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Warwick Business School Mentoring Programme Strategy - 2018 to 2020

Our vision

  • To be the leading global volunteer mentoring programme, committed to empowering students and alumni to help unleash their full potential

This is supported by our mission:

  • To provide unbiased and confidential mentoring to WBS students and alumni, from volunteer, experienced alumni

The WBS Mentoring Programme CORE Values are aligned with WBS CORE Values:

  • Curious - questioning, non-judgemental;
  • Openness - unbiased, voluntary;
  • Restless - challenging, self-development, passionate;
  • Excellence - quality, integrity, confidential.

As the key focus for 2018 - 2020, the strategic elements are:

1) To enhance the Mentee Experience

  • Build upon the induction and implement touchpoints, beyond the quarterly survey, to improve mentee experience throughout the whole mentee programme lifecycle.

2) To maintain an external recognition and quality approval

  • Demonstrates underlying quality of the programme and its processes
  • Commensurate with the expectations of its stakeholders

3) To build a global presence

  • Develop hubs of mentoring activity that globally support the WBS strategy for international engagement with alumni
  • Cultivate the diversity of our mentors and mentees, encompassing different cultures, industries, backgrounds and experience

4) Continuing Professional Development of mentors

  • Maintain and improve the CPD for new and existing mentors, enabling them to provide class leading mentoring services
  • Facilitating the retention of experienced mentors

5) Maintain the high standards of delivery for the programme and its participants

  • Mentor professional development (training)
  • Mentee recruitment aligned to the WBS strategy
  • Recruitment of volunteer mentors from WBS alumni
  • Effective mentee and mentor inductions
  • Regular programme feedback
  • Ongoing support for mentees and mentors
  • Administration and data collection appropriate for the programme.

WBS Mentoring Programme Definition:

“It is about giving help and support in a manner that the recipient will appreciate and that will empower them to move forward. It is also about creating an informal and confidential environment in which they feel encouraged to explore their hopes and concerns. The WBS Mentoring Programme is available to enable students and alumni of WBS to benefit from the experience of alumni. It also enables alumni to continue their relationship with WBS and other alumni.”