About the Program
FEW’s flagship is the Mentor Program. Over the past six years we have seen it emerge as a unique and highly successful service that we provide to our alumni members.
The FEW Mentor Program, administered by the FEW Committee, is designed to give alumni and postgraduate women students of the QUT Business School the opportunity to interact with professionals from the business community, with the purpose of guiding and encouraging participants in their chosen career path. Mentors offer mentees support, encouragement, and an industry perspective.
Benefits of Mentoring
Mentoring encourages participants to:
- Change behaviour and improve performance
- Look beyond present constraints
- Take risks
- Look for new perspective or possibilities
- Apply problem identification and solving
- Implement career plans and achieve career success
- Enhance quality of life
"One of the key measures of a successful program is moving the relationship from having a good rapport and information exchange to one that is supporting, developing and challenging the mentee, while the mentor may learn something new or develop in a way they had not anticipated. Another key to success is balancing structure and process offered for boht mentors and mentees, without having onerous constraints that may limit the flow of a good relationship." (from the 2009 Program materials, by Rupert Bryce, Performance Strategies.)
How to Apply
Applications are now open for the 2010 mentoring program. To apply, please complete the application form and forward it to few@qut.edu.au with a one page bio/curriculum vitae by 10 February 2010 (date has been extended). Mentees’ attendance at the opening workshop in Brisbane on 22 March 2010, is mandatory. Minimum of 2 hours contact with mentors per month is required to gain benefit from the program.
Download the Mentee Application Form (Word, 505kb)
Program Schedule
- 10 February 2010: Applications and one page CV due
- 28 February 2010: Successful Applicants notified of their Mentor
- 22 March 2010: Mandatory Workshop with Performance Strategies (5:30pm- 8:30pm)
- 7 September 2010: Closing Workshop (5:30pm-7:30pm)
If you are interested in being a Mentor, please email few@qut.edu.au
For further information, please contact Committee Member Dawn Galvin on 0438 771 431 or 3224 5457 (business hours only please).
