Mentorship Program at CAWm Canada

Goal of the Mentorship Program

The goal of the Mentorship Program is to match the expertise and interests of our volunteer mentors to the expressed needs of the young women/newcomers who require assistance in improving his/her business operations. 

 

Who can benefit from being Helped?

Anyone who would like advice and support for her business operations, or for her future career, or any other aspect of life. On receiving advice or information, the accepting of free advice/information is done while ensuring not to exploit the mentor’s time.  Any entrepreneur/new student/newcomer to Canada who would like advice and support for her business and/or private life. You are a receiver of information, accepting the free advice while ensuring not to exploit the mentor’s time.

Role of the Mentee:

  • Make a personal commitment to work with a mentor;
  • Assume an active role in a mentoring partnership, initiating contact as necessary;
  • Share your goals, strategies and status with the mentor;
  • Ask the mentor specific questions;
  • Investigate potential solutions to your challenges prior to involving the mentor;
  • Learn from the constructive feedback of a mentor’s experience;
  • Assume responsibility for making all final decisions related to you, as well as for the consequences of your decisions; Be considerate of the mentor’s time;
  • Accept or refuse the mentor’s advice, realizing that the mentor will not be liable for advice given in good faith. Receive support and advice.
  • Learn strategies and techniques from a mentor with experience.
  • Increase your awareness through the sharing of information.

Expectations and Responsibilities of the Mentee:

  • Submit a completed Mentee Registration Form;
  • Operate within the stated parameters of Mentorship Program and behave ethically;
  • Accept no financial investment from the mentor;
  • Discuss with the mentor your personal expectations regarding the frequency of communication;
  • Reply to telephone and/or email messages from the mentor within three business days;
  • Provide feedback on your mentoring relationship by completing a Feedback Form;
  • Contact the Mentorship Program Coordinator with any concerns regarding your mentorship relationship.

Role of the Mentor:

  • Make a personal commitment to work with a mentee;
  • Assume an active role in a mentoring partnership, initiating contact as necessary;
  • Inquire as to the goals, strategies and status of the mentee;
  • Answer candidly any questions the mentee may have;
  • Offer potential solutions to the challenges of your mentee;
  • Give advice/information in a responsible manner, knowing that the responsibility for making all final decisions related, as well as for the consequences of the decisions rest with the mentee;
  • Be considerate of the mentee’s time;
  • Give advice, realizing that the mentee may or may not follow the advice, even though they are given in good faith.

Expectations and Responsibilities of the Mentor:

  • Submit a completed Mentor Registration Form;
  • Operate within the stated parameters of Mentorship Program and behave ethically;
  • Accept no financial compensation of any kind from the mentee;
  • Discuss with the mentee your personal expectations regarding the frequency of communication;
  • Reply to telephone and/or email messages from the mentor within three business days;
  • Provide feedback on your mentoring relationship by completing a Feedback Form;
  • Contact the Mentorship Program Coordinator with any concerns regarding your mentorship relationship.
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