About mentoring
Mentoring is a word that is used widely in many education, youth and community organisations, and there are some definitions below.
' Mentoring is a way of helping another person to become what the person aspires to be. '
Montreal CEGEP 1988, Leeds Metropolitan University
' Mentoring is…inspiring others, listening, encouraging independence, building confidence. '
Mentors Guide, University of Liverpool
One of the common features of all mentoring programmes is the development of positive and meaningful relationships to raise aspirations of students and individuals to succeed. Support, encouragement and guidance is provided by individuals who are called mentors, and mentees are those who are in receipt of this support.
Other types of mentoring available at the university
Peer mentoring
The transition from home or work to university life can be a challenging, exciting and demanding time for many students.
Peer mentoring is a process where more experienced students (mentors) provide support, enthusiasm and motivation to new students (mentees) on the same programme of study.
Some schools have peer mentoring opportunities available on specific courses so it is worth making an enquiry at your School office.
The Guidance & Employability Team (GET) does not organise peer mentoring activity. All GET mentoring programmes link students with professionals from outside the university for career-focused support.
Mentoring for Care Leavers
The university now offers one-to-one mentoring support to care leavers. You can request a mentor and will be assigned a member of staff to provide mentoring for your entire time at university. Mentors provide support, advice, advocacy and a first point of contact for any questions about study or university life in general. The university also has a variety of support services specifically for care leavers.
For more information about the mentoring scheme contact:
Kirsteen Coupar
Mentoring Project Officer
Telephone: 020 8331 8817
E-mail: K.Coupar@gre.ac.uk
What other support is available?
The Guidance & Employability Team (GET) at the University of Greenwich have a team of staff who can support student mentees with a range of employability focused activities. In some cases, it may be more appropriate for students to see GET careers advisers for certain matters (e.g. CV checking) than it would be for them to spend time discussing this with their mentor.
Contact the Guidance & Employability Team
Contact GET
Find out about the Guidance & Employability Team's contact details and locations, opening times, drop-ins and more.