{"id":47,"date":"2022-02-02T16:37:36","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T16:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tresl.education\/resources\/?p=47"},"modified":"2022-02-02T16:58:16","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T16:58:16","slug":"the-importance-of-workplace-mentors-in-apprenticeships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tresl.education\/resources\/the-importance-of-workplace-mentors-in-apprenticeships\/","title":{"rendered":"The importance of workplace mentors as part of apprenticeships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-importance-of-the-mentor\"><strong>The importance of the mentor<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For any apprentice, time with the training provider tends to be proportionally a lot less than time spent developing in the workplace with the support and guidance of a mentor. With adequate time and expertise,\u00a0 the mentorship relationship has a massive potential to impact on the development of the apprentice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"have-you-been-asked-to-be-a-workplace-mentor\"><strong>Have you been asked to be a workplace mentor?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Many mentors are advised that they will be mentoring, as opposed to being asked. However, if you are approached by either your employer or someone starting an apprenticeship, here are a few things find out before committing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>Is there any support for my own development or training? Where can I get information on this?<\/li><li>Who can I ask if I need information about the apprenticeship programme? Is there a contact for the training provider?<\/li><li>Who can help if I have my own questions on the apprenticeship standards?<\/li><li>Who would I approach if I ran into difficulties with the apprentice?<\/li><li>How much time do you think is needed? (be aware that there are some <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apprenticeships.gov.uk\/employers\/supporting-your-apprentice#Mentoring\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.apprenticeships.gov.uk\/employers\/supporting-your-apprentice#Mentoring\" target=\"_blank\">government guidance<\/a> on this, but ultimately it will depend on the support needed by the individual).<\/li><li>Is there any time\/remission available for mentoring?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Asking these questions before starting will enable you to take advantage of support on offer and start to establish a shared understanding of the working relationship with your apprentice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not so much support?\u00a0 We\u2019ve got you covered. Check out our help and advice. For example: <a href=\"https:\/\/tresl.education\/resources\/getting-the-most-from-your-first-mentorship-meeting\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"64\">getting the most out of\u00a0your first meeting<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tresl.education\/resources\/the-rewards-of-workplace-mentorship\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"69\">Mentorship is incredibly rewarding<\/a>, and there are ways that you can make it work for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The importance of the mentor For any apprentice, time with the training provider tends to be proportionally a lot less than time spent developing in the workplace with the support and guidance of a mentor. With adequate time and expertise,\u00a0 the mentorship relationship has a massive potential to impact on the development of the apprentice. &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/tresl.education\/resources\/the-importance-of-workplace-mentors-in-apprenticeships\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The importance of workplace mentors as part of apprenticeships<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[7,5,6],"class_list":["post-47","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-workplace-mentoring","tag-apprentice-mentors","tag-mentoring","tag-workplace-mentors"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The importance of workplace mentors as part of apprenticeships - Apprenticeship Resources<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/tresl.education\/resources\/the-importance-of-workplace-mentors-in-apprenticeships\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The importance of workplace mentors as part of apprenticeships - Apprenticeship Resources\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The importance of the mentor For any apprentice, time with the training provider tends to be proportionally a lot less than time spent developing in the workplace with the support and guidance of a mentor. 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