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Mentoring
Participants of a training course are individuals
with their own resources and learning behaviour. Self-controlled
learning means that the learner finds his own learning strategy,
develops resources and is able to evaluate successes himself.
The ability of self-controlled learning varies from person to person
at the beginning of a training course.
By taking on the role of a
personal mentor, the trainer can also assist individuals outside
of the training context in their development of learning competences
and as a coach.
As a mentor, the trainer is:
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Personal feedback-provider within the framework of developing
competence
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Provider of individual beneficial learning measures
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Personal coach for all matters to do with self-learning
- Sparring partner
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Contact for all topics relevant to the training
A training course is based upon the combination of time, cost
and quality. All three elements are to be viewed within the context
of a “market”. If quality is set as an invariable – and
we recommend here thinking within the category “competence” – then
the influential factors time and cost remain. Both of these elements
are influenced by the groups of participants as well as by the
training itself.
The curricular subjects require dealing with the topic of time.
In contrast to this there is a market or curricular group of
participants which expect a return on their investment within
a certain period of time.
If a training is to respect these elements
then a mentor is a necessary element in a training in order to
be able to learn effectively and time-efficiently.
If the market requires a training to be carried out in a “short” space
of time and at the same time allow for individual learning, then
it is a good idea to provide further supportive measures with individually
selectable content, for example on an internet platform, in order
to allow improved dialectic access for the learner. |
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