The Department of Labor and Regulation has launched a workplace mentoring toolkit available on StartTodaySD.com.
It is available at no cost to businesses, mentors and trainees.
South Dakota Labor and Regulation Secretary Marcia Hultman says the goal of the toolkit is to assist businesses in incorporating a mentor program in their organization. She says the training develops mentors to coach and build apprentices or new employees while offering future mentors a foundation of information and skills that prepare them to develop new employees.
Hultman says mentor programs in the workplace lead to improved career outcomes, engagement, retention and improved inclusion. She says additional benefits for employees include improved engagement and commitment to the organization, greater career success and improved workplace fulfillment.
The workplace mentoring toolkit is provided at no cost and includes four online training modules for mentors, mentees, and businesses:
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Cultivating a Strong Mentoring Culture Within the Workplace
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Developing a Registered Apprenticeship Mentoring Program
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Career and Leadership Development
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Reverse Mentoring for Effective Knowledge Sharing and Receiving
The workplace mentoring toolkit includes downloadable facilitator guides, while also incorporating downloadable activities and sample mentoring program policies.
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