Mentoring in further education : meeting the national occupational standards

This book provides a much-needed source of guidance, support and training materials for those involved with mentoring in colleges of Further Education.

Designed to help its readers address relevant aspects of the (FENTO) national occupational standards for Leadership and Management in FE, it examines the role of mentoring for professional development through the use of practical case studies.

Each chapter presents current theory in an accessible way, and illustrates it with entertaining examples that will be immediately recognisable to the FE student-teacher and professional alike. The book encourages the reader to engage actively with the material, and points to further reading for those who wish to explore any of the issues in further depth.

The content of each chapter will be clearly cross-referenced, where appropriate, to the national occupational standards for leadership and management and for teaching and supporting learning in the lifelong learning and skills sector. Enjoyable and thought-provoking, this book is intended to be accessible to both trainee FE tutors and practising FE tutors and anyone training to be a mentor.