Further information
What does being a mentor involve?
Our mentors are our greatest assets. If you are thinking about becoming a mentor, read on. We welcome you and know you will enjoy your role assisting new students.
Benefits for mentors
Being a mentor is a rewarding activity. Mentors participate for a variety of reasons, but most agree that they receive as much from being a mentor as they give.
As a mentor, you will:
- meet interesting people
- develop communication and leadership skills that will be transferable to many social, academic and professional situations
- assist fellow students in a voluntary capacity which looks great on your rèsumè
- have fun.
It was great and the training was excellent, there was a strong support network from mentor staff and an overwhelmingly positive response from my mentees.
Your contribution
Being a mentor is invaluable for students in any faculty. The benefits extend to the faculties as well, by fostering camaraderie and cooperation among its undergrads.
As a mentor you have the opportunity to:
- share valuable knowledge with new students that you have gained as a result of your own student experience. (Think back to what you know now compared to when you entered university)
- contribute to the University’s commitment to assisting students in their transition to study
- contribute to the development of the mentor program by feeding back to the coordinators your views on things that do or don't work.
The role
Mentors are required to:
- Successfully complete the UniMentor recruitment, training and development 5 stage process.
- Participate in other Orientation activities
- Support new students (mentees)
- provide mentees with accurate and relevant information about their faculty
- refer mentees to relevant University services as required
- maintain contact with mentees as agreed and be responsive to requests for support from mentees within the limits of the role
- attend UniMentor events where possible
- act as a positive role model and ambassador for UWA and the UniMentor program.
To be a mentor, you need to be a current student at UWA.
Signing-up and Qualifying to Become a UniMentor
Each year the program recruits more than 400 mentors to support new students in Semester One and Semester Two.
Registrations to be part of the program for semester 2 are now open! UniMentor's Recruitment, Training and Development Program are all now managed through Career Hub.
To be part of the program, you must first complete the registration form on the Career Hub website. If you have not used Career Hub before use your UWA student ID and pheme password.
After registration there are 5 Key Stages to qualify as a UniMentor
STAGE 1: Complete 3 elements of Mandatory UniMentor Training;
Element (a) Online Training Module (b) UniMentor Development Day (c) Cultural Competency Training
STAGE 2: Book into and attend 1 of the Orientation Briefing Events;
STAGE 3: Book into and attend the UniMentor Link up Event and submit your Group Submission form;
STAGE 4: Book into and attend the UniMentor Week 3 Events
STAGE 5: Maintain Continuous Contact with your Mentees.
It was a fun and enjoyable experience and it felt good helping people during what can be a nerve-wracking time.
University information
CRICOS Code: 00126G
