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Course Overview

The Mentoring Institute proudly presents the Mentoring Micro-Credentials Program—a dynamic professional development series crafted to advance mentoring expertise and strengthen program leadership across academic and professional sectors. Earn up to 4 stackable micro-credentials that demonstrate your mastery, skills, and competency in building and evaluating mentoring relationships, programs, networks, and ecosystems.

MC3-Well Prepared Mentoring advances mentoring practice by integrating approaches and theories of change, motivation, and development, supporting participants in responding to evolving needs and promoting growth.

What You'll Learn

  1. Recognize and respond to mentee needs and motivations
  2. Implement research-based frameworks for effective communication
  3. Revise mentoring philosophy using adult learning and lifespan development theories
  4. Design strategies that promote mentee self-direction and engagement
  5. Align mentoring approaches with institutional goals and team dynamics

Who Should Attend

This program welcomes faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, administrators, mentoring program leaders, and professionals from diverse industries. Participants will engage in a transformative learning experience rooted in research, reflective practice, and real-world application.

Additional Information

Participants must attend and participate in 80% of sessions and complete 80% of coursework with a satisfactory grade to earn a Digital Badge.

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Type
Live Online
Days
T
Time
9:00AM to 11:00AM
Dates
Jun 02, 2026 to Jul 28, 2026
Schedule
Contact Hours
24.0
Location
  • Online
Delivery Options
Live Online  
Course Fee(s)
Fee non-credit $1,600.00
Drop Request Deadline
May 30, 2026
Transfer Request Deadline
May 30, 2026

About Mentoring Micro-Credentials

This course is offered through UNM Mentoring Institute.
 

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The UNM Mentoring Institute provides a unique opportunity to become well-prepared mentors and program managers who can achieve professional recognition by earning Micro-Credentials in mentoring theory and evidence-based effective practice. The program includes two-part courses for faculty, staff, and graduate students in higher education to develop foundational, intermediate, and advanced skills. The Micro-Credentials serve as certificates of successful program completion. Each Micro-Credential is 16 hours of live online instruction, which totals 64 instructional hours in the full program. 

At the successful completion of these programs, participants will increase their skills, resources, and knowledge to become effective mentors and mentoring program managers in institutions of higher education. Each participant can earn up to four (4) Micro-Credentials from the Mentoring Institute.

  • Develop skills of active and deep listening, questioning, goal setting, feedback, and acting ethically
  • Identify one's own and others’ motivations and write developmental plans allowing to promote professional growth
  • Increase effectiveness during mentoring conversations and relationships
  • Understand how developmental networks are built and utilized
  • Determine best-fit strategies that support development
  • Create action plans for best outcomes
  • Improved skills in mentoring effectiveness and program assessment
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