Mentoring Program

Mentoring is a school-based program where a volunteer adult mentor and young person (mentee) will have fun together and work towards the achievement of goals set by the young person to achieve career-related tasks.
Click on the menus to the right of this screen to learn a lot more about mentoring opportunities...

Welcome to new SIP members

We wish to welcome Caroline and Cheryl as our new Partnership Brokers.
Caroline and Cheryl are keen to work with Industry, Schools and the Community in developing sustainable partnerships to assist young people realise their true potential.
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What is mentoring?

“Invest your past in their future.”

Imagine if you could take all the knowledge and experience you have back to your young self. What a world of information that would be.

Imagine all the things you would have taught yourself to be a success in your career and the benefits it would have had for your future.
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Thoughts about mentoring

There are numerous theories and ideas about mentoring. Some key thoughts are shared on this page. thumbnail

Role of a Mentor

The role of a Mentor in a mentoring relationship might depend on the nature of the program supervising the mentoring relationship. However, most mentoring relationships are likely to see Mentors taking on some of the roles and qualities mentioned on this page.
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Becoming an Effective Mentor

A great deal of patience is required when embarking on a mentoring relationship with a young person. International research tends to suggest that there are three key stages of the relationship. thumbnail