Frequently asked questions
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Mentoring connects someone with knowledge and experience in a certain area with someone with less experience. The purpose of the National Mentoring Program is to bring rural Australians with different experiences together to build leadership capacity and resilience in rural Australia. Sharing experiences, challenges, and ideas in a trusted, non-judgmental mentoring relationship is a fantastic way to accelerate personal and professional development.
Round 1: Mid-October to mid-November 2022
Round 2: 1 February to 3 April 2023
April/ May 2023
Participation in this program is funded by the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund.
18 years and over and connected to agriculture-dependent communities. Preferred age group of mentees 18 to 35. Read more in our FAQs.
Applicant Q&A (ZooM)
18 October 2022 – Watch recording
2 November 2022 – Watch recording
1 year
12 x 1-hour mentoring sessions
10 x online learning sessions incl. graduation
Induction, mid-program check-in
2 x reflection sessions for mentees only
The National Mentoring Program is your chance to meet someone from anywhere in Australia to share your experience and ideas. Advance each other’s development goals and gain new perspectives on your focus areas over 12 mentoring sessions. Attend learning sessions to gain fundamental leadership, communication, and resilience skills. Whether you’re a mentor or mentee, emerge as a better communicator with more self-awareness and confidence in your ability and knowledge. As a result, you will be able to prepare, adapt and support your and other rural Australian communities when the next drought or natural disaster comes around.
To get started, complete a simple online application form and indicate your experience, connection to rural communities, personal and professional development goals, and focus areas. Participate in a short selection interview, and we align development goals, focus areas, and experience with the right person as your mentor or mentee.
Getting involved is easy. Complete your application in our online applicant portal. If you’re new to our programs, you will need to sign up for the portal. For assistance, please send us an email. Next, you’ll get an invitation for a short selection interview with our program team. We’ll use this to get to know you a little more and make the matching with your mentor or mentee even better.
Have more questions? Get in touch via the contact form or give us a call on 02 6281 0680.