Work Place

Mentoring - the presence of caring individuals who, along with parents or guardians, provide young people with support, counsel, friendship, reinforcement and a constructive example - is a strategy that can help young people of all circumstances to achieve.

Throughout history, older people have been mentors to young people, mostly through informal, spontaneous arrangements. According to the July-August 1978 Harvard Business Review article Everyone Who Makes It Has a Mentor, mentoring has always been an integral part of the career advancement of the business executive. Today, mentoring is emerging as a formal process to assist young people, often used in conjunction with existing development programs involving education, job training or life skills.

Workplace Mentoring:

Offers young people the chance to develop a relationship with one or more employees who become friends, role models and advocates for them. Typically takes place at the workplace, either during or after school hours. Can take several forms, including tutoring, job shadowing, career exploration and game playing. Typically asks the mentor for a commitment of at least one year.

Provided by National Mentoring Partnership.