Mentoring Programme
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What
Mentoring Programme delivered across 10 weeks¹
Who
Businesses, organisations and individual professionals
When
Multiple programmes throughout the year²
Cost
No financial cost³
Nurture future professionals and strengthen your profile
Would you like to share your knowledge and experience to nurture emerging talent into career-ready young professionals, and develop your credibility as a mentor?
When you become a mentor on Birmingham City University’s Mentoring Programme, you will not only help our future graduates shine as they enter the world of work, you will also open opportunities to identify new recruits for your organisation, and strengthen your professional profile.
What is BCU's Mentoring Programme?
BCU’s Mentoring Programme offers individual professionals, employees, and leaders of businesses and organisations the opportunity to develop their skills and expertise as mentors, whilst helping to focus and shape career-ready BCU graduates.
¹Our flexible Mentoring Programme has been designed to work around your busy schedule, enabling you to deliver bite-sized guidance to emerging graduates for a minimum of 5 hours across a 10 week period.
How does the programme work?
When you become a mentor at Birmingham City University, you will receive training and guidance from our Mentoring Programme team to help you deliver the best possible support to one of our student or graduate mentees.
You will be introduced to your mentee who you will guide and grow over the 10 week programme.
Your support for your mentee can be shared through a series of catch-ups, either face to face or through our secure online platform, and they can be conveniently and flexibly arranged at times that work for you.
Though a minimum of 5 hrs is required for successful programme completion and support delivery, we do recommend that more mentoring time is given if possible, benefiting both mentee and mentors with their development.
What will I receive when I become a mentor?
Ongoing training and guidance
Ongoing training and guidance from our dedicated mentoring support team throughout the 10 week programme
Access to MentorNet
Access to MentorNet, our online platform to schedule and deliver 121 sessions
Guidance & Resources
Access to additional mentoring guidance and online resources on MentorNet
Certificate of completion
A certificate on completion of BCU’s Mentoring Programme
Introduction to mentee
An introduction to a BCU student or graduate mentee to support throughout the programme
Enquire Now
Send an enquiry and a member of the team will be in touch to discuss your needs.
Enquire NowWhen is BCU's Mentoring Programme delivered?
²Our Mentoring Programme is delivered three times a year with programmes commencing in January, April and July.
What will it cost me to join?
³There is no financial cost to become a mentor on BCU’s Mentoring Programme, but you will be required to provide some of your time (min. 5 hours) to support your mentee.
Women Unltd Sione Raajmakers - Co-founder
Making a difference to someone’s first steps into the industry [as a mentor] is very fulfilling. Interacting with the next generation helps me see the world and industry through their eyes.
Think Legal Recruitment Gishan Abeyratne Associate Director
Being a mentor has been an amazing experience for me. The whole process allowed me to assess and learn things about myself, my experience and my work, for which I am very grateful.
Our Mentoring Programme success stories
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Why become a mentor at BCU?
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1. Develop new skills
Receive comprehensive training in best-practice mentorship from BCU’s Mentoring Programme team.
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2. Strengthen your professional profile
Gain a mentoring certification and the opportunity to be nominated for BCU’s Annual Mentor Awards.
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3. Nurture future employees
Grow emerging professional talent and identify potential new recruits for your organisation.
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4. Deliver on your CSR agenda
Your mentoring support could count towards your organisation’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) goals. Please check with your organisation for confirmation.
Enquire about our Mentoring Programme
Send an enquiry and a member of the team will be in touch to discuss your needs.
