ILM Level 3 Award or Certificate in Effective Mentoring

Are you a First Line Manager, Supervisor or Team Leader looking to:

  • take your first step towards developing your skills in Mentoring or
  • do you want to simply want to formalise your experience with an accredited qualification

Perhaps you:

  • are experienced in a particular area or skill and you wish to support others who are less experienced in these areas to develop and enhance their professional and personal growth
  • want to challenge others to move beyond their comfort zone
  • wish to create a safe learning environment for taking risks

The Manager as Mentor creates a supportive environment to develop talent, promoting individual employee growth and development that enables knowledge transfer, retention of key staff and employee satisfaction.

By developing the core skills of Mentoring (which we happen to believe are the core skills of Coaching) you will be able to support individuals effectively in their personal and professional growth.

Both the ILM Level 3 Award and Certificate in Effective Mentoring are experiential programmes where you will learn practical skills that make a real difference.  We will not ‘spout’ management theory that you are left to apply in the workplace, instead we will support you with practical hints. tips and approaches that will help you get the best from your people.

Delegates on either of these programmes come form all sectors and backgrounds.

Each programme is made up of three mandatory units which enable participant to develop the tools, knowledge and confidence to mentor people as part of their normal working role.

The Award requires participants to complete Units 300, 301 and 303.  The Certificate requires participants to complete Units 300, 302 and 303.

  1. Unit 300 – Understanding good practice in workplace mentoring – Covers what mentors do and how they do it.
  2. Unit 301 – Undertaking mentoring in the workplace – Enables participants to plan and carry out at least six hours of mentoring with supervision and support.
  3. Unit 302 – Undertaking an extended period of mentoring in the workplace – Enables participants to plan and carry out at least 12hours of mentoring for a deeper level of skills and experience with supervision and support.
  4. Unit 303 – Reflecting on workplace mentoring skills – Provides participants with the tools to analyse and improve their own performance as a mentor.

These Level 3 programmes are equivalent to study at A Level standard.  The Award will provide you with 10 credits and the Certificate 13 credits.

What is the format and how long will it take?

This programme requires 29 hours of Guided Learning for the Award and 31 hours of Guided Learning for the Certificate.  There is one route of study available.

  • Classroom Based Programme including supported  Distance Learning Activities – A blended learning approach including 2 Classroom Days, distance learning activities, one-to-one coaching, observed coaching, assessment teleseminar.  All supported by your own dedicated Coach-Mentor.
  • We also offer this programme as a LIVE Interactive Virtual option!

If you would like to find out more about our programme why not join us on one of our Find Out More Sessions?  We are holding a number of 1 hour Webinars which will be hosted by our Director – Michelle Crossland.  Michelle will share with you, in this friendly, interactive session the details of our:

  • Programme Structure
  • Programme Support
  • Programme Type – ie Qualification or Accreditation
  • Opportunity for Progression
  • Q&A

Please register your interest so that we can send you joining instructions closer to the date.