Innovative Forms of Mentor Work in Corporate Energy Education

Introduction. Modern corporate education is often project work with point settings and targeted training of the most talented specialists, requiring the appropriate competencies of a mentor. The paper presents the results of studying the forms of mentor work in corporate education in the energy sector. The relevance of studying the problem of mentoring and its most effective forms today is related to the situation of personnel shortage (especially in the technical field), as well as the need to use complex automated systems that require certain competencies. The authors emphasize the importance of mentoring to transfer knowledge, skills, and experience to new employees, especially in complex industries such as energy. Methodology. The research was carried out through theoretical methods: analysis, synthesis and generalization of domestic and foreign pedagogical research on the forms of mentoring activities. The authors analyzed and systematized the points of application of the idea of corporate education in the educational and career trajectory of an energy specialist. The purpose of the article is to identify and systematize innovative forms of mentor work in corporate education in the energy sector. Results. The dependence of the choice of the mentorʼs work form on the stage of professional self-realization of the specialist is noted, the features and targets of the stages are revealed. The research examines such innovative forms of mentoring as situational, partnership, group, etc. based on the goals set by corporate education in the energy sector. The theoretical significance of the article lies in the analysis of the essence and success factors of innovative forms of mentoring in the corporate education system. The practical significance of the article lies in using the research results to provide corporate training for power engineers based on examples of successful mentoring practices and in the proposed recommendations for improving the corporate education system. Conclusions. The proposed system of innovative forms of mentor work is an important component of the implementation of corporate energy education, contributes to the formation of significant competencies of a specialist, as a result, to increase the efficiency of companies.