Mentoring in Practice
When can you start this course? | Fees | Course length | Entry requirements
Why choose this course?
- You can study this as a stand alone module or as part of a top up degree in nursing studies.
- After completing this module you'll be equipped to become a qualified mentor within a health and social care setting.
- You can choose to study either on campus with study days to further support your learning or through distance learning. This means you can fit study around your other commitments.
- You'll gain a mixture of theory and practical skills.
About the course
This is a stand alone module at degree level, which will prepare you to become a mentor within a health and social care workplace. This module will give you a deeper understanding of the role of a professional mentor so that you'll have a greater understanding of key issues affecting teaching, learning and assessment.
The module will take you approximately 12 - 16 weeks to complete, and you'll learn through a mixture of theory and practical work. There is the option to study this module either on campus where you'll attend five theory days at the university or through distance learning. You'll also be able to explore concepts and issues related to mentorship in your workplace where you will work with learners and students to support and assess their learning.
You'll be assessed through coursework, so there are no exams. Your first assessment will be to produce a 2500 word assignment explaining the role of a mentor. Your second assessment will be to produce a reflective portfolio which evaluates your planning and delivery of a teaching session within the clinical environment.
Find out more about what subjects and modules you'll be studying...Your career
Once you've completed this module you'll be able to support learners in a variety of health care settings and have the opportunity to apply the skills you gain to improve service provision within both primary care and acute health care settings. You'll also have the satisfaction of being able to develop the student's quality of learning and assessment in their practice setting.
What our students say
Claire Partridge, current student
"This offers a good opportunity to facilitate practice within nursing."
Victoria Hill, current student
"Fits in well with my working life. The tutors are supportive and friendly and it's beneficial to my career."
Start dates
You can start this module in September or January if you are studying through distance learning. If you are studying on campus you'll start in April or September.
Fees*
Please contact us for details of the fees for this course.Course length
This module will take you approximately 12-16 weeks to complete.Entry requirements
You'll usually need to be a registered nurse with at least one full year of being qualified. You ...
