ITP Mentoring Programme

Start your path to professional growth! Connect with expert mentors, supercharge your career goals, and unlock your potential. We match you, provide guidance, and ensure a dynamic mentoring journey.

Mentees

As your direct route to career advancement, our program aims to help you discover growth areas, gain insights, clarify your path, get valuable feedback, and access support & networking!

  • Everyone! Mentoring is about individuals taking the next step in career development, hence those that actually want to advance themselves professionally have the most to gain.

    So if you're serious about moving ahead as an IT professional, mentoring is for you.

    it's also important to differentiate Mentoring from Coaching - Mentors will not attempt to advise you directly, but should assist you to come to your own conclusions as to how best to achieve your goals.

  • The following are the responsibilities of a Mentee under the ITP programme:

    • With the Mentor, decide on your goals for the individual relationship

    • Meet with your Mentor once a month, or as agreed. There is a commitment to meet at least 10 times during the 12 month programme

    • With your Mentor decide how contact will occur. For example, face-to-face meetings, phone conversations, email or video calls

    • Keep to the agreed contact commitment

    • Strictly respect confidentiality

    • Communicate with your Mentor

    • Ensure both parties sign and receive a copy of the Mentoring Agreement. A copy should also be sent to: ITP Mentoring Team, PO Box 10-044, Wellington

  • Members registering for the ITP Mentoring Programme need to meet some basic criteria. Students are not eligible for mentoring and mentoring works best for those who have already started their career.

    Mentees must:

    • Be a member of ITP (Associate or above)

    • Generally have worked fulltime for more than 12 months

    • Be looking for mentoring to reach specific career goals aligned to the tech profession

    • Generally be working fulltime now, as mentoring is in relation to your career

  • As an ITP member, there is absolutely no cost to take part in the programme, other than a commitment of time. All members not currently receiving a membership concession (eg Student Members) are eligible - we're identifying other opportunities for our student members.

    The full Mentoring Guide document is provided free for those participating in the programme.

Mentors

Mentoring is the perfect opportunity to give back to the professional community whilst also progressing your own professional career, hone mentoring skills, reflect on your role, and fulfil your annual CPD needs. Join us in this dual journey of growth and giving back.

  • A Mentor is an experienced IT professional who undertakes an active interest in the career development of what is often (but not always) a younger or perhaps less experienced individual in the same profession.

    It's important to differentiate Mentoring from Coaching - Mentors should not attempt to advise Mentees directly but should assist their Mentees to come to their own conclusions as to how best to achieve their goals.

  • The following are the responsibilities of a Mentor under the ITP programme:

    • With your Mentee, decide on the goals of the individual relationship

    • Meet with your Mentee once a month, or as agreed. There is a commitment to meet at least 10 times during the 12 month programme

    • With your Mentor decide how contact will occur. For example, face-to-face meetings, phone conversations, email or video calls

    • Keep the agreed contact commitment

    • respect confidentiality

    • Be a good listener and communicate with the Mentee

    • Provide guidance and offer relevant advice, encourage your Mentee to find a solution to a problem or issue themselves

    • Help your Mentee explore career development opportunities

    • Be aware of your own professional knowledge and notify the ITP Mentoring team if you feel the relationship is not the right match

    Note: you are not liable for what your Mentee says or does as a result of the mentoring relationship.

  • To take part in the programme, Mentors:

    • Must be Associate or Full Members of ITP

    • Must have studied the ITP Mentoring Guide and participated in a Mentor induction with ITP

    • Attend periodic training and networking sessions (this will include Mentors getting together and talking about lessons learnt and attending events about mentoring with guest speakers etc.)

  • There is no cost for Mentors to take part in the programme, other than a commitment of time.