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This is a process in which an experienced colleague is assigned to an inexperienced individual and assists in a training or general support role. The goal of mentoring is to provide educational and/or professional development support. It may be offered by experienced colleagues who are part of, or who are at arms length from, the work group of the less experienced individual. Two forms of mentoring are offered by Fair Findings.
- One is the traditional provision of on-going discussion and critical examination with a more junior evaluator responsible for conducting an evaluation. This is parallel to the type of individual ongoing project consultation and advice that occurs between a thesis advisor and a graduate student in a university setting.
- Another approach to providing educational and/or professional development occurs when an experienced colleague leads a discussion on some topic of professional interest for the purpose of engaging less experienced individuals in a probing examination of a topic relevant to professional practice. Such discussions may take the form a “brown bag lunch” or may take other forms of arranged discussion depending upon your requirements. They are short in duration (perhaps 1 -1.5 hours). They typically begin with a brief presentation by the mentor and then involve wide-ranging discussion by all participants. The topics may be provided by the participants or by the mentor/facilitator.
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