Mentoring

IGEM offers a mentoring services to members wishing to gain registration with the Engineering Council (ECUK) and is constantly seeking voluneers who would like to share their knowledge and experience to help new members progress and develop in this way.

Benefits frequently reported by mentors for themselves include:

• satisfaction from helping others and seeing them progress
• deeper broader knowledge of their own and other organisations
• opportunity to practice and develop management skills
• job enrichment and the chance to build wider networks
• increased self confidence and higher visibility within the organisation

Benefits of having a mentor:

Most of us benefit from having someone with whom we can discuss our hopes, plans and problems. A mentor can offer:

• a different perspective
• challenges based on experience
• encouragement
• help getting motivated when the going is tough
• help with setting goals and defining how to achieve them

People who have used mentors in the past have found that the relationship has:

• enhanced their training and career development
• significantly influenced their attitudes and professional outlook
• guided them round major procedural obstacles and pitfalls
• improved their results by challenging their assumptions

Interested?

To request a mentor or if you would like to volunteer to be an IGEM mentor, please contact the Membership Department on 01509 678154 or email membership@igem.org.uk

Download the IGEM Guide to Mentoring