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Why HDN Mentoring?

You go to a professional development training and leave feeling inspired, ready to apply what you have learnt in your role, but then inevitably you come up against one stumbling block, and then another…wouldn’t it be great if you got 1-2-1 support throughout and after the training to help you embed what you have learnt into your practice?

That is just what the HDN Mentoring Programme offers. We combine high quality professional development training with 1-2-1 mentoring over the course of a 9 month programme to deliver a powerful learning experience, which will stay with you for a lifetime.

But don’t just take our word for it, to see what recent participants have to say please visit our testimonials page.

Who is the programme for?

This programme is aimed at underrepresented staff in terms of:

Age
Gender
Race
Sexuality
Disability

It is most suitable for staff at officer or junior management level, who would like to progress into management as the professional development classes follow an ‘Introduction to Management’ curriculum, which includes topics such as:

Using psychometric assessment to understand the impact of personality on performance and identify team and leadership styles
Dealing with conflict and discrimination in the workplace
Managing stress and work-life balance
Effective networking and building relationships
Planning for career progression

How does it work?

The Programme runs from September to May every year. Applications accepted all year until July 1st, for the following September
Mentors are drawn from Housing to provide support and advice to the leaders of tomorrow
An optional half-day 'Skills for Effective Mentoring' training is offered to mentors as part of their induction
5 one-to-one sessions with a Mentor, are tailored towards the needs of individual mentees. They include goal-setting and reviewing progress
4 Mentoring Classes are facilitated by HDN, which introduce career and personal development subjects and provide a lively forum for networking.
Briefings about the content and structure of the programme are provided to all participants
Mentees are provided with a Personal Development Log (PDL) to record goals, outcomes of sessions, reviews and future actions

For more information about the programme, please visit the 2012/13 Programme page or contact one of our Mentoring Coordinators, who will be very happy to help.

If you are interested in a mentoring programme for more senior staff, please look at our Glass Forward Programme, which is aimed at managers looking to move into senior leadership. If you would like to talk to someone about Glass Forward, please contact Hannah Mason.