Mentoring Micro-Credentials Program

Advance Your Mentoring Practice. Strengthen Your Program Leadership.

The Mentoring Institute proudly presents the Mentoring Micro-Credentials Program—a dynamic professional development series crafted to advance mentoring expertise and strengthen program leadership across academic and professional sectors. Earn up to four stackable micro-credentials that demonstrate your mastery, skills, and competency in building and evaluating mentoring relationships, programs, networks, and ecosystems.

Program Structure & Audience

This program welcomes faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, administrators, mentoring program leaders, and professionals from diverse industries. Participants will engage in a transformative learning experience rooted in research, reflective practice, and real-world application.

Flexible Program Structure:

• Earn up to four micro-credentials by completing 16 hours of synchronous instruction over eight weeks.
• Live Sessions: Weekly two-hour Zoom meetings.
• Asynchronous Work: Pre-session preparation and post-session project-based assignments.
• Non-Sequential Modules: Join any section at any time.
• Participants must attend at least 80% of classes and complete 80% of coursework with a satisfactory grade.

Enrollment Constraints: Registration opens two months before the start date and closes one day prior. Cohorts require a minimum of 10 and support a maximum of 20 participants.

Why Enroll?

• Experience The Mentoring Way (Alred & Garvey, 2019) focusing on autonomy, reflection, and community.
• Learn from an internationally recognized, award-winning facilitation team.
• Apply your learning immediately through practical, project-based work.
• Earn stackable credentials that showcase your mentoring expertise to peers and employers.

2026 Schedule

Facilitators

Dr. Dionne Clabaugh

Facilitator

Dr. Bob Garvey

Facilitator

Dr. David Law

Facilitator