Step-by-step guides

  1. Before you begin

    Things you need to know and should consider before you start to create your mentoring programme.

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  2. Design your programme

    What do you want your mentoring programme to look and feel like?

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  3. Review your existing evidence

    What evidence do you have that you need a mentoring programme, and what problems are you trying to fix with it?

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  4. Decide on the type of programme

    What kind of relationship and interactions do you want mentors and mentees to have with each other?

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  5. Decide who is eligible

    Who do you want to be able to take part?

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  6. Codify your matching criteria

    What rules will you apply to matching mentors and mentees?

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  7. Design your programme evaluation

    How will you know your programme is working?

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  8. Create a logic model

    Do your inputs and activities help you to achieve the outcomes you are looking for?

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  9. Create pre- and post- intervention surveys

    What should you ask your participants to get their feedback and know if your programme is working?

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  10. Select your tools

    What software do you have available, and which will you use?

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  11. Create your registration process

    How will you collect and process participant data?

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  12. Build the registration forms

    How will you collect information from your participants?

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  13. Create a data and privacy policy

    What processes and policies will govern your use of participant data?

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  14. Create your programme guidance

    How will you guide participants through the programme, from registration through to completion?

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  15. Create general guidance for participants

    What guidance do all of your participants need?

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  16. Create specific guidance for mentees

    What guidance do your mentees need?

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  17. Create specific guidance for mentors

    What guidance do mentors need?

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  18. Create a code of conduct

    How will you ensure everyone acts professionally?

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  19. Create induction materials

    How will you induct participants onto your programme?

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  20. Launch the programme

    Get the word out about your programme and encourage people to sign up.

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  21. Publicise the programme

    How will people know about your programme, and how will you encourage them to take part?

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  22. Open registrations

    When will you open registrations, and for how long?

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  23. Monitor and clean the data

    How will you ensure your data is accurate?

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  24. Induct mentors and mentees

    Prepare your participants for the programme.

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  25. Schedule induction events

    Plan when your induction events will take place.

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  26. Run induction events

    Ensure your participants understand what they need to do and how to do it.

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  27. Update guidance documents

    Check that your guidance makes sense to your participants.

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  28. Publish induction materials

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  29. Close registrations

    Prevent additional sign ups so you can commence matching.

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  30. Validate the registration data

    Give people a chance to check their information.

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  31. Set a baseline for evaluation

    Gather information from participants to act as a baseline when evaluating the programme later.

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  32. Match mentors and mentees

    Use our software package to match participants together.

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  33. Format the data

    Ensure your data is in the required format for our software.

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  34. Use the mentor matching software

    Install and run the mentor matching software.

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  35. Facilitate speed mentoring

    Guide your participants through the first part of the mentoring process.

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  36. Notify participants of their matches

    What will you tell mentees and mentors about their matches and what to do next?

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  37. Tell participants what to do for speed mentoring

    What will you ask mentees and mentors to do as part of speed mentoring?

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  38. Remind participants of their matches

    Will you nudge people to complete their speed mentoring?

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  39. Evaluate the programme

    Gather feedback after the initial speed mentoring period.

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  40. Facilitate long-term mentoring

    Guide your participants through the final part of the mentoring process.

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  41. Tell participants what to do for long-term mentoring

    What will you ask mentees and mentors to do as part of long-term mentoring?

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  42. Remind participants of their next steps

    Will you nudge people to select and meet their long-term mentor?

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  43. Evaluate the programme

    Wrap up the programme with a final evaluation.

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