Student Mentoring Programme
This programme strives to encourage students to stay in school, increase their self-esteem and develop an awareness of the workplace over the course of their senior cycle. The Mentoring programme involves a two-year commitment from an employee who agrees to be a mentor to one DEIS student during their senior cycle in school.
Mentoring is an impactful programme that gives students a chance to connect and communicate on an adult level with professionals in the working world, helping to improve confidence, communication, and social skills as well as receiving guidance on CV, interview technique and career-focussed topics.
Programme overview:
Mentors and students meet monthly over an academic year for 1-to-1 sessions to discuss:
- Goal setting, approaches to study, career choices.
- 3rd level course exploration.
- CV writing and interview preparation.
- Day in the Life (career stories).
- End of year graduation event.
Supports and resources are provided by your dedicated BITCI Co-ordinator.
Student Mentoring Programme is funded by basis.point and Tusla.
"I went to school in the Summerhill area so I volunteered for this programme to allow me to re-engage with schools directly in that locality. It is an opportunity for me to share the life experiences and lessons I've learnt with my mentee to hopefully encourage and steer them in their future career paths. For the company it gives them direct engagement with the local schools and community as opposed to other charitable initiatives or fundraising activities.”
"For me, I found mentoring gave me different perspectives that I hadn’t thought of before. Despite always knowing I wanted to work in media and broadcasting, being involved in the Student Mentoring Programme with Citco throughout my senior cycle, which wasn’t a media company, taught me that media is far more than just radio and television. I realised there are a huge variety of roles in every field. I’m now working in media, but in a very non-conventional way. I am a digital content producer and a marketing assistant. I think the Mentoring programme can benefit students irrespective of what they want to do as they meet such a diverse group of professionals and can utilise these experiences to help their own career journey.”
Register your interest for your company or school to participate
The Student Mentoring Programme is funded by basis.point. basis.point is the Irish Fund industry’s initiative to make a difference to those in need.
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