Key Capabilities of Mentor
Using the Mentor building block, domain experts or mentors become easily accessible to mentees through online interactions. The capability leverages video conferencing tools for mentees to connect and join mentoring sessions.
Mentor currently supports group and one-on-one mentoring interactions. In group mentoring, a group of mentees get associated to a mentor in a session. The mentor creates sessions and publish them on the platform. The session follows a format similar to a webinar. However, it encourages a long-term relationship between mentors and mentees.Through group mentoring, mentees can access upskilling and capacity-building opportunities. It also opens doors for interdisciplinary skill development.
On the other hand, a one-on-one mentoring session involves assigning a mentee to a mentor. Through one-on-one mentoring, mentees can address their goals and concerns about their professional development and receive personalized guidance from the mentor.
Capabilities of Mentor
One of the most important things to recognize about mentoring as an approach to learning is that it is incredibly diverse and can have a formal or informal setup.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Search for Mentors | Mentees can look up mentors in their chosen area of expertise. |
| Schedule Sessions | Users registered as mentors can create and publish the schedule for mentoring sessions. |
| Discover Sessions | Registered users can easily search and discover upcoming mentoring sessions. |
| Enroll for a Session | Users registered as mentees (and mentors) can enroll in Public sessions hosted by mentors. |
| Conduct Live Sessions | Mentors can conduct live group or one-on-one mentoring sessions. |
| Join Live Session | Every user is a mentee (by default) and can join sessions hosted by mentors. |
| Record Sessions | All sessions can be recorded and archived on the organizations's cloud storage. |
| Session Quality and Feedback | Users can provide feedback on the quality of interaction and rate the session. |
| Manage Users and Roles | Users with Organization Administrator privileges can create and manage users. |
| Manage Sessions | Users with Session Manager privileges can assign sessions to mentors and manage the sessions. |
In addition to the Mentor microservice, the building block provides additional microservices such as:
The Mentor building block can be deployed as a standalone capability or used in conjunction with other learning and development management solutions.
An instance of Mentor (sandbox solution) is created to demonstrate some of the capabilities. This document provides the user guide for the reference solution (Mentor).