The Learning and Skills Mentor Apprenticeship can help mentors and tutors support individuals and teams with their learning and development.
What does the Learning and Skills Mentor Apprenticeship teach?
The Learning and Skills Mentor is a role that applies to any sector where there is a need for training and development.
The purpose of the role is to support individuals and teams with their learning and development, with the objective of achieving agreed goals. They will achieve this by working within the appropriate legal and ethical frameworks. Working collaboratively and inclusively with stakeholders is a key requirement of the role, in order that the needs of the individual mentee is met. The Learning and Skills mentor will also be expected to commit to their own professional development and reflective practice.
Access Training will help design a training package covering all the essential skills, behaviours and knowledge needed to excel in this role.
Typical mentor job roles
What knowledge and skills are covered by the Learning and Skills Mentor Apprenticeship?
The apprentice is required to mentor two mentees for the duration of the apprenticeship, and must be an expert in the subject matter of their mentees. The apprenticeship includes English and maths functional skills at level 2 (if not already achieved).
This apprenticeship will equip the Learning and Skills Mentor Apprentice with the knowledge needed to work successfully in this role.
Topics include:
Course Guides
Download our course guide on the Learning and Skills Mentor Apprenticeship
Learn more about the Learning and Skills Mentor Apprenticeship on the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education website:
Learning and Skills Mentor – Level 4
The Learning and Skills Mentor is a role that applies to any sector where there is a need for training and development.
The purpose of the role is to support individuals and teams with their learning and development, with the objective of achieving agreed goals. They will achieve this by working within the appropriate legal and ethical frameworks. Working collaboratively and inclusively with stakeholders is a key requirement of the role, in order that the needs of the individual mentee is met. The Learning and Skills mentor will also be expected to commit to their own professional development and reflective practice.
Access Training will help design a training package covering all the essential skills, behaviours and knowledge needed to excel in this role.
Typical mentor job roles
- Academic Mentor
- Learning Mentor
- Occupational Mentor Tutor
- Technical Mentor
- Training Mentor
- Tutor
- Vocational Mentor
What knowledge and skills are covered by the Learning and Skills Mentor Apprenticeship?
The apprentice is required to mentor two mentees for the duration of the apprenticeship, and must be an expert in the subject matter of their mentees. The apprenticeship includes English and maths functional skills at level 2 (if not already achieved).
This apprenticeship will equip the Learning and Skills Mentor Apprentice with the knowledge needed to work successfully in this role.
Topics include:
- The roles and responsibilities of a mentor
- How to establish and manage a mentoring contract
- How to plan for mentoring sessions and review and revise action plans
- Mentoring theory and models, including maintaining good practice and protocols within the mentoring relationship
- Strategies to assess starting points of the mentee, including potential barriers to development
- Methods of communication to maintain the mentoring relationship and review progress towards agreed outcomes
- Methods for providing feedback to inform progression
- The impact of their own values, beliefs and behaviours on mentoring practice
- Opportunities for continuing professional development
Course Guides
Download our course guide on the Learning and Skills Mentor Apprenticeship
Learn more about the Learning and Skills Mentor Apprenticeship on the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education website:
Learning and Skills Mentor – Level 4
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Want to find out if a Learning and Skills Mentor Apprenticeship is right for you? We’d love to hear from you.
Ready to apply for an apprenticeship in this area? Please complete our application form.
Find out more about current Apprenticeship vacancies in this and other subjects.
