Become a Mentor
A mentor is an experienced and trusted advisor who will support and encourage someone to manage their own learning and maximise their potential. A mentor acts as a sounding board and provides help with changes, learning opportunities, career advice and advice on attitudes and perceptions. A mentor is NOT a manager.
Traits of a good mentor
- Knowledge
- Ability to analyse and understand how to measure performance
- Ability to motivate
- Treat things confidentially
- Skills
- Ability to give feedback, listen, question and prioritise
- Ability to offer counsel, and be trustworthy
- Attitudes
- Desire to help and volunteer
- Be approachable, positive, flexible, open-minded, and self-critical.
You should be a mentor if you want to:
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You shouldn’t be a mentor if you want to:
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To help you decide if mentoring is right for you, try this health check.
Next Steps
If you want to become a mentor email profdev [at] ukupa [dot] org [dot] uk.
Terms and Conditions
All mentoring relationships will adhere to the UPA’s code of professional conduct (www.upassoc.org/upa_projects/body_of_knowledge/code_of_conduct.html)