Development Skills

Welcome to the course!

Are you looking to elevate your career through personal and professional growth? Are you eager to strengthen your leadership skills while also empowering others to learn, grow, and develop their potential? Or are you searching for someone who can guide you in achieving these goals? In today's competitive world, more professionals are turning to mentorship as a means to advance their careers. Embracing this kind of initiative can propel your career, whether you're the mentor or the mentee. Mentoring offers benefits to both individuals on a personal and professional level, fostering the exchange of experience and wisdom. It can enhance communication skills, widen perspectives, and introduce alternative approaches to problem-solving.

In this course, we will explore the concept of leading through mentoring, delving into the importance of mentorship and its impact on both mentors and mentees. Whether you choose to support others, seek guidance from others, or engage in both, we will highlight the distinctions between mentoring and other forms of professional career development activities. Embark on this journey to strengthen your leadership skills and make a positive difference in the lives of others.

Course Objectives
Upon completion of the course, learners will be able to:

• To highlight the key points of mentorship and mentor
• To identify the difference between coaching and mentoring
• To explain the importance of mentoring
• To distinguish the benefits of mentorship to mentor and mentee
• To determine the different approach to be a good mentor
• To discuss different methods of mentoring

Course Outline
There are THREE parts in the e-learning module:
(1) learners will learn what mentoring is and its importance, and approach and methods to mentoring;
(2) learners participate in TWO case studies and answer all questions in the discussion boards
(3) learners will attempt all quizzes in the course. 

Learning Methodology
The course is open for TWO weeks upon enrolment and learners in which learners must complete within this time frame. In this course, learners are required to complete the e-learning section.

• Learners are required to participate and answer the case studies in the discussion boards.
• Learners are required to attempt all the quizzes in the course.
• All the activities above must be completed by learners in order to pass the course.
• Learners can utilize the articles provided to enhance their understanding on mentoring and to answer case studies in the course.