Mentorship Program
Thank you to all who applied to the 2025 Mentorship Program
The program has officially launched and we’re excited for what’s in store. In addition to their regular 1-1 mentoring meetings, the program participants will also be taking part in group sessions on the following topics:
- Pitches and Promoting Yourself
- Amplifying our Voices
- Leveraging your Network
- Negotiations
- Communication Styles
- Sharing Big Ideas
Here’s to an engaging, rewarding, and fun year ahead!
HOW THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM WORKS
The Toronto Area Chapter enlists the support of senior-level individuals who are willing to share their professional experiences with others. The Toronto Area Chapter also seeks mid-level professionals interested in advancing their careers and increasing their professional visibility.
Through an application process, the mentors and mentees are matched based on a combination of their mutual professional interests. With assistance from the WTS Toronto Area Chapter, mentor-mentee teams develop a series of goals and objectives to achieve during the course of the 12-month Mentorship Program.
Mentor-mentee teams meet on a monthly basis to work towards these goals and objectives. Teams will attend “group sessions” where the mentor-mentee teams can interact with other teams, participate in group learning & development, meet the WTS Board of Directors, share experiences and provide feedback in an informal setting. Mentor-mentee teams provide formal feedback on their progress via evaluation forms at the mid-way point and prior to mentee-graduation and program close.
Benefits for Mentees
- Enhance your personal development and career advancement in the Transportation industry
- Receive support and encouragement to actively pursue career goals and identify opportunities
- Receive career guidance from a professional in an informal and confidential setting
- Expand your professional network
- Increase your professional visibility
Benefits for Mentors
- Build future transportation industry leaders and advance the WTS mandate
- Develop professional relationships and share your accomplishments with others
- Pass on experience and help young professionals advance their careers
- Enhance your creativity and professional synergy
- Rejuvenate yourself and your career
Submit your application to the 2025 Mentorship Program by Monday, December 9, 2024
If you have any questions, please contact Mentorship Program Committee Co-Chairs, Tammy Smith and Evelina Luczko at: [email protected]. Meet our Mentorship Program Committee here!