DEVELOPING THE COMPETENCY OF MENTORS: THE CASE OF TEACHERS WORKING IN A PROFESSIONNAL INDUCTION PROGRAMME IN ONTARIO
Taking on the responsibilities of a mentor teacher is not an innate skill and it is imperative that they receive professional support to develop their skills. Although several studies have made it possible to identify elements to be considered in the selection of mentors or in the development of training courses intended for them, they do not allow us to define in depth the nature of the experience lived by these teachers and consequently, understand the influence of this experience on the development of their competence. The objective of this research was to document the experience of mentors and to study the obstacles and levers that can facilitate the development of their competence trought Le Boterf’s agir compétent model.