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Training Intervention Strategies

Recruitment and Retention Toolkit   Training Intervention Strategies [2.7]   Options for Addressing Training Needs 2.7.3   Alternative Training Strategies and Methods that Help Learners Retain Information 2.7.3.2   Mentoring 2.7.3.2.1   Mentor 2.7.3.2.1.a

Mentor

What is the origin of the word “mentor”?

The word "mentoring" is from the Greek word meaning "enduring." The original "Mentor" was a wise teacher who taught the son of Odysseus—a Greek king who fought in the Trojan War. Like the original "Mentor," anyone who serves another as a counselor, guide, tutor, or coach is a modern-day mentor (from the HHS Career Mentoring Program, 2005).









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