Supporting line managers and workplace mentors

Help your managers and mentors feel ready to support a T Level industry placement.

Get practical ideas for setting expectations, explaining tasks and making time for check-ins alongside everyday responsibilities.

Line managers and mentors need a clear, manageable approach to supporting an industry placement. This practical webinar will explore how to agree responsibilities, introduce tasks, build regular check-ins into the working day and maintain communication with the provider. The emphasis is on equipping the people supporting the placement to do so with confidence.

What delegates will gain:

• A clearer outline of manager and mentor responsibilities.
• Ideas for induction, task briefings and check-ins.
• Approaches to giving constructive, task-focused feedback.
• Questions to clarify provider support and escalation routes.

Key benefits / reasons to attend

• Make responsibilities clear for everyone supporting the placement.
• Find straightforward ways to build check-ins and feedback into the working day.
• Know what support to arrange for managers and mentors, and who they can turn to.

Who the event is for?

Line managers, workplace mentors, employer placement coordinators and HR or learning and development teams preparing colleagues to support students.

Speakers and presenters

This one-hour webinar will be delivered by the Department for Education (DfE) and SDN Mesma Group (SMG). SMG is a trusted partner of the DfE and has a proven track record helping organisations understand and benefit from apprenticeships and technical education to upskill and prepare tomorrow's workforce.