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IDS Alumni Mentors - programme of support

To help our volunteer IDS Alumni Mentors we have a free programme of support with a specialist mentoring and coaching trainer. Find out more about the workshops in academic year 2020-2021.

	25 Nov 2020
	Written by Michelle Cruickshank
	Club News

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Programme of support for IDS Alumni Mentors

To help our volunteer IDS Alumni Mentors we have created a free programme of support with a specialist mentoring and coaching trainer
Anyone who signs up to offer a 'mentoring relationship' to IDS students and alumni via online IDS Alumni Mentoring and Advice will be given first refusal for these limited space workshops.

Free, online, live workshops

All the workshops are online and live, our planned programme for IDS Alumni Mentors for academic year 2020-2021 is as follows:

Mentors refresher workshop 28 October 1-2.30pm, workshop resources
Mentors skills workshop 27 January 2021, workshop resources
Mentors skills workshop 22 April 2021 12-1.30pm GMT, register now
Mentors skills workshop July 2021, details to be confirmed

The skills workshops will be based around the needs of mentors, when you register your interest in attending you will be asked for your suggestions. Feel free to email the alumni office any suggestions after you have signed-up.

IDS Alumni Mentors Group

IDS Alumni Mentors are automatically added to the group on the alumni network website where we share resources for mentors. Unlike some other groups on the alumni network website comments in this group for mentors will not be shown on the homepage.

I recommend that all IDS Alumni Mentors check their alumni network profile and mentor settings. Simply log-in to the alumni network and click on 'edit profile' to see what you are currently sharing with other alumni network members and access your mentor settings.

Resources for (potential) mentees

We are also running workshops for potential mentees to encourage them to reflect on what they may want from a mentoring relationship (priority given to students and alumni from the last three years). Resources from the workshops are now available online.

The Mentoring & Careers page has lots of useful guidance and help; this guide is especially useful for those using the Alumni Network search for Featured Mentors.