🎯 General Orientation: Mentorship & Grooming Skills Training Tips

👩‍🎓 For Students

Focus: Self-growth, receptiveness to guidance, soft skills

✅ Training Tips:

1.⁠ ⁠Understand the Role of a Mentor: Help students see mentors as guides, not judges. Clarify expectations.

2.⁠ ⁠Self-Presentation Skills: Teach grooming basics—personal hygiene, dressing for purpose, posture, and manners.

3.⁠ ⁠Set Personal Goals: Encourage them to create SMART goals with mentor guidance.

4.⁠ ⁠Accept Feedback Positively: Run exercises on how to handle criticism constructively.

5.⁠ ⁠Confidence Building Activities: Include public speaking, mock interviews, and peer mentoring.

6.⁠ ⁠Digital Grooming: Discuss online etiquette, social media presence, and digital responsibility.

Suggested Activities:

“Who Am I?” self-reflection journals

Role-play: Meeting a mentor for the first time

Group grooming checklist creation

👨‍🏫 For Teachers

Focus: Acting as mentors, identifying potential, and grooming students effectively

✅ Training Tips:

1.⁠ ⁠Understand Mentorship Roles: Differentiate between teaching and mentoring. Mentors listen more, advise selectively.

2.⁠ ⁠Identify Individual Strengths: Use observation and data to guide personalized mentoring.

3.⁠ ⁠Lead by Example: Grooming isn’t just taught—it’s modeled.

4.⁠ ⁠Provide Structured Feedback: Use the “Praise-Correct-Praise” method.

5.⁠ ⁠Establish Trust and Confidentiality: Essential for effective mentorship.

6.⁠ ⁠Be Culturally and Emotionally Sensitive: Understand student backgrounds before advising.

Suggested Activities:

Case discussions on student behavior patterns

Mentoring circles for peer support

Feedback simulation sessions

👪 For Parents

Focus: Supportive mentoring at home, grooming through family values

✅ Training Tips:

1.⁠ ⁠Be Active Listeners: Focus on understanding before advising.

2.⁠ ⁠Encourage Independent Thinking: Avoid micromanaging; support exploration.

3.⁠ ⁠Model Positive Grooming: Children imitate tone, manners, dress, and habits.

4.⁠ ⁠Respect Mentorship from Outside: Accept teacher or external mentor feedback objectively.

5.⁠ ⁠Avoid Comparison: Celebrate the child’s uniqueness and progress.

6.⁠ ⁠Promote Life Skills: Involve children in tasks that build responsibility, discipline, and respect.

Suggested Activities:

Parent-student discussion evenings

Family grooming challenges (e.g., dress code days, digital detox)

Vision board creation with kids

🧩 Cross-Group Tips (Students, Teachers, Parents)

Create Mentorship Triads: Link teacher, student, and parent together with regular check-ins.

Encourage Journaling: Helps with reflection and communication tracking.

Host Grooming & Etiquette Workshops: Invite professionals to speak or demonstrate.

Celebrate Milestones: Acknowledge growth in mentorship relationships publicly.