Entering Mentoring Recognition

Level 1: Trained Facilitator

To become an Entering Mentoring Trained Facilitator, you must fulfill the following criteria:

1. Join NRMN   

2. Participate in our facilitator workshop to gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to effectively facilitate research mentor training based on the Entering Mentoring curricula series 

If you are interested in attending a facilitator workshop, please complete this interest form to be added to our listserv to learn about upcoming events. 

After participating in a facilitator workshop, you will receive a letter recognizing you as an Entering Mentoring Trained Facilitator. 

As an Entering Mentoring Trained Facilitator, you are strongly encouraged to engage in the following:

• Join the MyNRMN online community of practice, Facilitators of Entering Mentoring (Mentor Training), to learn more about the curricula, seek implementation advice, and share best practices 

• Implement mentor training; there is no minimum number of implementations required

• Leverage resources on the CIMER website: Facilitating Entering Mentoring and Facilitator Community

Level 2: Certified Facilitator

To become an Entering Mentoring Certified Facilitator, you must fulfill the following criteria:

1. Earn recognition as an Entering Mentoring Trained Facilitator

2. Join the MyNRMN online community of practice, Facilitators of Entering Mentoring (Mentor Training), to learn more about the curricula, seek implementation advice, and share best practices

3. Participate in MyMentor, the ​NRMN guided virtual mentorship​ program (optional)

4. Facilitate mentor training based on the Entering Mentoring curricula series 

   1. A minimum of 8 hours of facilitation across 2 or more workshops is required, including at least one session on "Reflecting on Diversity and Establishing a Practic of Inclusion" (formerly titled “Addressing Equity and Inclusion”)

   2. Evaluation data from at least 20 participants is required indicating your effectiveness as a facilitator and participant workshop satisfaction; you may use your own evaluation assessments or ones created by CIMER (survey PDF or Qualtrics QSF file)

5. Submit an application (see below)

To apply:

We strongly recommend preparing all materials in Steps 1-3 before starting the application survey, since the application cannot easily be saved for completion at a later time. Applications are reviewed twice a year. 

1. Download this spreadsheet and list your facilitation experience. If you have facilitated many mentor training workshops, you may choose to include only those that best showcase your experience and/or meet the requirements for Certified Facilitator recognition.

2. Compile evidence of your effectiveness as a facilitator into a single PDF file. This should minimally include evaluation data from training participants. You may also wish to include letters of recommendation, teaching awards, etc.

3. Write a brief biography (less than 250 words) describing your professional background and interest in being an Entering Mentoring Certified Facilitator. 

4. Submit the application survey.

Please contact CIMER (cimer@wcer.wisc.edu) with any questions or concerns. 

Once your application is approved, you are expected to:

1. Facilitate at least one mentor training workshop annually; training can address any number of competencies or themes but must include content on the topic of equity and inclusion 

2. Share basic information about NRMN at your trainings and encourage participants to join NRMN 

3. Be active on MyNRMN (social networking platform) and consider participating in MyMentor (guided virtual mentorship​ program)

4. Reach out to us with questions, resources, and highlights from your work on mentoring

Intellectual Property Agreement

Trained and Certified Facilitators are not permitted to charge or collect honoraria/facilitator fees for training events based on the Entering Mentoring or Entering Research curricula. For more information, review our intellectual property agreement (updated May 2019).