Course: Award in Mentoring Level 2
Start Dates: Jan 2024
Delivery Method:
This course will be delivered remotely. Classes will typically last for 3 hours each session. Additionally there will be time required to conduct reading and independent writing of assignments
One to one support will also be provided by the class tutor.
PrintThis qualification allows learners to gain a deeper understand the role of a mentor and develop the skills needed to become an effective mentor.
The aims of the qualification are to help learners to:
• gain insight into the role and practice of mentorship
• be clear about mentor/mentee relationships
• ensure they follow good practice
• develop the specific skills and understanding they will require in order to mentor
• reflect on their own learning and work performance
• understand the benefits of mentoring
• understand legal and ethical mentoring requirements.
While completing this qualification, learners may develop the knowledge, understanding and essential skills employers look for in employees. These range from familiar ‘key skills’ such as teamworking, independent learning and problem solving, to more tricky-to-measure skills such as:
• an appreciation for appropriate behaviour and dress
• appropriate interpersonal skills
• communicating with professional colleagues/peers and/or hierarchical seniors
• supporting other aspiring employees
• personal manners and deportment
• understanding work practices and how different roles and departments function within an organisation.
Assessment is the process of measuring a learner’s skill, knowledge and understanding against the standards set in a qualification. The NCFE Level 2 Award in Mentoring is internally assessed and externally quality assured. All the evidence generated by the learner will be assessed against the standards expected of a Level 2 learner and against the achievement descriptors for each learning outcome.
Each learner must create a portfolio of evidence generated from appropriate assessment tasks which demonstrates achievement of all the learning outcomes associated with each unit. The assessment tasks should allow the learner to respond to a real-life situation that they may face when in employment.
This qualification is designed for learners who want to gain a deeper understanding of the role of a mentor and to develop the skills needed to become an effective mentor.
There are no specific recommended prior learning requirements for this qualification. However, learners may find it helpful if they’ve already achieved a Level 1 qualification.
