Critical Friend Mentoring
Independent Professional Guidance, Constructive Challenge and Practical Support
Developing effective competency frameworks, competency-based curricula and assessment arrangements requires sound professional judgement, technical understanding and the ability to make informed decisions throughout the development process.
The GL Consultancy's Critical Friend Mentoring service provides personalised, one-to-one professional guidance for individuals and teams seeking specialist feedback, constructive challenge and an independent perspective on their work.
Drawing on extensive international experience in organisational capability development, occupational standards, curriculum design, competency-based assessment and quality assurance, the service helps professionals evaluate their approaches, challenge assumptions, address practical difficulties and identify opportunities for improvement.
Critical Friend Mentoring can support you in:
- Selecting development approaches — evaluating appropriate methodologies, structures and processes for your competency-based development work.
- Developing competency frameworks — examining competency identification, framework structures, competency statements and proficiency levels.
- Designing competency-based curricula — considering learning outcomes, curriculum structures, learning activities and alignment with competency requirements.
- Developing assessment arrangements — reviewing assessment strategies, performance criteria, evidence requirements and assessment instruments.
- Strengthening quality and consistency — identifying weaknesses, evaluating draft outputs and considering relevant quality assurance arrangements.
- Addressing implementation challenges — exploring stakeholder consultation, validation, practical application and opportunities for further improvement.
- Other specific professional challenges — any particular issue, concern or question relating to your competency-based development work where independent professional guidance and constructive challenge would be beneficial.
Critical Friend Mentoring — Pricing and Packages
Flexible Professional Support to Suit Your Development Needs
Critical Friend Mentoring is available through three flexible options, allowing you to select the level of professional support appropriate to your development objectives, the complexity of your work and the challenges you wish to address.
Every mentoring session includes expert examination of your draft work, a 60-minute individual online discussion and a follow-up review of your revised document.
Choose Your Mentoring Package
Single Mentoring Session
US$199.00
One 60-minute individual mentoring discussion, including initial and follow-up document reviews.
Ideal for addressing a specific professional challenge, obtaining an independent perspective or reviewing a particular aspect of your competency-based development work.
Three-Session Mentoring Package US$537.30
Save 10% compared with three individual sessions.
Provides structured professional support across three mentoring discussions, allowing you to explore development challenges, review progress and refine your work over time.
Six-Session Mentoring Package US$955.20
Save 20% compared with six individual sessions.
Provides extended professional support for more substantial or complex development projects, enabling ongoing discussion, constructive challenge and progressive refinement of your work.
Prefer to Discuss Your Requirements First?
If you are unsure which mentoring package would best suit your needs, or would like to discuss a particular professional challenge before making a commitment, we offer a complimentary 30-minute introductory discussion.
This provides an opportunity to explore your objectives, consider the nature of your development work and determine how Critical Friend Mentoring could provide the most appropriate support.
Exclusive Mentoring Benefits for Specialist Programme Participants
Additional Professional Support at Preferential Rates
Participants purchasing one or more of The GL Consultancy's specialist programmes can benefit from exclusive savings on Critical Friend Mentoring, providing additional personalised guidance to support their practical development work.
These preferential rates are available when you purchase one eligible mentoring option at the same time as your specialist programme.
Your Exclusive Mentoring Options
Single Mentoring Session
US$159.20
Save 20% on the standard session price of US$199.00.
Three-Session Mentoring Package
US$510.44
Receive an additional 5% discount on the standard three-session package price of US$537.30.
Six-Session Mentoring Package
US$907.44
Receive an additional 5% discount on the standard six-session package price of US$955.20.
Only one preferentially priced mentoring option may be purchased with each qualifying programme order. These special rates are available exclusively at the time of programme purchase and do not apply to mentoring purchased separately at a later date.
Critical Friend Mentoring provides additional specialist guidance beyond the individual onboarding and completion feedback discussions already included with each programme.
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