Mentor Support Passport

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Introduction

This passport will allow you to support the traineeship learner within your setting on their work placement. It will give you information about what to expect and the kinds of things you will need to provide for the learner to allow them to progress and develop.

Traineeship Framework 2014 states:

Traineeships are an education and training programme which is available for young people aged 16-24 inclusive, including young people with Learning Difficulty Assessments or Education, Health and Care plans.

Traineeships are aimed at young people who:

• are not currently in a job and have little work experience, but who are focused on work or the prospect of it

• are 16-19 and qualified below Level 3 or 19-24 and have not yet achieved a full Level 2

‘The involvement of employers is crucial to the success of Traineeships. Work experience in Traineeships should give the young person experience of a real workplace so they can develop the skills, knowledge, confidence, attitudes and behaviours they need to succeed at work.’

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Tasks Completion Date

Job roles

Health and safety

Money

Policies and procedures

Party planning

Layout of the room

Infection control

Checklist

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Task 1

Provide the learner with a copy of policies and procedures and support them to review the text to find out the key points and phrases within them.

• Provide further detail about any ‘challenging’ or ‘setting spe-cific’ words and phrases.

• Encourage the learner to create a glossary of words they are not sure about

• Support trainee to carry out their tasks either in practice or simulation within the workplace environment.

• Support the learner in identifying activities that require a pro-cedure to follow and which policy it links to.

• Functional skill English and Mathematics embedded through-out all tasks in reading and writing. Mentor to support read-ing, writing and mathematical skills as necessary and ensure learner is provided with appropriate coloured copies if needed.

• Promote the learner to reflect on practices they have ob-served or undertaken themselves to encourage learning.

• Mentor to liaise with Assessor to ensure appropriate work ex-perience is taking place and ensure that the workplace is supported by the Assessor, as appropriate.

Task 1

Policies & Procedures

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Learner Requirements

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The learner is required to:

• Participate in and understand the main points of simple discussions/exchanges about familiar topics with another person in a familiar situation.

Learners must:

• Make relevant contributions to discussions, responding ap-propriately to others

• Prepare for and contribute to formal discussion of ideas and opinions

• Be flexible in discussion, making different kinds of contribu-tions

• Present information/points of view clearly and in appropri-ate language in formal and informal discussions.

The learner is required:

• To interpret diagrams, illustrations and features of layout, that together with the written element, contribute to the meaning of text.

Using a range of texts including reports, instructional, ex-planatory and persuasive texts, on paper and on screen:

• Identify the main points and ideas and how they are pre-sented in different texts

• Understand texts in detail• Read and understand texts and take appropriate action

Task 3

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Essential skills Achieved Not achieved Any other comments

Understands the settings own policies and procedures

Follows safe practices

Used PPE appropriately

Followed good hand washing technique

Has cared for those who they are supporting in appropriate ways

Uses initiative with supporting staff to meet the needs of those they are supporting

Has demonstrated good communication skills

Identify the learner’s essential skills

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Add any other skills or experience achieved during the placement below.

Task 5

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Evaluation of learner

Please comment on the progress of the learner and any additional areas the learner may still need to develop after completing all the tasks.

On the final day of the placement please provide your trainee with and exit interview or formal feedback on their progress and development.

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These resources have been produced as part of the Traineeship Staff Support Programme commissioned and funded by The Education and Training Foundation. Find out more on the TSSP website: www.traineeship-staff-support.co.uk