Learning and Skills Mentor Level 4 Apprenticeship
Subject: Coaching and Mentoring
This apprenticeship is ideal for those members of your team that would like to develop their knowledge and skills in supporting others with training and development.
Providing the opportunity for members of your team to undergo apprenticeship training has many benefits to your organisation:
- Growing productivity: Maximise staff efficiency though the development of knowledge and increasing team motivation by developing a learning culture.
- Cost effective: Provide valuable opportunities which improve retention to minimising recruitment costs
- Develop your business: Affordable way to expand and improve your business
- Enhanced reputation: Provide customer reassurance by investing in trained staff.
CAW Business School has a well-earned reputation for excellence; delivering quality training and education and employer support. Your apprentice will benefit from:
- Tuition, support and assessment provided in the workplace, online and via email and telephone contact
- Access to our unique Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and extensive eLibrary resources
Key Facts
- Attendance: Online with remote support from dedicated personal tutor
- Duration: 18 months (a minimum of six hours per week must be spent undertaking off-the-job training).
- Next start dates: This apprenticeship can be started at any time.
- Location: Virtual delivery, no physical college attendance is required.
Entry Requirements
The apprentice must be living and working in England in a suitable role and cannot already hold a level 4 (or above) qualification in a similar subject.
For the apprenticeship to be completed within 18 months the apprentice must be working a minimum of 30 hours per week. If they are employed for fewer hours then the length of their apprenticeship will be proportionately extended.
The apprentice should have a good standard of Maths and English. Students who don't already hold certificates evidencing English and Maths at level 2 or equivalent will need to complete Functional Skills.
Should you be looking to recruit a new trainee to join your team we can help to advertise your vacancy and screen applicants free of charge, contact us for more information.
International qualifications
Students with foreign qualifications are required to have their certificates translated using a UK ENIC Statement. More information about how to apply, how it works and prices can be found on the UK ENIC’s website here.
Course Content
This apprenticeship consists of the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to develop the mentoring skills needed to support others in their training and development.
Knowledge
The knowledge gained will provide the opportunity to improve both mentoring skills and the understanding of how to support others to develop themselves in an organisational context:
- Roles and responsibilities of a mentor
- Professional boundaries, ethical requirements
- Manage a mentoring contract
- Mentoring theories and models
- Building mentoring relationships
- Communication
- Listening skills and techniques
- Giving advice and points of referral
- Theories and models of reflection
- Giving feedback
Skills and Behaviours
Transferrable skills and behaviours will be gained to provide the confidence for the knowledge to be applied:
- Carrying out mentoring activities
- Keeping appropriate records
- Putting all aspects within the knowledge section in to practice during mentoring activities
- Demonstrating respect and resilience throughout role
Assessment
An End Point Assessment will be required to achieve the apprenticeship. This consists of the following:
Observation - with questions and answers
Professional Discussion - supported by a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate learned knowledge, skills and behaviours
Portfolio of Evidence - your personal tutor will help you identify suitable evidence to include
Unless exempt Level 2 Functional Skills are assessed via online examinations and practical assessments.
Course Fees
Apprenticeship fees are payable by you as the employer.
Prior to commencing the course an invoice will be issued for the total course fee.
As an employer you will either be an Apprenticeship Levy Payer (employers with over a £3 million pay bill) or Non-Levy Payers (employers with less than a £3 million pay bill).
Course fees for Apprenticeship Levy Payers
Levy payers in England will pay the full apprenticeship amount of £5,000 using their digital account.
Course fees for Non-Levy Payers
Non-levy paying employers in England are required to contribute 5% (£250 in one payment) towards the cost of the apprenticeship provided they use their digital account to process the claim for 95% funding available.
Fees are fully inclusive of End Point Assessment (EPA) fees, however, if a student needs to re-sit an exam, re-sit fees will be payable.
Before making any financial decision it is recommended that you seek advice from an independent source, for example the Money Advice Service.
* These are current figures and may be subject to change. The differences in course fees reflect the level of funding that is available as a result of government policies and priorities. These may be as a result of age, employment status, previous education achievements, or location for example, and are outside the control of CAW Business School.
What Next?
On completion of this qualification your team member will be able to confidently support other team members to develop themselves through training and development.
Following this qualification many employers choose to continue supporting their staff and develop them further such as by supporting them to undertake a related qualification such as the Level 5 Coaching Professional Apprenticeship, the Operations/Departmental Manager Level 5 Apprenticeship or the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management.
Testimonials
What our Business School students say:
“I have enjoyed learning new skills and applying some of these to my current job”
“The tutors are very helpful and supportive and provide me with regular reviews on my progress”
“The course fits around my everyday work making this easy to complete”
“The tutors are extremely helpful and always manage to find time to provide support and answer any queries”
