What is the Career Mentoring Scheme?
The Career Mentoring Scheme is a voluntary partnership where a mentor (employer) offers to share his/her expertise with a mentee (student) in order to provide practical support and encouragement. It is a non-judgemental partnership, based on mutual trust and confidentiality, which encourages both parties to benefit and learn from each others experiences. Mentoring is a powerful tool for development where the mentor supports the mentee to manage their own development by setting personal goals and working towards achieving positive change. The mentor often plays a crucial part in the development of the mentees employability skills by helping them to understand the workplace, thus giving them a competitive edge in the graduate labour market. Previous mentees and mentors have confirmed that involvement is mutually rewarding as it offers exceptional scope for the personal and professional development of both parties. Additionally mentors value the opportunity to give something back to the c
