The University of Oxford has been running mentoring schemes for a while now, but recently has decided to select sfG MentorNet as the mentoring platform for some of its mentoring programmes. We are very pleased to be working with the University, to enhance their mentoring…
When writing another blog, I had a general conversation with Jo Haddrick from Napier University about the role of mentoring in preparing students for the business world. We discussed the challenges faced by students in learning how to operate in a corporate environment and having…
Jo Haddrick is Mentoring Coordinator within the Employer Opportunities Team at Edinburgh Napier University. The department has been running a mentoring programme for 9 years and they are currently in the process of moving to an online mentoring platform, sfG MentorNet. Following a conversation with…
Cambridge University Students’ Union (CUSU) is the representative body of all 20,000 students within the University of Cambridge and is a registered charity. It aims to support and advance the opportunities of its members, from all walks of life. A key goal is to widen…
In our last blog, we mentioned Generation Y, the younger generation of today – and its preference for interactions, social media and a life that has grown up with the internet and all things digital. For those people in the slightly older generation – say…
Mentoring is an important concept for Oxford Brookes University. The Accounting, Finance and Economics Department is one of the departments in the university that uses MentorNet for their mentoring scheme. A larger scheme is run by the Oxford School of Hospitality Management, that also uses…
An interesting article that I saw today talks about the younger generation of 16-25 year olds, referred to as Generation Y – and their experiences and expectations going into the future world of work. Many of the mentoring programmes our customers run are in some…
Building connections – be they in the educational, charity or business environment – can have a substantial impact on individuals. A recent survey by the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development – in its 17th year of surveys, provides many insights into the area of Learning…