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Learning and skills mentor (level 4)

Supporting learners of all ages, and all levels, to develop within a new work role.

Qualification level
4
Equivalent to higher national certificate (HNC).
Typical duration
12 months
Apprenticeship category
Education and early years
Maximum funding
£5,000
Maximum amount government will fund
for apprenticeship training.
Also known as
  • Academic mentor
  • Learning mentor
  • Occupational mentor
  • Technical mentor
  • Training mentor
  • Tutor
  • Vocational mentor
Skills
Skills an apprentice will learn
  • Conduct sustainable mentoring practice within organisational and professional boundaries, and legal and ethical requirements, including safeguarding
  • Establish and maintain mentoring contracts with mentees and where relevant, other stakeholders
  • Conduct mentoring sessions according to agreed plans
  • Implement established mentoring tools and techniques to help the mentee work towards agreed outcomes
  • Maintain records of mentoring practice, complying with quality, confidentiality and data protection requirements
  • Establish and use assessed starting points to establish agreed outcomes of the mentoring process
  • Assess and review progress and achievement of agreed outcomes and revise action plans as appropriate
  • Maintain mentoring relationship through a non-judgemental and objective approach
  • Use questioning techniques to encourage reflection and progression
  • Provide feedback to the mentee to inform progression
  • Inform, advise and guide the mentee to support development toward agreed outcomes
  • Apply theories and models of evaluation and reflection to support mentee development
  • Monitor and reflect on own mentoring practice, including feedback from supervision, to develop self
  • Apply evidence based mentoring practice informed by own research

Full information on Learning and skills mentor (level 4) is available from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.

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