Mentoring Programs
OPPORTUNITIES
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Mentoring Matters – School-based Mentoring
LEARN MOREThis secondary school-based vocational mentoring program is for Year 11/12 students undertaking the senior applied learning program, the Victorian Certificate of Education Vocational Major (VCE VM).
The VME MM program typically runs for a term and involves 10 weekly 1-2 hour mentoring sessions with a group of up to 3 mentees. Mentors draw from their life and work experience to help guide in-class discussions and activities that include soft skills, workplace expectations, job search and interview practice. Guest presenters and industry excursions round out this exciting program.
20-30 hours in April – July OR July – September. Ideally suiting those with a trades, HR or other professional background.
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Entrepreneurial Mentors
Not Available in 2025
The VME provides entrepreneurial skilled mentors to a small number of Youth Enterprise Hub partner schools, augmenting their student led micro-enterprise projects.
A richly varied face-to-face/hybrid mentoring program in an inner northern VCE Vocational Major classroom.
Fortnightly sessions of 1-2 hours see mentors working closely with a small group of 3-5 students, their teacher and fellow mentors to develop a small micro-enterprise.
Ideally suiting those with an entrepreneurial background.
Community Partnerships
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Not Available in 2025
Recognising that young people often need vocational support once they leave school, the VME has partnered with some key local community agencies. Each agency, program, and cohort of young people is unique, as are their mentoring programs.
A face-to-face / blended mentoring program in a northern Melbourne community agency setting.
Mentoring sessions vary in timing and frequency over a period of up to four months.
Mentors will work 1:1 (or small group) with a young person aged 18-25 to support their successful transition to employment.
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“Our mentor helped us discover pathways, think about our future and taught us a lot from their own experience.”
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“It is satisfying to help someone else in a ‘cloudy’ time of life, sharing skills taught from my own experience.”
