RESOURCES :
MENTORING:
Principles and Benchmarks for best practice
Mentoring Australia, the national association for mentors and mentoring programs, convened a representative group of mentoring practitioners with significant experience in the development and management of mentoring programs to develop the following benchmarks.
This document outlines a core set of priniciples which are recommended for use in establishing and managing effective mentoring programs and is designed for use by mentors, managers, and government and other funding agencies.
MENTORING:
NRGize Mentoring Workshop Handouts
Handouts to accompany this comprehensive training workshop presented by DSF and The Smith Family. The NRGize Mentoring Workshop equips participants with the knowledge and resources needed to run a successful, effective youth mentoring program.
Read more about the Mentoring workshop.
Please note that each of these modules is up to 1.2 mb in size. Please click here if you have difficulties downloading.
Plan-it Youth Manuals
Plan-It Youth is an innovate mentoring project offering young people who are at risk of leaving formal education/ training early, the opportunity to plan for their future careers and find a positive way into further training or employment. It provides support, through community mentoring, to young people at risk , exposing them to other experiences of life and increasing their opportunities for a successful transition from school.
Career WorkKeys
A casual labour-hire company *with a difference* as it provides better ways of organising casual and temporary work in the interests of both employees and employers with a particular, but not exclusive focus on young people just entering the workforce through casual and temporary employment.
The resources on this site are able to be used and adapted by any community-based organisation who wishes to add this activity to their present offerings.
Resources include:
- a "How To" manual
- a Mentor handbook
- information about "Key Work" skills
Workplace Learning: A Handbook for trainers, mentors and coaches
Being chosen as a trainer, mentor or coach for a trainee means you have been recognised as someone who has skills and knowledge valuable enough to teach a recruit to the workforce. This Handbook contains: practical information and support material, ideas on how to improve your skills in communication, teamwork, motivation and problem solving, and a self analysis chart to aid reflection and assist you to focus on how to achieve your own career goals.
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