{"id":894,"date":"2015-01-24T12:16:56","date_gmt":"2015-01-24T17:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triec.ca\/pins\/?p=894"},"modified":"2018-04-24T09:59:15","modified_gmt":"2018-04-24T13:59:15","slug":"pins-workshop-taking-your-mentoring-to-the-next-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triec.ca\/pins\/pins-workshop-taking-your-mentoring-to-the-next-level\/","title":{"rendered":"PINs Workshop: Taking Your Mentoring to the Next Level"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mentoring is a simple idea that helps immigrants build their professional networks, improve their job search strategies and familiarize them with Canadian workplace culture. On January 24, 2014, Monica Anne Brennan from The Mentoring Partnership<\/a> (TMP) and Debroy Chan from JVS Toronto spoke to our PINs leaders and partners about mentoring, its benefits, types and best practices. The event was hosted by PINs partner Thorncliffe Neighborhood Office<\/a> (TNO) and attended by 14 PINs association leaders and 4 partners, who came together to learn about setting up and improving their own mentoring programs.<\/p>\n

Guest Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monica Anne Brennan<\/strong> \u2013 Director, The Mentoring Partnership (TMP)<\/p>\n

To begin, Monica spoke about how the Mentoring Partnership works. Occupation specific matches, between mentors and mentees, help skilled immigrant mentees reconnect with their profession in Canada. It is as a transformational process where both the mentee and mentor gain equally from participating in the program.<\/p>\n

TMP has been in existence for over 10 years, and has helped match over 10,000 mentees since 2004. Some program highlights include:<\/p>\n