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TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT IHEEM Mentor Scheme


MENTORING COULD BE ‘ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLES’ YOU TAKE ON


With one of IHEEM’s key roles being to aid members’ professional development – in which mentoring plays a key part – a number of attendees at the Institute’s latest mentor training session in November reflect on their positive experience, and some of the valuable learnings gained.


As the Institute looks ahead to the coming year and ensuring that its offer to members throughout all career stages remains valuable and impactful, the IHEEM Mentor Scheme continues to sit at the forefront of its support, via knowledge- sharing and an extensive network of healthcare engineering and estates management professionals. With further free training sessions planned for individuals looking to become an IHEEM Mentor in 2025, in this article some of the attendees of the most recent training session last November 2024 share their experiences of the mentoring process, the positive impact on professional development, peer support, and the wider industry, as well as the benefits of joining the IHEEM Mentor Scheme.


Why mentoring matters


Steve Lawley, IHEEM West Midlands Branch Chair, and PFI Project Director at the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA), outlines his experience of mentoring to date, what motivates him to engage in the process, and the benefits to the wider professional community. He explained: “Throughout my career I have been lucky to work with a number of managers and directors who were forward-thinking in their aspiration to develop staff for the future, and provide a culture of learning. As part of my university qualification from Sheffield Hallam University, I was lucky to have been allocated Alan Kenny (Birmingham and Solihull Trust, at the time) to be my mentor. Following an initial rapport meeting to see if we could work together, monthly meetings were arranged, where Alan helped shape


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As part of my university qualification, I was lucky to have been allocated Alan Kenny (Birmingham and Solihull Trust, at the time) to be my mentor. His kindness and willingness to share experiences really helped me to become the estates professional that I hope makes him proud


my learning and development to work towards my aspiration of becoming an Estates Director.


“His kindness and willingness to share experiences really helped me to become the estates professional that I hope makes him proud. People like Alan have impacted many in the West Midlands, by investing time, money, or belief in their mentees. I want to take up some of the legacy that Alan Kenny and Rob Banks have created over the last 30 years, and support up- and-coming staff in turn. I find it truly rewarding, and look forward to supporting more professionals and peers in the future.”


Reflecting on why one should become


a mentor, Jason Fisher, Chair of the IHEEM Authorising Engineers (Electrical) Board of Registration, and Managing Director of Beattie Flanigan Consulting Engineers, said: “At one point in our early career, we all required someone to assist, advise, listen, point us in the


Steve Lawley, IHEEM West Midlands


Branch Chair, and PFI Project Director at


the Infrastructure and Projects Authority


right direction, provide feedback, and confide in. These are all key elements in professional growth, and without them it is very difficult to progress and develop the competences required to become a capable, confident engineer, and yet many young engineers up and down the UK do not have a mentor, through no fault of their own; this is where the mentor can assist.”


IHEEM mentor training At its core, the IHEEM Mentor Scheme was launched to support the professional development of healthcare engineers and estates and facilities managers through all stages of their career, via a supportive mentoring community. To drive this mission, the training and mentor support offered has a two-fold purpose: to recognise and support the work of many IHEEM members already delivering valuable mentoring within their


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