This document outlines the learning outcomes and activities for a mentoring training session. The session focused on mentoring agreements, including recapping informal and formal agreements, drafting sample agreements, and identifying different types of mentoring. Learners participated in an icebreaker activity and several group exercises to discuss elements of effective agreements and different mentoring models. Homework involved researching support available to mentors from internal and external sources. The session appeared to cover all intended learning outcomes for understanding and developing mentoring agreements.

1. MENTORING LEVEL 1 AWARD
MICHELLE WALSH
mwalsh@accross.ac.uk
01254 354413

2. Learning outcomes – Session 3
• LO 1: Recap on the last session
• LO 2: Take part in ice breaker activity
Portfolio
• LO 3: Indicate what is meant by an agreement between the
mentor and the mentee (2.1)
• LO 4: State the difference between an informal and formal
agreement (2.2)
• LO 5: Identify why it is important to make an agreement
(2.3)
• LO 6: Create your own draft mentoring agreement (DMS
2.2)
• LO7: Identify different types of mentoring

3. RECAP
• Give me 5 skills/qualities of a SUPER MENTOR
• Give me 2 advantages of being a mentor
• Give me 2 disadvantages of being a mentor
• Give me 2 advantages of being a mentee
• Give me 2 disadvantages of being a mentee

4. ICEBREAKER
• BINGO

5. YOUR HOMEWORK WAS….
Mentoring Agreements
Do some research around mentoring agreements:
What is the agreement for?
What should the agreement include?
Why is an agreement important?
If you find a formal agreement then you can bring it in….
You would still need to write about what they are for and
why they are important!
This was set on ItsLearning – Week 2 folder

6. ACTIVITY 1
• Complete the task given to you and match up
the statements under the correct headings.
• Statements fit under either Formal or Informal

7. FORMAL AND INFORMAL
FORMAL INFORMAL
A coordinator manages the process Mentoring is managed solely by the mentoring
partners
Partnering is a facilitated process with
the mentee having the opportunity to
chose their mentor
Mentoring partners are matched by chance
with the mentor choosing the mentee
Specific aims are directed towards
achieving a goal which the mentee has
clarified
Non specific, non existent aims are suggested
by the mentor
Meeting places are arranged formally in
accordance within the guidelines
Informal mentoring happens regular
Timing are set Happens whenever and wherever
Do you think there could be problems with both types of agreement?

8. ACTIVITY 2
Mentoring Agreements (2.1 & 2.2)
Now you know what a FORMAL mentoring agreement contains….
Discuss…. In pairs
• What you think an INFORMAL MENTOR AGREEMENT is
• What is the difference between the two?

9. A MENTORING AGREEMENT
• Commitment
• Clear goals, procedures and limitations
• Clear expectations (on both sides)
• Success criteria that can be measured (SMART)
• Ground Rules
• Confidentiality
• Boundaries

10. WORKBOOK
• Page 8 – Name in grey box
• You should have met 2.1, 2.2 & 2.3 on ItsLearning
so please put a cross through those and put a
statement on to say they are met on Week 2 of
ItsLearning

11. BREAK
15 MINS

12. ACTIVITY 3
Draft your own Mentoring Agreement
• Use an A3 sheet of paper and work in small groups
to create a draft Mentoring Agreement (This doesn’t
need to be filled in – It should look like a blank
form)
• Think about all of the things you should include
• Also think about the wording of the document
(Professional)
20 MINS

13. Peer Assessment/Feedback
• Swap your agreement with another group
• You will peer assess their agreement and provide
written developmental feedback (What was
good & what could be improved?)
You now need to photocopy this for evidence.
Each person in your group needs a copy

14. IMPORTANCE OF MAKING AN
AGREEMENT 2.3
• So both parties know where each other stand
• Both parties know what each others role is
• Both parties know their boundaries
• To set some clear guidelines, rules and regulations
• To have a sense of direction
• To have a clear goal
WHAT MAY HAPPEN IF THERE WAS NO AGREEMENT?

15. Activity 4
In small groups
Do you know any of the different types of Mentoring? If not,
do some more research.
You need to think of or find at least 3 different types.
For each one – write down a reason why someone might use
that type of Mentoring, rather than a different type
Example: One to One Mentoring – Personal,
confidential

16. • One – to – one
• Group mentoring (or mentoring circles)
• Peer mentoring
• Business mentoring
• E-mentoring
• Special Project
All types of mentoring require a mentoring
agreement
Some different types of Mentoring

17. Re-cap
Mentoring Agreements
• What are they for?
• What should they include?
• What type of information is needed?
• Why is it important?
Types of Mentoring
• What types are there?
• Why might someone use one and not the
other?

18. Learning outcomes – Session 3
Did you…….?
 LO 1: Recap on the last session
 LO 2: Take part in ice breaker activity
Portfolio
 LO 3: Indicate what is meant by an agreement between the
mentor and the mentee (2.1)
 LO 4: State the difference between an informal and formal
agreement (2.2)
 LO 5: Identify why it is important to make an agreement (2.3)
 LO 6: Create your own draft mentoring agreement (DMS 2.2)
 LO7: Identify different types of mentoring

19. HOMEWORK
Do some research around what types of things a Mentor may need support with,
in their role & where they may be able to get the support from – Internal (Inside
their organisation) & External (Outside their organisation)
LO 3 – Be able to identify support available to a mentor
• AC 3.1 – Identify situations where a mentor may need to seek support (At
least 3 situations)
• AC 3.2 & 3.3 – Identify the person that the mentor can directly consult for
support and state the type of support the person can provide
• AC 3.4 & 3.5 – Identify others (at least 2 others) that can provide support for
a mentor and state the type of support that those others can provide.
• For example; Think about things that might not be a mentor’s speciality or
above their role – Where and who could you go to for information/support
and what they might be able to offer you to help you in your role?
This will be set on ItsLearning – Week 3 folder
Dave (Tutor for next week) will have access to ItsLearning to check how you
have got on. You will clarify and re-cap in next week’s session.

20. ANY QUESTIONS……

21. THE END
• Well Done
• Dave will be with you next week!