Rather than develop a one-time startup training program, establish ongoing learning opportunities to encourage people to take the next step in their mentoring skills, knowledge and development.
L. J. Zachary
SIL offers an 18-hour synchronous online course called Introduction to Mentoring to help mentors, mentees and managers clarify their understanding of mentoring and make the most of it as a staff development tool. Have a look at the syllabus here. The course is available in English and in French.
As a follow-up course to Introduction to Mentoring, SIL offers Practical Mentoring, an asynchronous online course to help mentors in their continued professional development and to hone practical mentoring skills in an already existing mentoring relationship. This self-paced course offers a selection of 12 modules. You can consult the syllabus here. It is an asynchronous course so you can engage with the materials at any time it is convenient for you.
Sign up for upcoming online training in mentoring:
| Course | Dates of Zoom sessions | Language of instruction | Sign up forms |
| Introduction to Mentoring | 29th Sept – 3rd Nov, Thursdays 14:00-15:30 UTC | English | Sign me up |
| Practical Mentoring (Intro to Mentoring is a prerequisite) | No organised zoom sessions. It is a self-paced course. | English | Sign me up |
Resources to train mentors
- SIL’s Robust Mentoring Initiative (a short e-book that explains what robust mentoring looks like and provides tools for implementation).
- A very informative series of short videos about mentoring by renowned author and mentor Leighton Ford who during his service as Chair of the Lausanne Movement established an inclusive and fruitful Christian mentoring programme that continues to run successfully: 1) Mentoring and the Aspen Grove (2 mins), 2) What is mentoring? (6 mins), 3) Becoming a mentor (9 mins), 4) Mentoring like Jesus (3 mins).
- C. S. Lewis Institute’s Mentors Training Resources (22 downloadable audio files produced on how to mentor well in the framework of discipleship)
- DAI’s free, online training course called the Ministry of Mentoring (6 hours of course content, both avatar and video options available)
Mentoring Matters 