What you will be able to do
- A clear line between mentoring, coaching and managing
- A simple agreement on goals, roles and confidentiality
- A way to share your experience and hand the choice back
- A way to tell if mentoring is really helping
What we cover
| Topic | What you do |
|---|---|
| Purpose and boundaries of mentoring | Tell mentoring apart from advice, coaching and managing. |
| Understanding the mentee | Explore their goals and context before offering your view. |
| Mentoring conversations | Agree expectations, listen first and share with permission. |
| Choices the mentee owns | Help mentees turn insight into actions they choose. |
| Power, access and inclusion | Notice power and bias, and widen access to opportunities. |
| Checking progress and endings | Look for real progress, then continue, change or end well. |
Who it is for
People managers and team leads, senior colleagues, HR and learning professionals, and anyone asked to mentor others at work. No mentoring experience needed.
How the course runs
- In person: one day, 6 live hours
- Live online: two sessions of 3 hours
- Before class: a short video and a one page read
How to earn the ICA Mentoring Professional Certification
The ICA Mentoring Professional Certification (ICP-MTR) is 1 core certification plus at least 2 of the specialized certifications below, in any order.
Your pathway
Our suggested route: this core course plus two specialized certifications that build on it.
MentoringAll 3 specialized certifications that count
How you earn your certification
- Attend every session in full and take an active part in every practice activity. Attendance is mandatory.
- Within 24 hours after class, Agile Visa registers the class and your details with ICA.
- ICA emails you to set up or open your ICA profile.
- Complete ICA's short post-class survey.
- ICA issues your verified Mentoring certification badge.
Why learn with Agile Visa
Learn by doing
Short inputs, then real practice on one business case. You leave with work you can use.
Practitioner instructors
ICA authorized instructors who have done the work they teach.
Learn on your schedule
Live online across time zones, or a private class for your team.
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Register your interest
Tell us what you need and we will reply by email. You can also ask for a private class for your team, in person or live online.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the ICA Mentoring Professional Certification?
The ICA Mentoring Professional Certification (ICP-MTR) is the Mentoring core certification (IC-MNTG) plus at least 2 of the 3 specialized certifications that count toward it, in any order.
How long is the Mentoring core course?
6 live hours: one day in person, or two live online sessions of 3 hours. Before class you watch a short video and go through a one page read.
Which specialized certifications count toward the ICA Mentoring Professional Certification?
3 specialized certifications count, including Mentoring Programs and Matching, Peer and Reverse Mentoring and Coaching and Mentoring Conversations. The full list is on this page.
How do I earn the Mentoring certification?
Attend every session in full and take an active part in every practice activity. Within 24 hours, Agile Visa registers the class with ICA. ICA emails you to open your ICA profile, you complete ICA's short survey, and ICA issues your verified Mentoring certification badge.
Can my team take Mentoring together?
Yes. Ask for a private class for your team, in person or live online, and tell us how many people and where they are.
Interested in Mentoring?
Register your interest and we will contact you about dates, or ask for a private class for your team, in person or live online.
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