Mentor Support Passport

Dental Nursing

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Mentor Support eCPD Resource

Traineeships

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:

A traineeship is 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.

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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.’

Equipment

It would be useful to have the following:

• Policies and procedures of the setting

• Job description/role

• Format of relevant paperwork

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Task Completion date

National Smile month

Is it Safe?

Treatments

Stock check

Appointments

Surveys

Activities of Support

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 ‘sector specific’ 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 procedure to follow and which policy it links to.

• Functional skills in English and Mathematics are embedded throughout all tasks. Mentor to support reading, writing and mathematical skills as necessary and ensure learner is provided with additional support if required.

• Encourage the learner to reflect on practices they have observed or undertaken themselves to promote learning.

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

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Functional Skills2

Functional Skills Support

The following criteria shows how you can support the trainees Functional Skills develop-ment and give you an understanding of the outcomes:

The learner is required to:

• 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 appropriately to others

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

• Be flexible in discussion, making different kinds of contributions

• Present information/points of view clearly and in appropriate language in formal and infor-mal discussions.

The learner is required:

To interpret diagrams, illustrations and features of layout, that together with the written ele-ment, contribute to the meaning of text.

• In a range of texts including reports, instructional, explanatory and persuasive texts, on paper and on screen:

• Identify the main points and ideas and how they are presented in different texts

• Understand texts in detail

• Read and understand texts and take appropriate action

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The learner is required:

• To write documents to communicate information, ideas and opinions using formats and styles suitable for their purpose and audience;

• Write clearly and coherently including an appropriate level of detail

• Present information in a logical sequence

• Use language, format and structure suitable for purpose and audience

• Use correct grammar including subject/verb agreement and correct and consistent use of tense

• Ensure written work includes accurate grammar, punctuation and spelling and that mean-ing is clear in a range of documents on paper and on screen.

The learner is required to:

• Understand practical problems in familiar and unfamiliar contexts and situations, some of which are non- routine

• Identify and obtain necessary information to tackle the problem

• Select and apply mathematics in an organised way to find solutions to practical prob-lems for different purposes

• Use appropriate checking procedures at each stage

• Interpret and communicate solutions to practical problems, drawing simple conclusions and giving explanations

You need to support the learner to have a discussion about a familiar and unfamiliar topic. You need to support the learner to create a presentation about their experience on their work placement.

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Essential Skills Achieved Not Achieved Any other comments

Understanding the setting’s own policies and procedures

Follows safe practices

Uses initiative to meet the needs of the organisation

Has demonstrated good communication skills

Worked well with other members of staff in the organisation

Please identify if you feel the learner has:

Essential Skills Achieved Not Achieved Any other comments

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If the trainee has gained any other skills or experience during their placement, add these below:

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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 carry out an exit interview with the trainee and give formal feedback on their progress and development.

Additional Notes

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