SMART coaching and mentoring
When you meet with your Apprenticeship Coach and the mentor in your workplace to conduct a progress review you will normally focus on some specific themes where you have had the opportunity to develop or sometimes discuss areas where you need to agree a plan of action and adjust your training plan. As you complete each review form in MAYTAS this will include your Mentor’s comments and a refreshed, agreed action plan using SMART targets.
That means setting targets which are
- specific
- measurable
- achievable
- relevant (and realistic)
- time-bound
There are many different versions of the SMART approach to setting objectives. Here is one useful example.
Generally you will be developing your action plan with a focus on the knowledge skills and behaviours (KSBs) in your Apprenticeship Standard. You will encounter these KSBs in a number of different places
- when you did your initial Skills Scan before starting the apprenticeship
- In Skill Scan Reviews as you progress through levels of study
- in your Training Plan, which shows how the modules relate to the KSBs
- in each of your modules there are focussed KSBs
- in the structure of your E-portfolio, to help you focus on readiness for End Point Assessment
Here are some examples of other focal areas for appropriate targets to address gaps, keep on track, or indeed excel and stretch yourself.