Title: Mentoring as vocatIonal trainiNg methoD for Third Sector organisations Dr. Cynthia Tomasuolo The Geminarie Group
1Mentoring as vocatIonal trainiNg methoD for
Third Sector organisationsDr. Cynthia
TomasuoloThe Geminarie Group
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Sector organisations
- As part of the Activities of MIND.TS Project,
- The Geminarie Group organized an
- A Full Day Info-Training Course
- Date 5th March, 2011
- Location 604, St. Joseph High Road,
- Hamrun, Malta
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- MIND.TS
- INFO-TRAINING SEMINAR
- Agenda
- 08.45 09.00 Registration of Participants /
Coffee Break - 09.00 09.30 Introduction by Dr. Cynthia
Tomasuolo on MIND.TS - 09.30 10.30 Topic 1 What is Mentoring?
- An Introduction to Mentoring Speaker Ms.
Cheryl Friggieri - The Origins of Mentoring - A Brief History
- The Mentoring Relationship
- Mentoring Theories Approaches
- 10.30 10.45 Coffee Break
- 10.30 11.30 Team Building Exercise
Coordinated by Dr. Cynthia Tomasuolo Ms. Nadine
Spiteri - Who is a mentor?
- Who is the mentee?
- What are the qualities of a good mentor / mentee?
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- MIND.TS
- INFO-TRAINING SEMINAR
- The Info-Training Course was open to
- 1. The members volunteers of the Geminarie
Group - And to the members and volunteers of two other
associate organizations of the Geminarie Group,
i.e. - 2. The Foundation for Women Entrepreneurs
- 3. Margin Guiding Services
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- Brief Description of Participating Organizations
- The Geminarie Group
- A Non-profit, Non-Governmental Voluntary
Organization, founded in July 1996 since then,
it always aimed to promote understanding and
appreciation of the global community through
exposure to social, political, historical,
artistic, and cultural backgrounds - The Organizations aims at creating research and
training infrastructures in various areas
including but not limited to the following
fields humanities, social sciences, natural
sciences, languages, business management and
other fields of knowledge - Foundation for Women Entrepreneurs
- An independent non-profit organization, which has
been set up for the promotion of opportunities,
awareness building, training and research in the
field of Women Entrepreneurs and other gender
issues - The Foundation promotes guidance and training
assistance to people involved in the provision of
women-targeted services and also to members of
their families in case of negative, traumatic or
other similar effects arising out events
connected to the performance of their duties - Margin Guiding Services
- A Maltese registered partnership, founded in
1995, specializing in Tourism, Culture and
Commerce with the aim of providing a coalition of
cultural services targeting amongst other things,
the travel industry - The partnership is dedicated to educate, preserve
and foster cultural and historical values of the
Maltese society for present and future
generations. It aims to promote the advancement
of cultural heritage to provide an organisation
for the discussion and dissemination of cultural
heritage information and ideas to convene
meetings at regular intervals to publicize the
need for the study and conservation of cultural
heritage sites and collections and, to publicise
the work of the organization. Margin Guiding
Services also provides a forum for collaborative
research, education, promotion and advocacy with
the common goal of advancing the role of culture
and heritage in the travel and tourism industry
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- Participants in the Training Info-Day
- 1 Member from Each Organization
- 2 Volunteers from Each Organization
- The selection of the trainees was based on the
participants educational background, training,
and experiences in the organization as well as on
the basis of answers / similar responses,
provided in the MIND.TS pre-questionnaire,
following a one-to one meeting with the Local
MIND.TS Project Co-ordinator.
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The Participants
Name Gender Age Organization Role Educational Background Employment
Marcelle Tomasuolo Dandria F 66 The Geminarie Group Member Tertiary Educational Tutor / Tourist Guide Retired
Christine Camilleri F 19 The Geminarie Group Volunteer Secondary Receptionist
Josef Borg M 24 The Geminarie Group Volunteer Post-Secondary Electrician
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The Participants
Name Gender Age Organization Role Educational Background Employment
Lydia Zerafa F 38 Foundation for Women Entrepreneurs Member Tertiary Educational Teacher / Tutor
Lisa Sant F 34 Foundation for Women Entrepreneurs Volunteer Tertiary Education Bank Officer
Anita Camilleri F 21 Foundation for Women Entrepreneurs Volunteer Post-Secondary Tourist Guide
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The Participants
Name Gender Age Organization Role Educational Background
Marco Tomasuolo M 59 Margin Guiding Services Member Tertiary Teacher / Tutor
Keith Camilleri M 34 Margin Guiding Services Volunteer Secondary Salesperson
Jesmond Zerafa M 24 Margin Guiding Services Volunteer Post-Secondary Health Care Aide
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The Tutors / Trainers
Name Gender Age Educational Background Employment
Dr. Cynthia Tomasuolo F 31 Doctorate Level Advocate / Tutor
Ms. Nadine Spiteri F 35 Tertiary Level Teacher / Tutor
Ms. Cheryl Friggieri F 41 Tertiary Level Manager / Tutor
Mr. Louis Tomasuolo M 7 Tertiary Level Tutor Now Retired
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- The Info-Training Day covered some important
aspects, such as.. - An Overview Of Mentoring, Introduction Brief
History - What is Mentoring?
