Certification for Professional Mentors

Each Level of Certification Requires a Minimum number of structured training hours supervised by an NTA certified trainer or supervisor. Training as a Professional Mentor may be delivered by a Certified NTA Master Trainer or by any institution where an NTA Certified TutorTrainer/Academic Coach/Professional Mentor is on staff, or by taking the Mentoring Webinars offered by the National Tutoring Association.

Prerequisites for Professional Mentors

BASIC PROFESSIONAL MENTOR CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Requirements: Basic and Advanced Mentor Training, Learning Preferences Training
Current NTA Membership in good standing
Associate’s Degree Required
Minimum of ten documented hours of volunteer mentoring
Competency proven through one of the following:

                • Successful completion of Basic Professional Mentoring Webinars.
                        OR
                • Successful completion of Basic Professional Mentoring Course taken with an NTA Certified Tutor Trainer via school training or NTA regional
                or national workshop/conference.

Training Topics for Professional Mentors

Each Level of Certification requires structured training supervised by an NTA certified trainer. Below is a list of recommended training topics for the Professional Mentor Certification.

TRAINING TOPICS TO BE INCLUDED, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

Definition of Mentoring
How is Mentoring Different from Tutoring and Academic Coaching?
Fundamental Models & Principles of Professional Mentoring
Preparing yourself to be a mentor
Evaluating Students for mentoring needs
The four phases of mentoring
Why people don’t mentor
How to adopt a mentor mind-set
Negotiating agreements with protégés
Generational obstacles
Defining success
Brain-Based Learning
Linking Learning Styles to Preference
How does leadership style affect mentoring
Your Philosophy of Mentoring
Fact and Fallacy in mentoring
Confidentiality & Privacy
Coming to closure