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Implementing Successful Mentoring SchemesBrightside Mentoring Conference 2013
Introductions
Dr Julie Haddock-Millar
Chris Rigby
Chandana Sanyal
• We are all: Practitioners, Consultants, Project Leaders, Researchers and Lecturers
• Why are we here: Share practice, learn from others and develop opportunities to collaborate
Aims & Objectives
Aim
• Explore how mentoring programmes work in practice
Objectives
• Understand how to create, implement and review a project throughout the lifecycle
• Consider the multi-stakeholder perspective• Identify project inhibitors and facilitators• Develop collaborative opportunities
Agenda
1. Share overview, insights and learning from our projects (20)
2. Offer opportunity to discuss (15)
3. Feedback and plenary discussion (20)
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Current & Recent Projects
1. Public Sector Mentoring Scheme (PSMS) & Public Sector Developmental Mentoring Scheme (PSDMS)
2. International Professional Mentoring Scheme (India) – IPMS(I)
3. LB Barnet Platforms Graduate NEET Employability Mentoring Scheme
4. Financial & Legal Skills Partnership VWE & OLM
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The Public Sector Developmental Mentoring SchemeBringing together early-career graduate scheme entrants as Mentors & University students as Mentees
Pre-programme Project Planning:
Project Team & Advisors
Terms of Reference
Project Team Membership
Roles
Project Handbook
Stakeholder Analysis
Identification of Strategic Drivers
Accessing funding streams
Evaluation strategy
Recruitment of Mentors & Mentees
Criteria definition
Positioning statement (500 words)
Media channels (intranet, email, F2F)
Design & distribute application form
Evaluate returns
Communicate decisions
One-day Mandatory Skills Workshop (x 4) attended
by both Mentors & Mentees
Mentor & Mentee partner preferences stated
Matching of Mentors & Mentees
Communication of pairings and relevant documentation Interim Evaluations
Summative Evaluation
Baseline Surveys
Design of Developmental
Assessment Centres
Allocation of Relationship Facilitator (role definition)
Design of One-day Mandatory Skills Workshop and
supporting materials e.g. Handbook, Code of Conduct
Launch Event & Focus Groups using Modified Nominal Group Technique
Delivery of DACs 1-4
Scoping & securing DAC venues &
planning logistics
Dissemination of Project Findings
Monthly Project Team meetings
10 hours of mentoring over 8-10 months
International Standards for Mentoring Programmes in Employment (ISMPE)
Six Core Standards have been identified including:
• Clarity of Purpose• Stakeholder Training & Briefing• Processes for Selection & Matching• Processes for Measurement & Review• Maintains High Standards of Ethics & Pastoral Care• Administration & Support
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PSDMS: Overview
Aim Develop public sector mentors who will support the goal of increased employability for a
diverse set of undergraduate student mentees who aspire to a career within the public sector.
Features
• 126 participants, 33 public sector organisations nationwide
• Partners: MU, LJMU, FDA, Cabinet Office
• Mentors & mentees attend a one day training workshop together
• Blended mentoring relationships
• Developmental assessment centre
• Baseline, interim and summative evaluation
IPMS(I): Overview
Aim
• Widen student engagement
• Create an opportunity to learn about international work practices
• Enhance employability
Features• 23 mentor- mentee relationships
• 23 mentors in senior roles across wide range of sectors in India
• Mentors & mentees offered online workshop development toolkit
• Monthly support sessions offered to mentees
• On-going support to mentor via email and also one-one annual meetings
• Progress update on relationship development
• Interim and summative evaluation
Stakeholders
PSMS/PSDMS
• Higher Education Institutions x 2
• FDA
• HEA
• BIS, ULA, Cabinet Office
• 31 mentor organisations: HMRC, MoJ, Defra, Home Office, Local Authorities
• Mentors
• Mentees
• Consultant: Professor D Clutterbuck
IPMS(I)
• Middlesex University Business School
• Mentors
• Mentor’s organisation ( in some cases only)
• Mentees
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Project Complexities
PSMS/PSDMS
• Managing Stakeholder Expectations
• Maintaining rigour• Managing the project lifecycle• Maintaining communication
between stakeholders• Maintaining communication
between project leaders and participants
IPMS(I)
• E mentoring relation development • E communication• Increased physical distance and
no geographical boundary• Voluntary nature of mentor
commitment• Reliability of media • Demands on project team
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Key Learning Points
PSMS/PSDMS
• Maintaining close communication and establishing the ‘Green’ light
• Developing an evaluation strategy at the outset and sharing it!
• Resource support• Involving participants in the
research and dissemination
IPMS(I)
• The utility of modern communication technologies
• Risk to mentor-mentee relationship
• Management of down time/offline periods
• Requirement on the Project Team to establish common ground
• Sustainability - building wider relationships with mentor’s organisation
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Group Discussion
15 minute round table discussion:
• Viability of project model in participant institutions• How to move from a project to a fully embedded
programme• Practical aspects of delivering mentoring projects• Obtaining funding for programmes• Sustaining programmes
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Plenary and Questions
• Viability of project model in participant institutions• How to move from a project to a fully embedded
programme• Practical aspects of delivering mentoring projects• Obtaining funding for programmes• Sustaining programmes
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Thank You!
PRESENTER CONTACT DETAILS
• Dr Julie Haddock-Millar: [email protected]
• Chris Rigby: [email protected]
• Chandana Sanyal: [email protected]
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PSDMS Showcase Video
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http://vimeo.com/53498754