🫂Mentors in Tech Fleet Discord

This page covers everything you need to know to be able to get the Mentor capabilities in Tech Fleet Discord.

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Getting Ready to Mentor on Projects in Tech Fleet Discord

TL;DR: First, get the Projects role, then get the Mentors role, through the project-role channel and the mentors-get-ready channel.

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Getting Ready to Mentor in Tech Fleet Discord

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Getting Ready to Mentor on Projects in Tech Fleet Discord

 Learn how to get ready to be a group project mentor on projects in Tech Fleet Discord!

In order to do this, you need the Mentors role in Tech Fleet Discord.

First:

Here's a reminder about what Roles are.

Roles in Discord are like hats: if you wear the hat, you have access to special channels or special abilities. This means that you can control what you see and what you do in Tech Fleet Discord.

 Next:

What does it mean to be a Group Project Mentor in Tech Fleet?

 Let's start with the breakdown of project teams in Tech Fleet. Tech Fleet has four different ways for you to be involved on projects:

1. One: You can be an Observer

2. Two: You can be an Apprentice

3. Three: You can be a Co-lead

4. Four: You can be a Group Mentor

Observers watch project teams work.

Apprentices work alongside co-leads and own work as servant leaders.

Co-leads guide apprentices and own work as servant leaders.

Group mentors offer mentorship to teams in subjects they know within a group setting.

Next:

Here's what you need to know about Mentors in Tech Fleet:

A group project mentor gives at least one hour a week to mentor a project. They can choose the project they mentor. It's based on who requests a mentor from active projects. Projects are eleven weeks, and we open new projects to apply to every month.

Please note: having the Mentors role does not mean you're on a team yet. It means you can see the alerts to openings for projects as a mentor. It also means you get channels for guidance as someone who is mentoring projects. You still need to respond to the need for a mentor on a project and be selected by a Project Coordinator. Getting the Mentors Role is the next step towards joining a team. Learn the entire process in this video.

Tech Fleet highly recommends Observing as the first step to interacting with the community, and a first step to joining projects. We offer this for anyone in the community. Check out the other video we've made, Getting Ready to Observe. It tells you what you need to do in Discord to start observing projects.

Finally:

How does someone start being a Mentor on projects in Tech Fleet?

1. Step 1: Obtain the "Projects" role in Tech Fleet Discord. This role opens up channels for you to further decide how you want to be involved on projects.

2. To get the Projects role:

   1. Go to the Projects category.

   2. Head into the Project Role channel.

   3. In this channel you will see instructions. Read the instructions. These instructions have you go into the Tech Fleet user guide.

   4. We know what you're thinking. Do I really need to read the user guide? Really? YES! You will greatly benefit from the lessons in the user guide. In fact, they are crucial to applying to projects in Tech Fleet.

   5. Life in Tech Fleet - Go to the section in the user guide about Life in Tech Fleet. Read all the sections to start understanding what it's like on project training and in the community.

   6. After you do this, follow the instructions on this channel, click on the emoji at the bottom of the channel. When you click on this emoji you will receive the Projects role.

   7. This grants you access to new channels: Observers Get Ready, Leads Get Ready, Apprentices Get Ready, and Mentors Get Ready. You're now ready to obtain the Apprentices role in the Mentors Get Ready channel!

3. Step 2: Obtain the Mentors role in Tech Fleet Discord. This role opens up access to channels that you can utilize while mentoring.

4. To get the Mentors role:

   1. Go to the Projects category, and head into the Mentors Get Ready channel. BUT! Be sure you have the Projects role first! Otherwise, you won't see this channel.

   2. In this channel you will see information: a link to Life in Tech Fleet, a link to the Agile Handbook, a link to the Apprentice Handbook, and instructions on how to obtain the Leads role. Read all of the handbooks. Read it all carefully. It tells you exactly how projects works, what to do, and what you can expect.

   3. After you're done reading the Handbooks in the user guide, come back into the Mentors Get Ready channel.

   4. Click on the leaf emoji. Once you do, you will receive the Mentors role.

5. Step 3: You have access to new abilities with the Mentors role! This grants you access to new channels and new abilities as someone trying to mentor projects in Discord! Yay!

First: The Mentors role grants you access to Mentor Openings. This is a channel that only mentors see. Teams can post mentoring needs in this channel. If you're interested in mentoring a team, reply in a thread to any message, and the project coordinator will set you up.

Secondly: there is a Mentor Guidance channel in Discord. You can find this under the Get Guidance menu category. This gives you alerts that only leads with the Mentors role can see. Use this channel to receive guidance as a mentor any time.

That's it for now! Check out the other videos in this part of the series. You can learn how to get ready to observe, how to get ready to apprentice, and how to get ready to join masterclasses!

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