What is the UOW Mentoring Program?
When students stand on the threshold of their career, having someone in their corner to help them find their way can change everything. You could be that someone for a UOW student by sharing your experience and success through the UOW Mentoring Program.
The program matches UOW alumni as mentors with current UOW students who are seeking career advice and are eager to gain insight into the opportunities and challenges of working in specific industries.
What's involved
- The 2021 UOW Mentoring Program is a total of five (5) weeks, from 6 September to October 15. Please note: there is a one (1) week break from 27 September to 1 October
- We match your expertise with a current UOW student interested in your field
- You and your mentee agree on the amount of engagement time, with a minimum of 4 hours over the duration of the program
- You then follow that agreement together - learning, networking and engaging with each other.
Training
The UOW Mentoring Program will provide training for both mentor and mentee. This training will be held online. We will outline expectations, key dates and available resources and will also host a mid-point session for mentees.
What's in it for you
Mentoring can benefit mentors as much as the mentees. Such benefits include:
- Satisfying the natural human desire to share knowledge and experience.
- Achieve satisfaction: For some mentors, having a mentee succeed and eventually become a friend and colleague, is one of their greatest joys.
- Develop your professional network: By making contacts for your mentees, you strengthen your own contacts and make new ones.
- Extend your contribution: The results of good mentoring have an ongoing and lasting effect, as mentees are often inspired and want to give back.
Note: Mentors and mentees will be matched based on responses to the criteria in the application form. It is possible that not all applicants will be matched as matching will be determined by students’ needs. We do encourage alumni from our different campuses to participate. Meetings with students are welcome to be conducted via phone, video or email.
Key dates
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| Monday 26 July | Applications open |
| Sunday 8 August | Applications close |
| Late-August/early September |
Email notification to all applicants advising whether you have been matched with a mentee |
| Wednesday, 01 September (5:30pm-7:00pm AEST) | Orientation and training (virtual event) |
| 6 September - 24 September |
Work on Career Action Plan or Graduate Job Application with mentee. Provide feedback on the chosen task and discuss progress of the mentoring experience. |
| 2 September - 29 September | Work on Career Action Plan or Graduate Job Application. Provide feedback on the chosen task and discuss progress of the mentoring experience. |
| 27 September | Mid-point survey due this week |
| 27 September - 1 October | Break - Student recess |
| 4 October - 15 October |
Work on Career Action Plan or Graduate Job Application with mentee. Provide feedback on the chosen task and discuss progress of the mentoring experience. |
| 15 October | Program close |
| 20 October (5:30pm-6:45pm AEST) | Wrap-up event (virtual event) |
| 14 November |
Students Career Action Plan and reflective journal due. Deadline to complete feedback survey. |