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Our Mentoring & Advice Programme facilitates three kinds of mentoring and advice for professional and careers development 👇
💚 Ask-an-Alum is our online tool for quick advice and knowledge sharing over one or two virtual sessions
💚 Use it to find and connect with Online Mentors for support and advice on a variety of professional development and careers topics
💚 Useful for creating a space for impactful knowledge sharing with no pressure for a long-term relationship (although can be a trial for a new one-on-one mentoring relationship)
💚Matched Mentoring is one-on-one mentoring which is probably the type that comes to mind when you think of mentoring.
💚We match one mentor and one mentee to enter into a 6-month relationship to help the mentee develop, improve and achieve their goals.
💚The IDS Alumni Network Matched Mentoring scheme is administrated by the alumni relations office and is open for applications from new mentors and mentees twice a year.
💚Group mentoring is a form of mentoring where one mentor works with several mentees in a group
💚Mentees are the driving force in Group mentoring, each mentee brings their own goals, perspectives and experiences
💚Works best for those who learn collaboratively
💚Our aims and objectives for our Programme looking to contribute to the career and professional development of our alumni and students
💚Support available to mentors and mentees using any of our three schemes
💚Links to other helpful resources about mentoring and advice
Help with your first personalised message to your potential mentor or advice giver via Ask-an-Alum More...
Guiding principles for both mentor and mentee in our IDS Alumni Network Mentoring Programme (all three schemes - ask-an-alum, matched mentoring and gr… More...
Practical details on the application forms for our Matched Mentoring scheme- including deadlines and tips for a great application form. More...
A useful guide for developing a successful long-term mentoring relationship. These are designed for those who are part of our Matched Mentoring scheme… More...
Find out more about Ask-an-Alum, our online tool for quick advice and knowledge sharing for IDS Alumni and Students. More...
Find out more about our alumni network mentoring and advice programme: - Ask An Alum, Matched Mentoring and Group Mentoring and support available for … More...
Find out more about IDS Alumni Network Group Mentoring including how to apply to be part of a new Group starting in early 2023. More...
Discover more about being part of the Matched Mentoring scheme including what support we offer our mentors and mentees. More...
Information on upcoming workshops and useful quick links to essential information for IDS online and matched alumni mentors. More...
Some guidance on what it is and some of the benefits from mentoring, for both mentors and mentees More...