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Chapter 5 ! Mentoring 265
training sessions at the UHasselt.
The first of them was a ‘Train-The-Trainer’ session. Topics were:
! What is mentoring?
! How to implement a mentoring programme?
! Who is the programme for?
! Considerations.
! Key processes.
! Content of training.
The group consisted of twelve participants, nine of whom were programme coordinators
from four participating Flemish universities (K.U.Leuven, UAntwerpen, VUBrussel
en UHasselt). The three others were Dutch partners. The training was interactive and
informative to all participants.
The second training was a ‘Mentoring Training’. It was given according to the model
developed and used by Jive to train mentors and mentees at the same time. Apart
from the programme coordinators, participants were potential mentors (3) and mentees
(8) from the above-mentioned Flemish universities and Dutch partners (3). It was a
positive and useful training session with mutual learning and exchange of experience
between all partners involved.
The training session on mentoring was supported by a practical ‘Mentoring Training
Manual’. This manual contains practical information and exercises on how to start a
mentoring programme in any organization. It was not only used at the training of November
7 but was used to inform and introduce potential mentors at the K.U.Leuven,
who started mentoring in the beginning of 2007. (see 3.7.5.3)
As three mentors and two mentees of the K.U.Leuven programme took the Jive course
on mentoring, no additional mentor training was needed. The mentees received half a
day of training at the UHasselt on March 21, 2007.
4.2.2.2. Implementation and conclusion
Two of the three duos had met by the time the mentee training took place. At the end
of the formal project (end of June), one duo had met five times, one had met four
times and one had had three meetings.
On July 6, 2007, a lunch meeting was organized for the mentors, mentees and project
coordinators to get to know each other in an informal setting, to exchange experiences
and to officially end the programme.
4.2.2.3. Evaluation of the programme
The mentors and mentees filled in the questionnaires that were also used for the evaluation
of the UHasselt project. As mentioned before, the questions are two-folded; first,
the importance in function of the success is measured, secondly, the satisfaction.