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What is meant by Mentorship?

  • Hard to find a definition
    • Relationship between an experienced person and someone who is not as experienced
    • Process of nurturing and providing varying degrees a mental, emotional and pedagogical support
  • A number of key roles
    • Serving as a guide
    • Offering Support
    • Acting as an adviser, trainer or partner, as well nurture to the mentor
    • Process of coaching – personally and professionally

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6 Critical Characteristics

  • Willingness to share knowledge
  • Competency
  • Willingness to facilitate growth
  • Honesty
  • Willingness to give critical, positive and constructive feedback
  • Ability to deal directly with the student

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Understanding the GI Internship Framework

Mentorship

- confidence

- self belief

- interpersonal coms

- prof comms

- follow through and completion

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Client Project Experience

Innovation - entrepreneurship

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Mentorship Structure(apologies for the unsteady hand!!!)

Individual

Student

Other Students/

Team Workers

(Peer to Peer)

IT Mentor

GI

Co-ordinator

Program Mentors

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Mentorship Framework

  • One to one mentorship

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  • Group Mentorship

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  • Reverse Mentorship

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  • Peer Mentorship

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  • Industry Mentorship Management