What are the benefits of mentoring within an organisation?

Mentoring is a reciprocal and collaborative relationship usually between a senior and more junior person for the purpose of growth, learning, and career development.

Employers can use mentoring to enhance skills, knowledge and performance around specific skills and goals. This is a useful and cost-effective way to develop broader personal skills and career development of the workforce.

What are the benefits of a mentoring programme?
- Upskilling employees can assist with recruitment and retention challenges
- Mentoring can improve work performance.
- All parties can enjoy the benefits of mentoring.
- Mentoring can work at any age. Reverse mentoring means that the more senior person can also learn from the more junior person.

How can you set up the mentoring programme for success?
- Ensure that the mentor is equipped with the right set of skills.
- Ensure that both parties are aware and follow good practice and ground rules.  
- Discuss details of the mentoring programme, to set out clear expectations, outcomes and level of participation.
- Set goals and track progress.
- Review the mentoring programme through feedback and evaluation.