Standards For A Mentoring Scheme These standards have been developed to allow Scheme Organisers to set up high quality, safe, effective schemes. Attribute Essential Desirable Evidence Eligibility to No discrimination in eligibility Some schemes may be Promotional participate for scheme based on gender, targeted at groups facing materials ethnicity, disability, age or particular challenges other protected characteristics (exams, times of Application forms transition) but ideally all to join scheme Schemes must be on to trainees should be trainees at all performance eligible to participate in a levels, not just trainees in scheme as a Mentee. difficulty Participation must be voluntary. Compulsory participation will result in poor engagement and will not result in good outcomes Information Mentees must have access to Mentees should have Information given for Mentees information about the access to training about to mentees before mentoring process and its the relationship and participation potential benefits advice about how to prepare for mentoring Information Mentees must be aware of the sessions available to principles of confidentiality Mentees during within the mentoring Mentees should be given the scheme relationship and its limits advice about structured reflection to use if they Mentees must be aware of choose how to raise concerns about their Mentor if necessary Matching Mentees must be matched with Mentees should have Evidence of a process Mentors who are not involved some input into the systematic in their appraisal process or matching process, matching process Educational Supervision recognising that it will not always be possible to A policy for There must be a process for match mentees with their dissolving recognising mentoring first choice mentor. unsuccessful relationships that do not work Some Mentees may relationships and for reassigning Mentees to choose not to take up this a new Mentor if they wish opportunity
Standards For A Mentoring Scheme These standards have been developed to allow Scheme Organisers to set up high quality, safe, effective schemes. Attribute Essential Desirable Evidence Eligibility to participate No discrimination in eligibility for scheme based on gender, ethnicity, disability, age or other protected characteristics Schemes must be on to trainees at all performance levels, not just trainees in difficulty Participation must be voluntary. Compulsory participation will result in poor engagement and will not result in good outcomes Some schemes may be targeted at groups facing particular challenges (exams, times of transition) but ideally all trainees should be eligible to participate in a scheme as a Mentee. Promotional materials Application forms to join scheme Information for Mentees Mentees must have access to information about the mentoring process and its potential benefits Mentees must be aware of the principles of confidentiality within the mentoring relationship and its limits Mentees must be aware of how to raise concerns about their Mentor if necessary Mentees should have access to training about the relationship and advice about how to prepare for mentoring sessions Mentees should be given advice about structured reflection to use if they choose Information given to mentees before participation Information available to Mentees during the scheme Matching process Mentees must be matched with Mentors who are not involved in their appraisal process or Educational Supervision There must be a process for recognising mentoring relationships that do not work and for reassigning Mentees to a new Mentor if they wish Mentees should have some input into the matching process, recognising that it will not always be possible to match mentees with their first choice mentor. Some Mentees may choose not to take up this opportunity Evidence of a systematic matching process A policy for dissolving unsuccessful relationships
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