours, patterns and influences which enable high performance in the work place.

Is it for you?

Mentoring is suitable for anyone who is:

  • undergoing induction
  • progressing their career
  • starting new projects
  • working toward a registered professional title
  • on a stretch assignment or within change programmes

The Engineers Ireland mentoring programme

Our ‘Mentoring for Professional Development’ programme covers:

  • The practicalities of adult learning
  • The hidden pitfalls of coaching without mentoring
  • The qualities and competencies of a good mentor
  • What a successful mentoring meeting looks like
  • The ‘must do’ steps to ensure your mentoring process works
  • Roles and responsibilities: line management and HR
  • What the mentee needs to know
  • Mentoring engineers towards a professional title

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What delegates say

“Overall, excellent course. Very professional with excellent content and delivery. Appropriate practical examples.”

“I feel that I have learned the basic tools that would enable me to carry out the role of a mentor and also to facilitate the introduction of a scheme into our workplace.”

“Very well structured course which was completed in a professional manner. Will help my role as a line manager and a mentor.”

“Very interesting. Well presented course. Use of case studies, team exercises enhanced the standard of instruction. Provides a very good yardstick for a mentor to refer to.”

“It will cause me to reflect on my own methods when interviewing/appraising staff.”

“Excellent presentation and delivery. Has given me the foundation for participating in the mentoring programme.”

“I enjoyed this course. It was well organised, well presented and there was a reasonably good mixture of theory and practical. I now feel confident that I am well prepared for the role as a mentor.”