Mentee Training

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Mentee Training
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Session Outline

• Section One
• Introduction why ementoring, whos who, your
  expectations
• Activity ltGreat Expectationsgt
• Keeping safe
• Activity ltWhat If?gt
• Section Two
• Getting started on the site
• Activity ltMaking sandwiches!gt
• Evaluation

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By the end of the today you will be able to

• Understand what ementoring is and what your role
  as a mentee involves.
• Be able to use all the features on the Bright
  Links ementoring website.
• Have a plan of what you want to get out of
  ementoring.
• Know who to contact if you get stuck.
• Have written your first message to your mentor

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Section One

• Knowing you, Knowing me!

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Activity

• Great Expectations

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Great Expectations Activity Slide

• Are the following statements True or False?
• It is best to have no expectations about
  ementoring, that way you cant get let down.
• Your mentor is not there to help you with your
  homework.
• You should write a message to your mentor AT
  LEAST twice a day.
• By the time you finish ementoring your mentor
  should know everything about you, even very
  personal information and vice versa.
• Your mentor is likely to be quite old and wont
  really understand you.
• Your mentor is a great source of information and
  can give you lots of advice and support.

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Whats In It For Me?

• Ementoring will
• Give you someone to talk to about your future
• Help improve writing and IT skills
• Help build your confidence
• Help you to think about your next steps
  education or work and how to get there!
• Allow you more time to think about questions than
  you would have with face-to-face mentoring

It has helped me to be confident in myself and
to study hard to get what I want
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Whos Who?

• Your ementoring coordinator
• The person who matches you with your mentor and
  looks after your scheme.
• Use them as a first point of contact if you have
  problems or concerns about your mentor, or if you
  want to talk about your place on the programme.

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Whos Who?

• BrightsideUNIAID
• Education charity which helped develop the Bright
  Links ementoring programme.
• BrightsideUNIAID provide online resources and
  tools to help individuals overcome barriers to
  education and employment.
• BrightsideUNIAID can support you if you have any
  technical problems with the website.
• If youd like find out more about
  BrightsideUNIAID contact 0207 922 7800

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Who Else Is Involved?

• Your mentor
• An enthusiastic student who has volunteered to
  help you
• They will be able to help you think about your
  future plans and share their own experiences
• You!
• You are taking part in the Bright Links
  ementoring programme
• It is your responsibility to keep in regular
  communication with your mentor and make the most
  of their knowledge and guidance

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Protect yourself!

• Avoid giving your email address or phone number
  to your mentor.
• Dont agree to meet your mentor unless arranged
  by your coordinator.
• The ementoring site has some automatic filters,
  designed to protect you.
• If you write a message containing certain words,
  like swear words or send an attachment, it will
  not appear instantly on the site. It will be
  held until your coordinator or BrightsideUNIAID
  can check it to make sure its ok.
• Key filter words meet, Arsenal

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Confidentiality Statement

• The relationship with your mentor is
  confidential, EXCEPT where your mentor becomes
  aware that you may be at risk of being harmed.
• In this situation, your mentor will seek advice
  about how to help protect you.
• All communication on the ementoring website is
  monitored by BrightsideUNIAID and your coordinator

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ltActivitygt

• What if?

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Section Two

• Using the ementoring website

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Go to www.brightlinks.org to see the website!

• Youre going to learn how to
• Check your conversations
• Write your first message
• Change your profile
• Look at the resources on the website
• Use the activities

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Enter your login details here. If you have
forgotten your details click on forgot your
password?
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Navigation bar
Summary view
Recent activity feed
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Filter messages by sender
View sent, received or archived messages
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Start a new message by clicking on contact or
new message
Click here to reply to a message
Or here to archive the conversation
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Select your recipient
Edit your message here
Give your message a title
Click here to add attachments
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You can view your progress on activities those
you have self-started or those your mentor has
assigned
Why not try suggest activities that might be
useful to you based on your profile.
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Continue your course
Review what modules are in this course
View your course progress
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Read the instructions and answer the questions
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Articles that relate to interests you have
selected in your profile
Latest articles in the Knowledge Bank and latest
news
Use the search function to find useful articles
e.g on careers information or student loans
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You can also browse by topic
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Useful related and trustworthy links
Rate an articles and leave a comments
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The getting started section provides information
on how to use the site, as well as online
training for mentees and mentors
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Lets Get Started

• www.brightlinks.org

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ltActivitygt Making Sandwiches
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Evaluation

• Please fill out evaluation forms
• Collect a mentee handbook
• Take your mentee handbooks and activity handouts
  with you!

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• BrightsideUNIAID
• 0207 922 7800
• info_at_brightsideuniaid.org