Mentoring for professional development
Venue: Engineers Ireland, 22 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Date:
Session time: 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. Registration and tea/coffee at 8.30am
Fee: Engineers Ireland members: €300 / Non-members: €350
CPD credits: 1
Overview
Engineers Ireland’s dynamic one-day programme “Mentoring for Professional Development” distils best-practice as observed among over 100 leading CPD accredited employers in Ireland and incorporates the best practice European model. Unlike other mentoring training programmes, this course focuses on the behaviours, patterns and influences which enable high performance. Attendees leave equipped with the tools and the confidence to begin to mentor others.
Learning objectives
The course covers:
- The practicalities of adult learning
- Understanding the concepts of shaping and modeling
- Why mentoring is the developmental tool of choice for hi-potentials
- 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 e.g. Chartered Engineer
Who should attend
Mentoring is suitable for anyone who is on a significant ‘learning curve’ i.e. undergoing induction, career progression, new projects, working towards achieving a registered professional title, on a stretch assignment or within change programmes.
Trainer's Profile
Aidan Harney, MBS, Chartered FCIPD, is CPD Director for Engineers Ireland and the mentoring programme course author and facilitator. As a former management consultant, Aidan has delivered tailored training solutions to major blue-chip clients, multinationals and indigenous employers.
Contact CPD Training
- Phone: +353 1 6651305
- Email: cpdtraining@engineersireland.ie