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OUR PASS RATE
Healthcare (National Average 61.8%)
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Mentorship in Health and Social Care

This course is designed to prepare a range of health and social care professionals for their role as mentors within the health and social care setting.

The course will prepare individuals critically to reflect, explore and apply principles of mentorship, work-based learning and assessment within their practice settings.

The Learning Outcomes for this course are:

  • Demonstrate how an environment may be created in which lifelong learning and development are fostered.
  • Apply learning and teaching strategies to ensure effective learning experiences and the opportunity to achieve learning outcomes.
  • Effectively fulfil the role of the assessor, demonstrating the ability to assess performance against criteria.
  • Review the role as a mentor in facilitating effective learning in the workplace underpinned by an identified professional value base.
  • Contribute to the informal and formal evaluation of the learning experience.
  • Critically evaluate how an environment may be created in which lifelong learning and development is fostered.
  • Critically analyse learning and teaching strategies to ensure effective learning experiences and the opportunity to achieve learning outcomes.
  • Apply and analyse principles of assessment, including direct observation, to the demonstration of competence, utilising appropriate criteria.
  • Critically appraise the role of mentor in facilitating effective learning in the workplace underpinned by an identified professional value base.
  • Critically explore the mentor’s contribution to the informal and formal evaluation of the learning experience.

Modules

How people learn

Helping people learn

The environment in which people learn

Principles of assessment

The practice of assessing in the workplace

Entry Requirements

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.

All course fees, inclusive of all payment plans including our Premium Credit Limited option, must be settled before certification can be ordered.

*You will have access to the course for 24 months.

Assessment Method

After each lesson there will be a question paper, which needs to be completed and submitted to your personal tutor for marking. This method of continual assessment ensures that your personal tutor can consistently monitor your progress and provide you with assistance throughout the duration of the course.

What's Included

  • All study materials
  • Study Guide
  • Full Tutor and Admin support
  • The course fee includes the awarding body registration and certification fee (valued at up to £30.00).

On successful completion of your course you will receive the learndirect Certificate of Completion of Training in Mentorship in Health and Social Care.

Your course certificate will also state the number of CPD points/hours the course is eligible for.

View a sample of the certificate (opens in new window)

learndirect is one of the largest integrated providers of courses and qualifications, training, and employment services in the UK

  • Each year around 6,000 businesses equip their staff for success with learndirect
  • learndirect have helped more than 75,000 businesses equip their employees with the skills needed to improve productivity.
  • Almost 700,000 maths and English test passes have been achieved with learndirect.
  • 300,000 people fulfilled their career ambitions last year with learndirect.
  • Over 250,000 apprentices have achieved with learndirect.
  • SALE Savings End Midnight Tuesday 8th September
  • SALE Savings End Midnight Tuesday 8th September

Mentorship in Health and Social Care

This course is designed to prepare a range of health and social care professionals for their role as mentors within the health and social care setting.

The course will prepare individuals critically to reflect, explore and apply principles of mentorship, work-based learning and assessment within their practice settings.

The Learning Outcomes for this course are:

  • Demonstrate how an environment may be created in which lifelong learning and development are fostered.
  • Apply learning and teaching strategies to ensure effective learning experiences and the opportunity to achieve learning outcomes.
  • Effectively fulfil the role of the assessor, demonstrating the ability to assess performance against criteria.
  • Review the role as a mentor in facilitating effective learning in the workplace underpinned by an identified professional value base.
  • Contribute to the informal and formal evaluation of the learning experience.
  • Critically evaluate how an environment may be created in which lifelong learning and development is fostered.
  • Critically analyse learning and teaching strategies to ensure effective learning experiences and the opportunity to achieve learning outcomes.
  • Apply and analyse principles of assessment, including direct observation, to the demonstration of competence, utilising appropriate criteria.
  • Critically appraise the role of mentor in facilitating effective learning in the workplace underpinned by an identified professional value base.
  • Critically explore the mentor’s contribution to the informal and formal evaluation of the learning experience.

Modules

How people learn

Helping people learn

The environment in which people learn

Principles of assessment

The practice of assessing in the workplace

Entry Requirements

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.

All course fees, inclusive of all payment plans including our Premium Credit Limited option, must be settled before certification can be ordered.

*You will have access to the course for 24 months.

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Assessment

Assessment Method

After each lesson there will be a question paper, which needs to be completed and submitted to your personal tutor for marking. This method of continual assessment ensures that your personal tutor can consistently monitor your progress and provide you with assistance throughout the duration of the course.

What's Included

  • All study materials
  • Study Guide
  • Full Tutor and Admin support
  • The course fee includes the awarding body registration and certification fee (valued at up to £30.00).

Qualifications

On successful completion of your course you will receive the learndirect Certificate of Completion of Training in Mentorship in Health and Social Care.

Your course certificate will also state the number of CPD points/hours the course is eligible for.

View a sample of the certificate (opens in new window)

learndirect is one of the largest integrated providers of courses and qualifications, training, and employment services in the UK

  • Each year around 6,000 businesses equip their staff for success with learndirect
  • learndirect have helped more than 75,000 businesses equip their employees with the skills needed to improve productivity.
  • Almost 700,000 maths and English test passes have been achieved with learndirect.
  • 300,000 people fulfilled their career ambitions last year with learndirect.
  • Over 250,000 apprentices have achieved with learndirect.
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