Role and duties of workplace mentors

Heli Sundell

Business and Industry

Further Qualification in Property Management

Specialist Qualification in Product

Development

Specialist Qualification in Technology

Specialist Qualification in

Human resource management, Financing and Accounting

In addition to qualifications, we offer companies comprehensive expert services. We coach the managers, supervisors and workers together improve the performance of company

A teacher meets a student and a mentor at workplace

A teacher prepares individualisation plan together with each student and mentor. This plan helps students acquire the required vocational skills. The plan takes into account the individual’s life circumstances, competencies, identified learning needs and opportunities for on-the-job learning.

Student

Workpalace Mentor

Teacher

What does a workplace mentor do?

Jointly with the teacher, workplace mentor ensure that learning at the workplace is goal-oriented and that the student receives guidance.

A MENTOR

guides and support a students and assess their learning

She/he is an example and role model for the student in the workplace

keeps encouraging the student

has a positive attitude towards work

creates an atmosphere favourable to learning and training at the workplace.

reflect and have deep dialogies with students

have relationships and networks supporting student’s career development

Professionals/our studensts see mentoring as a natural support and guidance activity at work, which improves career development

In further, both parties will learn.

A MENTOR

Is familiar with the qualification requirements for own vocational field

The duties of a workplace mentor vary between workplaces, depending e.g. age of students, on the size of the company, organisation’s sector, the number of personnel etc.

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A MENTOR

processes work-related issues with student , in further, experiences and emotions and try to find different views.

Enhances student´s professional competence and identity

Assessment

Vocational skills are assessed by representatives of employers, employees and the teacher In addition, each candidate also assesses their own competence.