Mentor Navigator Certification
NAV 701 — Mentor Navigator Certification prepares qualified Christian Mentors to serve as personal navigators for students enrolled in Prestige Family Office University courses and certification programs.
The course is built around the image of the SS Prestige Family Office University, a mission-driven educational vessel launched to help Christian family business owners, their rising generations, and their trusted advisors travel toward greater readiness, stewardship, governance, leadership, succession, and multigenerational impact.
In this course, the Mentor is presented as the student’s Navigator. The Mentor does not captain the ship, replace the instructor, act as the student’s professional advisor, or make decisions for the student or family. Instead, the Mentor helps the student stay on course, understand the voyage, complete the lessons, reflect on the material, and connect PFU education to real-life stewardship responsibilities.
NAV 701 is especially designed for retired and semi-retired Christian business owners, executives, advisors, teachers, coaches, consultants, ministry leaders, and professionals who want to use their experience in service to Christian families and students.
Course Outcome
Upon completion of NAV 701, the certified PFU Mentor Navigator should be able to:
- Explain the PFU mission and biblical foundation.
- Describe the Mentor’s role as Navigator.
- Support students without giving unauthorized professional advice.
- Conduct effective Zoom-based student conversations.
- Encourage students toward completion, reflection, and application.
- Recognize readiness, preparation, and motivation issues.
- Understand the four PFU schools and the broader educational voyage.
- Maintain confidentiality, professionalism, and boundaries.
- Help students remain focused on stewardship and multigenerational impact.
- Represent PFU with humility, warmth, clarity, integrity, and Christian character.
NAV 701 includes ten lessons.
Each lesson includes:
- Lesson Description
- Executive Summary
- Video Script 1 — Segment A, 5 scenes
- Video Script 2 — Segment B, 5 scenes
- Video Script 3 — Segment C, 5 scenes
- Video Script 4 — Instructional Video, 3 scenes
- Readable Lesson Text
- Key Takeaways
- Reflection Questions
- Quiz
- Assignment
Course Instructor
PFU NAV 701 – Mentor Navigator Certification
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NAV 701 Ten-Lesson Course Outline
Lesson 1 — Welcome Aboard: The Mission of PFU and the Mentor’s Calling
Introduces PFU as a biblically based educational mission and explains the SS Prestige Family Office University analogy. Students are passengers on a voyage. Mentors are navigators. The voyage is toward readiness, stewardship, governance, leadership, and multigenerational impact.
Lesson 2 — The Mentor as Navigator, Not Captain
Clarifies the Mentor’s proper role. The Mentor guides, encourages, asks questions, and helps students stay on course. The Mentor does not take control of the student’s decisions or provide unauthorized professional advice.
Lesson 3 — Understanding the PFU Student
Helps Mentors understand the students they may serve: family business owners, rising-generation members, advisors, spouses, successors, and future family office leaders.
Lesson 4 — Readiness, Preparation, and Motivation
Explains the PFU readiness concept. A family may recognize a need but still lack motivation to act. Mentors must learn to listen for both readiness gaps and motivation levels.
Lesson 5 — The Four PFU Schools and the Educational Voyage
Gives Mentors an overview of the four major PFU schools and how each school contributes to the student’s development.
Lesson 6 — Conducting Effective Mentor Conversations
Provides practical training for Zoom-based mentor meetings, student check-ins, small group sessions, and encouragement calls.
Lesson 7 — Encouragement, Accountability, and Completion
Teaches Mentors how to help students maintain momentum through course completion without becoming controlling or overly directive.
Lesson 8 — Confidentiality, Ethics, and Professional Boundaries
Establishes ethical standards for Mentors, including confidentiality, role boundaries, conflicts of interest, student privacy, and avoiding inappropriate solicitation.
Lesson 9 — Mentors, Ambassadors, Advisors, and the PFU Community
Explains how Mentors fit within the broader PFU ecosystem, including Ambassadors, advisors, subject matter experts, webinars, workshops, conferences, and future community development.
Lesson 10 — Certification, Deployment, and Ongoing Mentor Development
Prepares Mentors for approval, assignment, continuing education, student matching, reporting, and future participation in PFU programs.