UHI Mentoring Development Workshops: Building rapport and asking questions

When considering mentoring as a learning process, mentors should facilitate reflective conversations that are driven by the mentee who is motivated by their own learning ambition. This non-directive approach can empower the mentee to reach their mentoring goal(s).

This workshop will see participants explore effective mentoring approaches through listening and communication, building rapport and trust, and using tools and techniques to asking questions in mentoring.

Optional pre-workshop task: Work through this open online course that explores open questions in mentoring. OpenLearn Create course: Mentoring Matters 

Although presented as separate workshops, the four mentoring workshop sessions are purposely scaffolded to develop mentoring practice and participants are encouraged to attend all where possible. More information is provided below. Contact lta@uhi.ac.uk to book your place.

Presenter

Alex Walker, Head of Academic Practice and Development, LTA UHI

Alex began to coordinate the UHI Mentoring Scheme in 2017, as well as leading the Professional Recognition mentoring strand. Alex also mentors colleagues for professional recognition and has mentored and coached colleagues at UHI. Alex’s interest in mentoring has grown with her role, recognising and seeing the benefits that mentoring can bring, including supporting the development and enhancement of practice and connecting colleagues across location, disciplines and roles. Alex was awarded ILM Level 5 Coaching and Mentoring qualification in 2023 and in 2022 completed a MEd dissertation exploring the experiences of colleagues engaged in mentoring through the UHI scheme.

To Book

Please email events.lta@uhi.ac.uk to book a place on this event.

Accessibility

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