Skills for Life Project: Employer Literacy and Numeracy Development

OBJECTIVE 2: THE MENTOR ROLE

The Action Plan Overview

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•Employer Engagement

•Organisation Needs Analysis

•Skills Scan of Job roles and initial assessment of individuals

2

•Identify, support and train an employers representative as a Mentor

3

•Development of blended training materials specific to meet the employer’s needs.

4

•Delivery of training, Mentor support and training; and bespoke training materials for employers needs

5•Measure and evaluate the value of the model

mentor

Liaison

Vocational Assessor

Overseer

Learning Support

Liaison: We need you!

• 2-Way Communication: The Conduit to employers’ needs.• Identify Organisational, vocational and Skills for Life needs for

blended and embedded training and assessment.

Vocational Assessor: Knows the job!

• Who is the best person to assess a trainee on a day-to-day basis?

• Who knows the organisational/employers needs, procedures and day-to-day business the best?

• Who can offer great feedback to a trainee?

Overseer: Who’s getting the best view?

• The mentor is a key agent in identifying opportunities for embedding SfL into the vocational training programme

Learning Support: Qualified

• Level 2 Award in Literacy, Language, Numeracy and ICT Awareness

• ENTO Awards: Coaching & Mentoring in a Work Environment i.e. L20: Supporting Competence achieved in the Workplace

• PTTLS

Who is the Mentor?

• A Mentor is NOT a TUTOR. But IS an Assessor.• A Mentor does not necessarily have to hold MASTERY of Literacy,

numeracy or ICT SKILLS. But HOLDS an intermediate level.• A Mentor is a CHANGE AGENT for EMBEDDING.

mentor

Liaison

Vocational Assessor

Overseer

Learning Support