All it takes to be a Plan-it Youth mentor, is a commitment to spend approximately two hours a week with your 'mentee' for the next twelve months.

WHAT CAN MENTORS DO?

• Listen
• Assist with goal setting
• Help students recognise their strengths
• Be a sounding board for ideas and problems
• Make contact with employers
• Suggest possible courses of action.

ITS ALL ABOUT TEAM WORK:
“My mentor is different from my mum or my friends. She's not a teacher and not family. She's like a friend.” Michael, Student.

To support you as a mentor, Plan-it Youth has formed a partnership with TAFE, offering a short course in mentoring. The course is free to potential mentors and the skills you gain will be invaluable to you as a mentor and may even prove useful in other areas of your life.

Topics covered in the TAFE mentoring course include:

• conflict resolution
• effective listening
• mentor roles, rights and responsibilities
• employment and training opportunities
• confidentiality
• child protection legislation

For more information regarding the NSW TAFE course - Mentoring in the Community, contact Sue Souter, Manager, Community and Disability Programs, Access and General Education Curriculum Centre on 02 9846 8101

 
Why not register your interest in becoming a Mentor now!