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The USAEP mentoring programme

An alumnus supports a new scholar for 6 months. The USAEP team forms the pairs, starts the relationship and stays available throughout.

Programme steps

From sign-up to evaluation.

  1. Step 1Sign-upYou create your account and choose your role.
  2. Step 2ProfileYou complete your profile in 7 steps, at your own pace.
  3. Step 3AvailabilityBefore each cohort, you confirm that you are available.
  4. Step 4MatchingThe USAEP team proposes a pair, then calls the mentor and the mentee to get their agreement.
  5. Step 5IntroductionEach of you receives the other’s contact details by email.
  6. Step 6MeetingsThe mentor suggests time slots and the mentee chooses the first meeting.
  7. Step 7Follow-upAfter each meeting, both confirm that it took place. A monthly check-in is offered.
  8. Step 8EvaluationAt the end of the cohort, everyone shares their feedback.

A cohort lasts 6 months

  1. Month 1First meeting
  2. Month 2Goals
  3. Month 3Mid-point review
  4. Month 4Progress
  5. Month 5Consolidation
  6. Month 6Final review

Milestones give the journey a structure without imposing it: each pair moves at its own pace.

Commitments

Mentor charter · extracts

  • Keep conversations confidential
  • Be available for the whole programme
  • Volunteer their time
  • Report any difficulty to the USAEP team
  • Keep to meetings
  • Make no promise of employment

Mentee charter · extracts

  • Take the initiative to contact their mentor
  • Prepare for meetings
  • Keep to meetings
  • Answer the follow-up check-ins
  • Keep conversations confidential

What the programme is not

Mentoring is not a promise of employment.

Ready to take part?

Create your account, then complete your profile.

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