Training Opportunities
MENTOR New York offers free virtual webinars and workshops throughout the year, as well as in-person training sessions. See our Events Calendar for all upcoming oportunities.
Upcoming Training Workshops
Critical Mentoring and Cultural Humility
Wednesday, April 5, 2023 | 10 AM - 11:15 AM
This training workshop will equip you with the knowledge, abilities, and understanding of the role of a mentor in a diverse mentoring relationship. Every mentor should be aware of and proud to work with young people with different social identities, such as those based on race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, and ability. Critical Mentoring provides mentors and youth workers with the skills and techniques they need to support young people as they grow into themselves and work toward a better future—allowing mentees opportunities to find their voice and ask challenging questions.
Critical Mentoring and Cultural Humility
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 | 10 AM - 11:15 AM
This training workshop will equip you with the knowledge, abilities, and understanding of the role of a mentor in a diverse mentoring relationship. Every mentor should be aware of and proud to work with young people with different social identities, such as those based on race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, and ability. Critical Mentoring provides mentors and youth workers with the skills and techniques they need to support young people as they grow into themselves and work toward a better future—allowing mentees opportunities to find their voice and ask challenging questions.
Design and Manage a Quality Mentoring Program
Thursday, May 18, 2023 | 10 AM - 12:30 PM
This interactive training session aims to provide participants with a foundational understanding of best practices needed to design, implement, and evaluate effective mentoring programs. We will be leveraging MENTOR’s Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring™, which details research-based standards for creating and sustaining quality youth mentoring programs. These elements include benchmarks and enhancements to help improve your mentoring program in six main areas: (1) recruitment, (2) screening, (3) training, (4) matching, (5) monitoring & support, and (6) closure.
Cultivating a Growth Mindset
Wednesday, July 12, 2023 | 10 AM - 11:15 AM
Are you interested in being more creative and innovative in your mentoring practices? Would you like to not only embrace problems and challenges but thrive in those circumstances? This enrichment training will introduce the concept of a fixed mindset and a growth mindset. During the workshop, you'll take part in self-reflection activities and discover several ways in which you can help facilitate growth in your mentoring program and relationships.
Design and Manage a Quality Mentoring Program
Friday, August 8, 2023 | 10 AM - 12:30 PM
This interactive training session aims to provide participants with a foundational understanding of best practices needed to design, implement, and evaluate effective mentoring programs. We will be leveraging MENTOR’s Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring™, which details research-based standards for creating and sustaining quality youth mentoring programs. These elements include benchmarks and enhancements to help improve your mentoring program in six main areas: (1) recruitment, (2) screening, (3) training, (4) matching, (5) monitoring & support, and (6) closure.
Infusing Everyday Mentoring® Practices
Wednesday, September 13, 2023 | 10 AM - 11:15 AM
Everyday Mentoring® recognizes that adults everywhere can make a mentoring difference for youth in their daily lives. Parents, teachers, youth sports coaches, librarians, crossing guards—anyone who interacts regularly with young people can use Everyday Mentoring® to help youth feel known, recognized, cared for and supported. Leveraging the Everyday Mentoring® curriculum and toolkit, this workshop will give you guidance on how to relate to and empower young people wherever they live, learn, work and play to positively impact their lives.
Mentoring for College and Career Readiness
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | 10 AM - 11:15 AM
In this interactive session, we'll discuss the barriers to success that young adults across the country are facing when accessing higher education and career-building opportunities—and share ideas to attempt to improve on these trends. The training workshop will explore ways to incorporate a growth mindset and goal-setting activities into your work, to encourage young adults to self-reflect and support them as they determine their next steps.
Design and Manage a Quality Mentoring Program
Thursday, October 12, 2023 | 10 AM - 12:30 PM
This interactive training session aims to provide participants with a foundational understanding of best practices needed to design, implement, and evaluate effective mentoring programs. We will be leveraging MENTOR’s Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring™, which details research-based standards for creating and sustaining quality youth mentoring programs. These elements include benchmarks and enhancements to help improve your mentoring program in six main areas: (1) recruitment, (2) screening, (3) training, (4) matching, (5) monitoring & support, and (6) closure.
Past Webinars
MENTOR New York offers a free library of select past webinars.
Explore our trainings to learn how you can apply mentoring best practices within your organization. Topics include how to elevate youth voice, cultivate a growth mindset, and much more.
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