When mentoring a young person, there is a lot to consider. 

The King’s Trust website offers a range of practical resources and guidance for mentors supporting young people. It covers key aspects of effective mentoring, including setting expectations through a mentoring agreement, helping mentees establish SMART goals, tracking progress with Personal Development Plans, conducting regular check-ins, using worksheets, and completing mentoring reports. The site also provides advice on celebrating achievements and responsibly ending mentoring relationships.

For construction mentors, these resources can be directly applied to supporting young professionals entering the industry. They provide a structured framework to guide mentees in developing both technical skills and professional behaviours, tracking career milestones, and building confidence in a construction environment. By adapting the King’s Trust guidance, construction mentors can create meaningful, goal-driven mentoring relationships that help the next generation of industry talent succeed.

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