Mentoring for Youth
TGS-2020504713

A small encounter can create ripples of change. Youth mentors guide at-risk youths toward a life of hope and empower them to impact others.

THIS COURSE IS ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING AND IS SFC-ELIGIBLE

Course Description

Mentoring youths can be a direct, yet complex and dynamic process. Having helping skills is not enough. To be effective mentors, it is important to understand youths’ worldviews and appreciate the functions of youths’ behaviours within their life experiences.

Uncover why youths engage in such behaviours and learn how to select appropriate mentoring approaches based on their needs. Be equipped to engage youths and inspire them towards greater heights in life. 

Course Outline

1

Appreciation of youths

Understanding the reasons behind youths’ behaviours or activities is the first step to working with youths. Determine the needs of youths to identify appropriate mentoring approaches or techniques to support youths

2

The art of connections

Engaging the youths. Explore the attributes and attitudes required to work with youths. Master skills and techniques to establish trust and build a mentoring relationship with youths.

3

Being evidence-informed

Deepen understanding of youths' issues by examining youth developmental theories in relations to youth culture and issues. Apply those theories and principles to inform your work with youths.

4

Becoming the change catalyst

Manage youths' engagement to become the catalyst for their change. Deepen your skills to build supportive environments to help youths explore change and to monitor youths' development

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Analyse the needs of youths to determine mentoring approaches
  • Establish trust and build mentoring relationships
  • Apply principles and practices of youth mentoring when working with youths
  • Apply techniques to help youths understand and clarify their views, learn how to reach self-determined goals, and resolve emotional or interpersonal problems
  • Building supportive environment for youths to explore change
  • Monitor mentoring development

Duration

31 hours, 20 hours online face-to-face, 10 hours self-directed e-learning, 1 hour assessment 

 

Upcoming Schedule

Month

Schedule

September 2023 (Weekend)

16 (9am-6pm - F2F), 23 (9am-6pm - F2F), 25 (6pm-10pm - Zoom) September 2023

October 2023 (Weekday)

18 (9am-6pm - Zoom), 25 (9am-6pm - Zoom, 26 (9am - 1pm - Zoom) October 2023

November 2023 (Weekend)

4 (9am-6pm - F2F), 5 (9am-6pm - F2F), 10 (6pm - 10pm - Zoom) November 2023

December 2023 (Weekday)

6 (9am-6pm - F2F), 7 (9am-6pm - F2F), 8 (9am - 1pm - F2F) December 2023

January 2024 (Weekday)

15 (9am-6pm - F2F), 17 (9am-6pm - F2F), 19 (9am - 1pm - Zoom)

February 2024 (Weekday)

22 (9am-6pm - F2F), 23 (9am-6pm - F2F), 24 (9am - 1pm - Zoom)

March 2024 (Weekend)

11 (9am-6pm), 12 (9am-6pm), 13 (9am - 1pm) (All F2F)

April 2024 (Weekend)

22 (9am-6pm), 24 (9am-6pm), 26 (9am - 1pm) (All F2F)

May 2024

29 (9am-6pm), 30 (9am-6pm), 31 (9am - 1pm) (All F2F)

Other Course Information

Target Audience

Educators, parents, volunteers, and practitioners who works with youths, or manages youth mentoring programmes, or have a strong passion to guide youths towards their life or career goals. 

Certification

Learners who have successfully completed and passed the assessment will receive a Statement of Attainment (SOA) in Mentoring for Youth issued by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG). 

Language of Instruction

This is an experiential programme. Learners will be expected to engage in roleplay activities to practice and hone their engagement skills when building rapport with youths.

Course Fees and Subsidies

Employer-sponsored (SME)

Nett Fee after training grant subsidy: $255.00

Employer-sponsored (non-SME, Age<40 yr old)

Nett Fee after training grant subsidy: $425.00

Employer-sponsored (non-SME, Age>40 yr old)

Nett Fee after training grant subsidy: $255.00

Self-sponsored (Age<40 yr old)

Nett Fee after training grant subsidy: $425.00

Self-sponsored (Age>40 yr old)

Nett Fee after training grant subsidy: $255.00

Non-Singaporean

Full fee: $850

For Self-sponsored individuals not applying on SkillsFuture Credit, instalment payments are available via Atome and Grab Paylater. Please contact our administrator during sign-up.

 

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This course is organised by Environiche LLP, an approved training organisation under Singapore Workforce Skills Qualification (WSQ).

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