Mentoring  as a part of CPD Carol Brooks Hon FCLIP

What is mentoring? A supportive form of development A process of helping an individual manage their career and improve skills An interpersonal process … big ears, small mouth … and lots of other skills

A supportive form of development

A process of helping an individual manage their career and improve skills

An interpersonal process … big ears, small mouth … and lots of other skills

What is CILIP mentoring? Process which enables and supports a CILIP qualification candidate to: achieve their own potential develop a commitment to continuous CPD discuss professional issues identify appropriate evidence so they can gain their validation of professional practice from CILIP

Process which enables and supports a CILIP qualification candidate to:

achieve their own potential

develop a commitment to continuous CPD

discuss professional issues

identify appropriate evidence

so they can gain their validation of professional practice from CILIP

Who can be a mentor? A mentor is generally someone who has direct experience of the profession/role of the individual They can: pass on knowledge and experience open doors to otherwise out-of-reach opportunities guide through the process help the development of reflective practice

A mentor is generally someone who has direct experience of the profession/role of the individual

They can:

pass on knowledge and experience

open doors to otherwise out-of-reach opportunities

guide through the process

help the development of reflective practice

What makes a good mentor Having an intuitive understanding of learning issues Being able to build a strong relationship Accepting of rejection of suggestions, ideas and advice Taking real pleasure in the success of others Seeing it as a ‘giving’ process Being committed

Having an intuitive understanding of learning issues

Being able to build a strong relationship

Accepting of rejection of suggestions, ideas and advice

Taking real pleasure in the success of others

Seeing it as a ‘giving’ process

Being committed

Mentoring as a CPD activity You learn as much as they do You need to evaluate and review both their needs and your own learning all the time It expands your perspectives It gives powerful personal insights An opportunity to share experience and wisdom A reaffirmation of approaches

You learn as much as they do

You need to evaluate and review both their needs and your own learning all the time

It expands your perspectives

It gives powerful personal insights

An opportunity to share experience and wisdom

A reaffirmation of approaches

Who Mentors the Mentors? There is no formal process, however, Mentor Support Network Regional meetings Organisational Structures Buddy Mentoring Lis-Cilip-Mentor Own Mentoring process

There is no formal process, however,

Mentor Support Network

Regional meetings

Organisational Structures

Buddy Mentoring

Lis-Cilip-Mentor

Own Mentoring process

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