Student Workshop: “Mentoring: What’s In It For Me?” April 17

March 27, 2024 / Our Nighthawks

NOVA’s Business Engagement Center and Career Services Office as part of the Northern Virginia Talent + Opportunity Partnership VTOP (Region 7) is happy to present a new opportunity for students to participate in a virtual mentoring training session. We are collaborating with Mentor VA to offer this FREE opportunity for students to learn about about a mentoring relationship and how this important relationship can help advance their career as they step into the workplace. 

Please share this information and encourage your students to register and attend this free training. For details, they can click here.

All they have to do is register and show up virtually! They do not need any materials for this workshop.

This 90-minute workshop will be offered on Wednesday, April 17 from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Students can register via Career Connection and a Zoom link will be sent once they register. To register, they can go to Career Connection or click here. Students can click here for the complete agenda.

Thank you for helping our students by sharing this incredible resource.  We know it will have a significant impact on their future and we look forward to seeing them on the 17th!

For questions, please contact Laëtitia Gnago, LGnago@nvcc.edu.

Flyer: White background. Virtual Mentoring Training. NOVA Logo. Register today in Career Connection. QR code into Career Connection. Circle with blue border and photo of a man in a Zoom call with his mentor. Box with Mentor Virginia logo with a map of Virginia and three stripes i yellow, red and blue with the words Connect, Focus Grow. Text: What's in it for Me? This session will help prepare you to enter the workplace, especially if you never had a mentor before. In this interactive training, you will learn about mentorship and relationship building and how it can help you thrive. Three boxes in yellow, red and blue: Yellow box: Connect and bullets: tangible strategies and tactics to build trust; best practices to support, encourage and celebrate youth; tools to build cultural awareness, humility and bias reduction. Red box: Focus: tools and activities for setting goals and creating action plans; effective coaching techniques; strategies to create a safe and structured space for mentees. Grow: effective practices for giving and receiving feedback; methods to avoid common challenges in mentoring relationships; strategies for cultivating a growth mindset. Blue bar. Join us from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on April 17, 2024. Circle with blue border and a woman's photo inside. Tamice Spencer-Helms, Learning Facilitator and Curriculum Developer. If you need assistance accessing the QR code to register, please contact Laeticia Gnago, L gnago at nvcc dot edu

Submitted by:
Latoya Garrison-Ford, Career Connection, LGarrison@nvcc.edu