- The Mentoring Approaches
- The Mentoring Relationship
- Implementing a mentoring system
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- Team Building Activities
- Exercises were used to
- stimulate reflection and discussion
- and enhance the learning process
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- Participants were asked to..
- Describe their hopes and expectations about the
training .
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- Some answers
- can help me focus on improving performance and
developing/enhancing my skills.. - enhance my coaching and mentoring skills
- hope to share relevant knowledge and
experiences - experience in networking
- finding possible Communication mechanisms
within the Mentoring Relationship - to discuss issues in a specific, descriptive,
non-judgmental manner
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- Participants were asked to define MENTORING..
- Some answers
- a relationship between the mentor and the mentee
that encourages growth development. - a process in which the mentor serves as a role
model a teacher and provides opportunities for
development, growth, and support to less
experienced individual..
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- Participants were asked to define the MENTORING
RELATIONSHIP.. - Some answers
- passing on of knowledge by a more experienced,
possibly older person, to a less experienced
one - a one-to-one relationship based on trust..
- providing guidance and objective support through
communication understanding
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- Participants were asked to identify
- Who (if any) has been a mentor to them? How?
- Was it a positive experience? Why?
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- Some answers
- my father was my mentor, he helped
me to increase my confidence in business
decision-making.. - X, my friend was my mentorhe really motivated
me to do better and to be better, he helped me
cope with change.. - my family and friends were always there to help
however, throughout my work, I did not have a
mentor, and that is something that I feel I
really missed out on because it was hard figuring
things out on my own
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- Participants were asked to define a Mentor
- a person who commands a certain degree of
respect, either by holding a higher-level
position, or because of age or experience.. - a trusted counselor or guideusually an older,
more experienced individual - an individual who is able to clear your doubts
and gently, but firmly pushes you in the right
direction... - a person who shares experiences with you and
assists you to achieve your goal
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- Participants were asked to define a Mentee
- a person who is advised, trained, or counseled
by a more experienced individual - a person who learns from the education imparted
to him by his mentor and seeks help from
him/her - usually, a mentee is a young person, who needs
advise and support to maximize his/her
potential - a person who has a need to achieve
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- Participants were asked to identify the QUALITIES
of a Mentor
- Honest
- Recognize potential
- Accepting
- Affirming
- Supportive / Motivating
- Understanding
- Encouraging
- Sense of humor
- Available / Genuinely Interested
- Maturity
- Positive
- Good listener
- Willing to share own experiences
- Challenging / Questioning
- Giving feedback
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- Participants were asked to identify the QUALITIES
of a Mentee - Asks questions
- Willing to be mentored
- Strives to give his/her best at all times
- Accepts positive criticism
- Learns from mistakes
- Accepts responsibilities
- Open
- Listens, learns, grows!!
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- Participants were asked to identify
- The benefits (if any) of Mentoring in their
respective organization - Some answers
- better trained staff..
- a positive orientation to learning..
- help develop professional network
- no mentoring programme in place but I think it
can help Effective management development - life-long help with professional advancement
- practice for being good mentors to others..
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- General Feedback on the Training Programme
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- ..provided new insights know-how
- ..reinforced my previous learning on mentoring
- participating in the mentoring training
programme was a very positive experience for me - it was especially helpful and encouraging to
share experiences with others - very positive, practical focused
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- from my participation, I only hope that I can
make my mentees experience as enjoyable as
mine - .it gave me a new perspective on myself and the
role I currently have..
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- Feedback on the Evaluation Form
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Table 1 General Assessment of the Info-Training
Course
Partners gave well mark for the general
assessment of the Info-Training Course. Note
the participants gave lower marks for the Timing
Logistics of the Info-Training Course
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Table 2 General Assessment of the
Modules Introduction to Mentoring
Participants gave very high marks to the
Usefulness and Relevance of the Module but
they gave low marks to the Timing (3.66)
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Table 2 General Assessment of the Modules Learn
about Mentoring
Note Timing received constant low marks (3.77)
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Table 2 General Assessment of the
Modules Transfer the Knowledge into practice
Participants gave low marks to the Timing
(3.44), but all partners gave high marks to
Usefulness, Interest and Relevance (4.22
respectively)
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- Table 3 Suggestions for Improvements
- All participants
- agreed that the number of participants was
appropriate and should be limited to a maximum
number of twelve.
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- Table 3 Suggestions for Improvements
- Was the whole duration of the Info-Training
Course appropriate?
The majority of the participants stated that the
duration was limited Suggestions Spread over a
two-day programme
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- Table 3 Suggestions for Improvements
- Homogeneous or Heterogeneous Groups?
The majority of the participants stated that the
group should, when possible be heterogeneous the
main reason being that participants get to share,
and learn from each other it is viewed as being
an enhancer for team-work because everyone learns
from everyone else!
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- Some General Reflections on the Training
Programme.
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- Important to provide practical guidelines for
both mentors and mentees - To emphasise that mentoring is essentially
experience-based learning to which reflection is
central - To help especially leaders see the broad
possibilities for mentoring
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- I've learned that people will forget what you
said, people will forget what you did, but people
will never forget how you made them feel. - Thank you for your attention!!