2024 Mentoring Program registration is NOW CLOSED.
The AIG Mentoring Programs began in 2015 as an initiative of the National Graduate Committee. The Programs aim to connect undergraduate students, MSc/PhD Candidates, and early, mid career and more mature geoscientists with senior geoscience professionals to seek practical advice, direction and feedback on their future careers.
AIG Mentoring Programs are active in most States including a Distance Mentoring Program for remote and travelling geoscientists. The programs have formal, face-to-face events and allow programs which run over 5-6 months annually. Mentor-mentee contact is through private face to face, telephone or skype meetings as well as programmed formal meetings and social events. This allows time for the development of strong relationships between mentees and mentors and encourages networking with the general geoscience community.
Our program connects younger geoscientists with more experienced industry professionals and provides networking opportunities within the wider geoscience community. The aim is to build our community by providing emerging geoscientists with advice and experience from knowledgeable professionals who are looking to give back to the profession.
Our mentors come from a variety of geoscience sectors and provide practical advice and guidance on a number of areas of interest, regarding the beginning, maintaining and/or changes in a healthy career in geoscience.
We at AIG believe mentoring is an important part of developing and sustaining the geoscience community and welcome your participation in these programs.
The AIG Mentoring Programs are now available to all AIG members. Participants must be a current member (all categories) of the AIG.
Free to All AIG members.
Satisfactory completion of the program (attending formal events where possible and regular communication between pairings) will earn each Student Mentee a $50 voucher towards the cost of attending an AIG CPD event (workshop/symposium) of their choice.
Both Mentors and Mentees can claim CPD points for their participation in the programs. Further information on CPD points can be found here.
During the program mentees and mentors must commit to meet regularly to discuss and work on their mentoring program objectives which they will set at the start of the program.
In addition to mentor-mentee meetings, the program includes three formal events:
Programs are currently running in WA, NSW, VIC, QLD and SA both in urban and some regional centres (Kalgoorlie, Townsville, Orange) where participation is sufficient.
For people located outside the urban and regional areas or in a state without an active program, the Distance Program is for you. This program uses online technology to facilitate mentoring, regardless of location.
Registration Form – Mentee
Registration Form – Mentor
For further information on the programs prior to registering you should read:
AIG Mentoring Programs 2022 Handbook
Registrations open now
Note: Participants in the AIG Mentoring Programs must be current AIG Members. For further information of joining AIG go to https://www.aig.org.au/about-aig/membership/membership-application-approval-process/
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For more details about the AIG Mentoring Program please contact us by email at AIGMentoringProgram-NationalChair@aig.org.au.
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