The KDUs one-to-one Mentoring programme provides young budding academics with career development support by pairing them with a Senior Academic Fellow. To support the continued development and delivery of the mentoring programme, we have a small advisory group to help them with experience and interest or expertise in this area.
Mentoring can be defined in many ways. In an academic setting mentoring often refers to relationship where a senior college offers guidance, support, encouragement, and informed feedback to a more junior colleague. Successful mentoring enables the mentee to develop a realistic assessment of her/his skills and to develop a strategy that will establish a career path within the context of the University’s objective. A mentor is someone who helps you grow your skills, make better decisions, and gain new perspectives on your life and career. To mentees, mentoring is a learning process. General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) also initiated the Academic Mentor – Mentee program at the Staff Development Centre (SDC).
The Staff Development Centre (SDC) of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University aims at establishing a mentoring culture in wider academics in the university. Mentoring is widely used as a tool in academic development in many world rank universities. The academic mentoring policy was considered at the 093rd Senate meeting which was held on 15th June 2022 and recommended for the approval of the Board of Management.
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences
Faculty of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities
Free resources regarding mentoring
- Developmental Mentoring
https://acmedsci.ac.uk/file-download/46134008 - Distance Mentoring
https://acmedsci.ac.uk/file-download/69878433 - Effective Relationships
https://acmedsci.ac.uk/file-download/50242098 - Good Mentorship
https://acmedsci.ac.uk/file-download/41814063 - Mentoring Contract
https://acmedsci.ac.uk/file-download/87715842 - OSCAR Model
https://acmedsci.ac.uk/file-download/87715842 - Questions
https://acmedsci.ac.uk/file-download/30112732 - Top 10 questions for mentees
https://acmedsci.ac.uk/file-download/51466316 - Top 10 questions for mentors
https://acmedsci.ac.uk/file-download/75544267
The Staff Development Centre offers a tailored approach to mentor/mentee pairing. The process is led by the mentee, but the SDC’s staff are available to help at every stage.
Phone : +94-11-2638656
Fax : +94-11-2635268
E- mail : sdc@kdu.ac.lk
Address : Staff Development Centre,
General Sir John Kothelawela Defence University,
Kandawela Estate,
Rathmalana,
Sri Lanka.
