- Corby Business Centre, Corby, Northants
Pass on your skills through real work, delivered professionally.
For Trade Mentors
You have spent years learning how work should be done properly. Dormant Trade Skills gives you a way to pass that knowledge on without going back to full-time site work.
As a Trade Mentor, your role is to guide, supervise and teach young Trade Associates on suitable real maintenance jobs.
THE ROLE OF A TRADE MENTOR
A professional teaching role
Trade Mentors are responsible for setting standards, explaining tasks, supervising safe working, checking quality and helping young people build confidence.
Your role includes:
- Planning and supervising maintenance tasks
- Demonstrating correct methods and safe working practices
- Supporting Trade Associates as they develop skills on site
- Ensuring work is completed safely and to an acceptable standard
You are not there to rush through jobs as fast as possible. You are there to make real work understandable, safe and useful as a training environment.
WHO THE ROLE IS FOR
Who this role suits
This role may suit experienced builders, carpenters, plumbers, decorators, maintenance workers, site managers or practical multi-skilled tradespeople who still have knowledge to offer.
It may be especially suitable if you are semi-retired, reducing your hours, no longer want the stress of running every job yourself, or simply want your skills to mean something beyond the next invoice.
Previous teaching experience is not required. Support and clear expectations are provided.
WORKING STRUCTURE AND SUPPORT
Clear structure and support
Trade Mentors are supported by the programme team with clear working arrangements, safeguarding processes, and realistic expectations.
- Mentors are employed and supported as part of programme delivery
- Work is planned and structured, not ad hoc
- Safeguarding and professional boundaries are clearly defined
- You are supported to focus on delivery, not administration
This structure protects mentors, learners, customers, and funding partners.
WHY THIS APPROACH WORKS
Teaching through real work
Many people learn best by doing. By embedding training into real maintenance work, Trade Mentors are able to pass on skills that cannot be learned in classrooms or simulated environments.
This approach allows you to teach judgement, standards, and working habits alongside technical skills — the things that matter most on real jobs.
NEXT STEPS
Interested in becoming a Trade Mentor?
If you are an experienced tradesperson who would like to pass on your skills through paid, purposeful work, we would like to hear from you.
Dormant Trade Skills connects experienced tradespeople with young adults who want to learn trade skills as a practical route into work — delivering paid training, real maintenance jobs, and measurable outcomes.
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Contact Details
If you have questions you can contact us
- Corby Business Centre, Corby, Northants
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