Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to establish and develop a professional mentoring relationship with an individual in a workplace.
It applies to workplace supervisors or other work colleagues who work under limited supervision and who have responsibility for mentoring one or more individuals in the workplace. This may include, but is not limited to, those who mentor an apprentice or trainee employed by, or undertaking a work placement within, an organisation.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

What You'll Learn

Assessment Requirements

Performance Evidence

The candidate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, including:
• preparing a mentoring plan between the mentor and mentee that sets out clear objectives for a mentoring relationship that will last at least one year
• facilitating at least three mentoring sessions
• documenting information on sessions, including comments and notes from both mentor and mentee.

Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge to effectively complete the task outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit. This includes knowledge of:
• relevant policy, legislation, codes of practice and national standards likely to impact on the provision of workplace mentoring, including training contracts and responsibilities of employer, registered training organisation (RTO) and funding body where they exist
• mentoring methodologies and strategies
• learning theories in relation to mentoring
• strategies for working with a mentee including encouraging self reflection, confidence and the building of rapport
• acceptable behaviour in the mentoring relationship
• equal employment opportunity, equity and diversity principles
• how a mentor can support the mentee’s employer to meet its WHS obligations for the mentee.

Assessment Conditions

Gather evidence to demonstrate consistent performance in conditions that are safe and replicate the workplace. Conditions must be typical of those experienced in the training and assessment environment and include access to:
• documentation of any existing training plan or contract if applicable to the mentoring relationship.
Assessors must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

Foundation Skills

• {'skill': 'Skill', 'description': 'PerformanceCriteria'}
• {'skill': 'Reading', 'description': '1.1, 1.4'}
• {'skill': 'Writing', 'description': '1.1, 1.3, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 4.3'}
• {'skill': 'Oral Communication', 'description': '2.4, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3'}
• {'skill': 'Navigate the world of work', 'description': '1.1, 1.4, 2.6, 4.3'}
• {'skill': 'Interact with others', 'description': '1.2, 2.1-2.3, 2.5, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4'}
• {'skill': 'Get the work done', 'description': '1.1-1.4, 2.1-2.6, 3.1-3.4, 4.1-4.3'}

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