Skills for Life Project: Employer Literacy and Numeracy Delivery

OBJECTIVE 2: The Mentor Role

mentor

Liaison

Vocational Assessor

SfL & Vocational

needs

Learning Support

Liaison

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

blended and embedded training and assessment.

mentor

Liaison

Vocational Assessor

SfL & Vocational

needs

Learning Support

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?

mentor

Liaison

Vocational Assessor

SfL & Vocational

needs

Learning Support

Skills for Life & Vocational Needs

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

mentor

Liaison

Vocational Assessor

SfL & Vocational

needs

Learning Support

Learning Support: Qualified• Level 2 Award in Literacy, Language,

Numeracy and ICT Awareness• L20: Supporting Competence achieved in the

Workplace• Basic Skills at Level 2• ENTO Awards: Coaching & Mentoring in a

Work Environment

mentor

Liaison

Vocational Assessor

SfL & Vocational

needs

Learning Support

Who is the Mentor?

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

SKILLS. But HOLDS an intermediate level of Basic Skills.• A Mentor is a CHANGE AGENT for EMBEDDING Basic Skills.

mentor

Liaison

Vocational Assessor

SfL & Vocational

needs

Learning Support