Dates – Tuesday 10th January 2023
Thursday 9th February 2023
Tuesday 14th March 2023
Thursday 20th April 2023
Venue – Online
Course Tutors
The course will be led by
Sharon Prior – Sharon has worked in leadership roles within the NHS, Crusaders and Scripture Union. More recently she has been a Church Leader in several Baptist churches and Senior Tutor at Moorlands College. She now works as the Director of PACE a Christian Schools work Project in Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole. She is also the Chair of Trustees of Urban Saints. She has been involved in mentoring people for leadership over many years in all her roles and has taught this course for the past 10 years.
Colin Bennett – Colin has worked in various training roles over the years and was Vice-principal of Moorlands College for over 20 years. He is very involved in his local church and is a Trustee of the Waterlily Project. He has been involved in mentoring people who are vulnerable, as well as those training for leadership.
The Aims of the Course
The aim of this course is to give an understanding of Christian mentoring and how it can be used in a variety of different settings.
There are two elements to the course, online classroom learning and a short assignment.
The Syllabus
The syllabus for the course will be taught by experienced practitioners who are involved in mentoring as part of their work and will include:
- Definitions and reflection on Teams
- Biblical basis of mentoring
- Using the bible and prayer in mentoring
- The organisation of the Mentor
- Key Stages in Mentoring
- Key skills in mentoring
- Using the arts in mentoring
- Action planning
- Questioning skills
- Spirituality of the Mentor
- Self-reflection
Details of the Course
The teaching part of the course is delivered over ZOOM one day a month (January to April). Teaching will be from 9:30am-3:30pm. Following the teaching there will be a short assignment to be completed by participants in their own time, if they wish to have the endorsement of OCNWM (Open College Network West Midlands). Participants not wishing to gain the endorsed qualification can just attend the online teaching days (no assignment) and receive a Certificate of Attendance from Discipling the Nations. There is an expectation that all students will fulfil all aspects of the course they sign up for.
Finance
All fees must be paid before the course begins.
- Endorsed course costs £275.00 per participant
- Non-endorsed course costs £200.00 per participant
Course Notes
These will be provided electronically before the teaching week, so participants can print them off if required.
Disability Support
If any student has a disabilitythat could affect their studies on the teaching week, they should inform the Course Tutor during the application process. Every effort is made to offer support for students with any additional requirements, but failure to disclose at application may mean the student’s needs might not be met.
Attendance and Absence
- Students are required to attend all the lectures and are expected to do so punctually.
- A student unable to comply with this requirement, through illness or exceptional circumstance, must seek permission from the Course Tutor.
- Participants who miss more than 2 hours of the course will not receive certification.
Terms and Conditions
- Participants should apply using the online Application Form. Once this is received a reference will be taken up and if all is satisfactory, then an email will be sent to the participant offering them a place on the course.
- Full payment is due once the participant receives this email offering them a place on the course. The participant will have one week to make full payment, otherwise there will be no guarantee the place will be kept open for them.
- Once full payment has been made this is non-refundable, so if the participant is not able to attend, they will not get a refund of the course fee.
Questions
If you have any questions, then please contact the Course Tutor: sharon.prior@dtn.academy