The Youth Mentorship Program
guidancing and supporting the young people as they navigate their personal and professional lives
Overview
Mentorship is a recognized method for encouraging professional development in organizations all over the world. The importance of mentorship within social and work settings is well recognized. However, mentorship is not always properly formalized or even managed. Mentoring programs offer a means to further enhance workforce performance and engagement, promote learning opportunities and encourage multidisciplinary collaboration. There are both career and life benefits associated with mentorship, and it is increasingly recognized as a bidirectional process that benefits mentors, mentees, and the organizations as a whole. Mentoring is recognized as an essential step in professional and personal development.
A mentorship program can help improve and shape career pathways, especially for the younger generation of graduates, and lower and middle-level employees for the benefit of individuals, organizations, and societies. It is for this reason that Family Concepts Center- a knowledge-based organization, has designed a culturally sensitive and professionally appropriate mentorship program as a way to promote career development, professionalism, and decent work practices among young people in the world of work.
The Goal of the program
The goal of the mentorship program is to accelerate the personal and professional development of young people in the world of work
Objectives
The program has the following specific objectives:
1. Improve young people’s career opportunities and outcomes.
2. Create a culture that embraces mentorship as an effective way of developing young people’s career pathways.
3. Guide young people in their professional, personal, and interpersonal growth.
4. Contribute to the development of a generation of young leaders in different areas of work.
5. Improve workplace engagement among prospective employees and employers
At the end of the mentorship program, the mentors submit a final report on the overall mentorship program. The mentees are also required to submit monthly progress reports against the planned activities for each mentee. Family Concepts Center will offer a certificate to each mentee at the end of the mentorship program.