Mentoring
Our Mentoring Programme unlocks potential, supports career goals and develops the skills of water sector professionals. Read the below so you know what you can expect from this invaluable member benefit.
Mentoring
Our Mentoring Programme is designed to provide members with personalised guidance, support, and professional development opportunities. We support our members by offering those who are looking to gain additional knowledge or advice the opportunity to learn about a new area of the water sector, apply for professional accreditation or to simply acquire guidance on building and enhancing their career.
About our online system
Our online mentoring scheme is a learning and development toolkit built upon the twin foundations of mentoring and e-learning, which support a wide range of learning and development resources. All accessible from your smartphone, tablet, laptop or desktop computer, irrespective of manufacturer and operating system.
Mentors and mentees gain several benefits both personally and professionally from this involvement and it’s a great way of developing links with people and companies external to your current workplace.
In order to benefit from our mentoring scheme you must be a member of the Institute of Water, click below to sign up.
How does it work?
We ask potential mentees to provide us with their objective(s) which are then used to strategically match them to a suitable mentor who can help them reach their goal.
The pair then work together in building a mentoring relationship that is malleable to their circumstances and requirements; with the Institute of Water offering support and guidance as and when required.
How to sign up
Click the button below to create an account and follow the instructions. Once your account has been set up you will be prompted to complete a profile form, which will enable mentors and mentees to be matched based on areas of common interest and experience.
Once matched we recommend our mentors and mentees meet (Face-to-face or via an online meeting facility) for a couple of hours per month.
The Institute of Water Mentoring Programme is a great way of putting something back in. It’s also an opportunity to meet new people and network at different levels across our Industry. This is true for both prospective mentors and mentees. I’d encourage anybody who is serious about developing a professional career in water to think about getting involved – you’ll get more out of than you think.”
– Lucinda Gilfoyle, Head of Environmental Strategy, Water UK
Guides
This site contains a wealth of resources and tools to help mentees and mentors in their mentoring relationship. Click the links below to view out various guides and find out more about how our mentoring scheme works.
An introduction to the mentoring process
How mentoring works for mentors
How mentoring works for mentees
If you have any questions please email mentoring@instituteofwater.org.uk.