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To help you understand and fulfil the role of the workplace mentor, and make sure that you get the most from taking on the role; the following resources are available:

Support sheet 1: Getting the best from your trainee   Learn about best practice for setting and planning objectives and providing practical support Support sheet 2: Providing development opportunities   How to provide your trainee with opportunities to gain varied experience Support sheet 3: Appraising performance   Best-practice advice on assessing your trainee’s performance against any objectives set Support sheet 4: Understanding behavioural styles   Get the best from your trainee – and from your experience as a workplace mentor – by understanding his or her workplace values, motivations and likely responses Support sheet 5: Reaping the benefits of trainee development   The many benefits to be gained from proactively developing your trainee Support sheet 6: The benefits of being a workplace mentor   Mentoring is not just a means of developing your trainees but it is also a means of developing yourself – find out how from this guide Case study: Be an effective mentor   Anita Patel, an ACCA member who runs her own consulting business, talks about techniques for sucessful mentoring Case study: Darwin Li, Hong Kong   Darwin Li, director of accounting and finance, McDonald’s Restaurants, Hong Kong explains how you can incorporate PER into your organisation Case study: The impartial mentor   John Barlow, finance manager at leading British retailer Marks & Spencer, explains how to stay objective as a mentor and not get too emotionally involved Case study: Making time   Being a mentor does mean giving up time to help others, but Marlon Alfred, a senior manager in the tax services group at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Toronto, explains how you can use your time efficiently to give effective support Case study: Morsia Francis, Jamaica   Morsia Francis, partner, Mair Russell Grant Thornton, Jamaica explains why it is vital that the goals and priorities of both employer and trainee are clearly communicated to each other Case study: The practical mentor   Phil Hodgson is national director of sales and relationship management at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Canada, he sits on ACCA's Canadian Executive, and is an executive sponsor of a mentoring programme for immigrants run by the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC) Case study: Successful mentoring   Sameer Khan, senior manager in assurance & advisory business services at Ernst & Young in Dubai, explains the qualities required to be a sucessful mentor Case study: Grow through mentoring   Shekhar Bhalla, an ACCA member in Canada, explains the challenges and rewards of mentoring outside the workplace Case study: Mentoring into work   Shemara Pullenayegum, an ACCA member based in Canada, demonstrates how mentoring doesn't have to be confined to the office, or interfere with work-life balance A guide to coaching and mentoring   Part of the guidance on human capital management issues relevant to the finance professional, this mini-toolkit provides all you need to start developing a generic coaching and mentoring programme in your organisation

• PER interactive case studies 
• Follow the journey of six individuals through PER – four trainees and two workplace mentors. The case studies explore typical questions raised and challenges faced throughout the PER cycle and some of the choices and options available to you

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