🎯 Required SMART Goals
Mentors and mentees must establish and submit a minimum of three SMART goals by the second week of the program.
Achieving Meaningful Outcomes
These goals will serve as a guide throughout the mentorship process, ensuring both participants are aligned in their expectations and focused on achieving tangible outcomes.
Participants are encouraged to create goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) to support meaningful progress throughout the program.
📚 Goal Setting Resources
Participants are encouraged to utilize the following resources when developing their SMART goals:
- Individual Development Planning Resources: Novice Interpreters – IDP Resources
- SMART Goal Generator: SMART Goal Generator Tool
- Sample Guided Individual Development Plan: Sample Worksheet PDF
🤝 Program Support
Throughout the mentoring program, participants may be provided with additional tools, activities, and learning opportunities to support professional growth and progress toward individual goals.
Examples of program support may include:
- Free Canvas courses
- Practice activities and materials
- Online video repositories
- Feedback and assessment rubrics
- Ongoing support from program facilitators
🏆 Certification-Based Goals
If Utah certification is the eventual goal, participants are strongly encouraged to use the appropriate rating criteria as a foundation when creating their goals.
Rating criteria resources include: