Empower your staff to make a difference to your organisation!
Accredited Programme
Award Winning Programme
The CIPD award winning Staff Mentoring Programme supports participants to increase their contribution and confidence at work and manage change in challenging times.
The last few years have shown us how important it is to invest in and support your key asset, staff, to get the best from them and to ensure your organisation thrives during times of huge societal challenge. Helping people to adapt effectively and take advantage of opportunities also makes good business sense.
In the 2024-25 programme, we have promoted a hybrid approach to learning opportunities, to reduce barriers and maximise participation.
The programme went from being almost entirely delivered face-to-face to 100 per cent virtual in response to the pandemic restrictions. To capitalise on some of the gains made, we have made some permanent changes to how the SMP is delivered. This has been further developed with the mentees and mentors and the current format is a hybrid of in person, online and self learning
The programme offers opportunities to:
Engage with and be mentored by experienced, senior professionals from related and across sectors.
Build networks/relationships with colleagues from different organisations regionally and nationally in the sector.
Maximise participants potential.
The programme is suitable for:
Staff, including those at the first line management level, who would benefit from engaging in a series of individual mentoring sessions and group workshops.
Staff from any background facing barriers to development and career progression, perhaps isolated from others because of their role and ready to take advantage of the opportunity the SMP presents.
The programme includes:
A Programme Briefing and Mentoring Skills session for Mentees and Mentors at the start of the programme.
Five meetings with a mentor.
Three accredited, online group workshops, facilitated by a mix of HDN staff, associates and mentor guest speakers.
One in-person regional training day, facilitated by local experts with HDN.
Access to face-to-face regional HDN networking events
A national mentoring celebration event at the end of the programme.
To apply as a mentee on the programme, please contact your employer about being nominated, as your organisation will have its own selection process.
Are you passionate about guiding and nurturing the next generation of leaders? Do you find fulfilment in imparting knowledge and sharing life experiences? If your answer is yes, then you might just be the perfect fit for our mentoring programme!