What is The Mentor Academy (TMA)?

The Mentor Academy is a world-class and freely available online mentor training course. It was spearheaded by the Vygo team with guidance from a global Academic Council.

The Vygo team believes that every learner deserves the opportunity to be mentored and to mentor someone else. Amazing mentoring relationships start with amazing mentor training. The Mentor Academy was created to allow learners to up-skill themselves and allow all education institutions to launch impactful mentoring programs.

Foundations of Mentoring

By studying and analysing the expectations, roles and responsibilities associated with impactful mentorship, you will develop your skills as a mentor and leader. Incorporating written, video, and interactive content, this online course will equip you with the knowledge, skills and sensitivity required to be an exceptional mentor. Whether you have an immediate mentor relationship or not, the principles in this course will help prepare you for future leadership positions.

Course Breakdown

Incorporating written, video, and interactive content, this online course will equip learners with the foundation knowledge, skills and sensitivity required to be an exceptional mentor. The course is flexible and self-paced and participants will earn the Mentoring Foundations digital badge for their resume. Education institutions can add this into their formal training programs or simply use it as an additional opportunity for their engaged students.

1 Course | 2 Hours | 4 Pillars 

1. Why are mentors essential?
2. How do mentors be most inclusive?
3. How do mentors communicate?

4. What can mentors do to guide others?

   
   

By providing this training for free to education institutions we hope to inspire and enable educators to empower more of their students to participate in their support ecosystem.

We also want to ensure you are recognised for your efforts!

Upon completion of The Mentor Academy, we set you up with the TMA digital badge to go along with your newly acquired knowledge that you can showcase to employers, educators, and your fellow student cohort alike!

Meet the esteemed Academic Council! 

Amelia Hayson - Former Head of Partner Success, Vygo. LinkedIn.

Ben Hallett - CEO & Co-Founder, Vygo. LinkedIn.

Darryl Blumel - Academic Manager (ELICOS), TAFE Queensland.

David Arendale - Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Minnesota. LinkedIn.

Debra James - Project and Community Development Officer, Coventry University Group. 

Dominique Parrish - Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching), Macquarie University. LinkedIn.

Emily McIntosh - Director of Learning, Teaching and Student Experience, Middlesex University. LinkedIn.

Jessica Luquin - Manager, Peer Connections, UNSW. LinkedIn.

Jo-Anne Murray - Associate Dean of Digital Education, University of Glasgow. 

John Smith - Assistant Director of Studies, University Programs, Griffith International and English Language Institute (GELI).

Professor Johnathon Shaw - Director, Disruptive Media Learning Lab, Coventry University Group.

Kerry Valentine - National Student Support Manager, Torrens University Australia. LinkedIn.

Petula Mccartney - Trainer/Assessor Diploma of TESOL Certificate IV TESOL Graduate Studies, TAFE Queensland. LinkedIn.

Sarah George - Manager, Peer Mentoring & Study, RMIT University.