Mentor Training
AMP Existing Mentor Training
Supporting volunteers to effectively mentor young people begins with initial and ongoing training. AMP's Existing Mentor Training provides mentors with a foundational understanding of mentoring before they are matched. It is designed to be supplemented with ongoing, program-specific training and support.
Please note: The AMP Existing Mentor Training will be available until November 2026. After that, it will be replaced by Foundations of Mentoring, Canada's national introductory mentor training.
- Orientation for volunteer mentors (youth and adults)
- Free to access
- Five self-paced online modules
- Approximately one hour to complete
- Progress can be saved and completed later
- Certificate available upon completion
- Intended as an orientation to be supplemented with ongoing training
- Teachers with an admin account can review participant completion
- Can be used with CTS Course – HSS 1050 (Introduction to Mentorship)
What You Will Learn
The orientation introduces mentors to the core concepts of mentoring and what it means to be a mentor.
The program includes 5 modules and a check for understanding:
- The basics of mentoring
- The importance of mentoring
- The role of the mentor
- The support you can expect from your mentoring program
- Introduction to the dynamics of building a positive mentoring relationship
NEW: Foundations of Mentoring
Ready to access Canada's updated national mentor training? Complete the form below to receive access to Foundations of Mentoring, a free, self-paced online course developed by Mentor Canada.
“We acknowledge that we are on and support Mentoring for Youth in the traditional territories across Alberta of the many First Nations from Treaty 6,7,& 8, the Métis of the 8 Alberta Settlements, and Inuit people whose footsteps have marked these lands for centuries.”