Cultivating Talent: A Mentorship Collective is a mentorship program focused on supporting employees' personal and professional growth, and development. The program is based on a collaborative, peer-based mentorship model that focuses on mutual mentorship. This model understands mentorship as the mutual reciprocity of being mentored and mentoring. When peer or near-peer colleagues come together, they have an opportunity to reflect, co-develop, share knowledge, and explore in an atmosphere of trust, collaboration, and cooperation.
The Cultivating Talent: A Mentorship Collective program is a five-day intensive cohort-based experience. In this multi-day development experience, a cohort of employees will begin a journey of self-reflection, community building and personal and professional development. During the five-day intensive, participants will be given the tools, resources to support their development and have access to a diverse network of leaders and peers. By the end of the program, participants will develop a personal and professional development plan that will support them as they continue to learn, grow, and develop in their careers at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ.
Read how the fall 2023 offering of this program empowered growth for À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ staff.
Winter 2025 offering:
The Cultivating Talent: A Mentorship Collective program is specifically designed for employees who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or Racialized. The focus on Black, Indigenous and other Racialized employees is a direct response to PART recommendations 56 and 57 geared towards embedding anti-racism into mentorship and employment advancement opportunities at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ.
Program Dates:
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 – Tuesday, February 25, 2025
The program aims to:Ìý
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Cultivate relationships across the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ by promoting life-long learning through personal and professional developmentÌý
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Facilitate opportunities to network with University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ employees representing all levels of the institutionÌý
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Support an employee'sÌýpersonal and professional development as they look to enhance and advance in their careersÌý
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Develop collaborative cross departmental relationships that support employees feeling engaged, curious and a sense of belongingÌý
Information Session
An information session was held on Monday, November 4, 2024, to share program details, feature participant experiences from the pilot, and answer questions. You can view this recording by logging into the OHD resource site with your WatIAM credentials.
Application Information
The application period for the 2025 program has closed. Check back here in fall 2025 for more details about the next offering.
Contact Us:
Questions aboutÌýthis development opportunity can be directed to:Ìý
Alannah Robinson
Organizational Development Specialist - Consulting
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