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MENTORS ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The obligations of the mentor are:

• Being committed to participate in the mentoring program for duration of 6 months
• Attend a 3 hour training workshop
• Being fully available to participate and attend to the mentorship relationship for at least 24 hrs during a period of six months. Approximately 1 hr/week
• Communicating in mutually agreed-upon ways

The mentor’s role is to:

• Make expectations clear
• Seek and listen to constructive feedback
• Make yourself accessible
• Encourage active listening and work with different learning styles
• Show the big picture and break down complex tasks
• Communicate clearly and listen actively and empathetically
• Ask questions, and promote critical thinking
• Teach by explaining and giving balanced constructive feedback
• Challenge by giving new responsibilities and promoting independence

The mentor’s responsibilities consist of:

• Observing obligations and behaviours for an effective mentoring relationship
• Identifying skills required by market demands
• Helping mentee understand the Canadian workplace culture
• Assisting in other activities as identified in the mentorship agreement
• Assisting mentee to master self-marketing techniques and confidence-building
• Familiarize yourself with the on line course “Mentorship, A Way to Connect”
• Supporting and encouraging efforts to become professionally established
• Guiding mentee through licensing and accreditation process if required
• Assisting in the selection of technical skills, upgrading programs and resources
• Locating publications and workshops on recent development in their field
• Identifying and helping mentee to seize employment or job training placement opportunities