The Revised Online Orientation for Mentors is Now Available! The revised AMP Online Mentor training is a one hour, online course that prepares a new volunteer to start their journey as a Mentor. As a general practice, many mentoring programs require all of their volunteers who work with youth whether they are in one-on-one relationships or not through this training. …
MentoringMinute: AMP Celebrates Big Brothers Big Sisters Month
In this issue: AMP Celebrates Big Brothers Big Sisters Month REGISTER NOW for “Are You Covered? Mentoring Program Insurance 101” RSVP: MENTORING MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE TOWNHALL “We did a cross-Canada roadtrip this summer capturing stories from matches of all walks of life. One thing is clear: the impact of having a mentor in a young person’s life is unparalleled. …
WEBINAR Sneak Preview: Children and Youth in Care and Mentoring Program Design
Listen to the Recording Watch the Video September 24th, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM MDT While all young people experience profound benefits from a mentoring relationship, some young people have experienced more barriers and require a mentor with more sophisticated training, support and a deliberate program design. Join us for a webinar to learn how to use this resource to …
WEBINAR: Are You Covered? Mentoring Program Insurance 101 With Doug Tweddle
October 26th, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MDT Register Now Join Doug Tweddle for an interview with the AMP team and an exclusive Q&A to ask your questions about insurance. All mentoring programs undertake substantial risk simply due to the nature of the services being provided. A program has a duty of care to its participants, and could be held …
MentoringMinute July 2018 | Looking for Free Mentoring Summer School?
Looking for Free Mentoring Summer School? Looking to spice up your mentoring PD this summer? The AMP has a ton of resources to help you and your mentoring programs be the best they can be, including a Research Portal, informational webinars targeted to mentoring professionals, podcasts, mentoring program toolkits and much more: Visit our Research Portal for a selection of …
WEBINAR: “Placing a Better Bet”: The Importance of Bridging Research and Practice in Youth Mentoring (April 26th)
Youth mentoring programs are continuously looking to improve the services they offer and the outcomes they produce, but it can be hard to know where to begin with program improvement efforts. And while most mentoring programs strive to be “evidence-based,” it is often unclear what that means, let alone how to go about collecting data that proves it. This webinar …
Implementing the Alberta Career and Technology Studies (CTS) Mentoring Courses (April 10th, 2018)
Webinar Video This panel discussion will focus on setting up the CTS mentoring courses in your high school. Panel members will share their experiences and learnings with scheduling, training, matching, and supporting mentoring in their schools. Time for questions will be included in the webinar. This is a follow up to the webinar, Mentoring for Credit: Introduction to the Career …
Pathways to Mentoring: CTS Mentoring Courses Webinar (March 19th, 2018)
Webinar Video Did you know that high school students can receive credits for mentoring? Did you know that mentoring has been proven to increase students’ academic achievement and reduce behaviour problems in school? This webinar will provide an outline of the five one-credit Career and Technology Studies mentoring courses. Find out how these courses can contribute to your students’ success …
Mentoring, Research, Evaluation and Knowledge Mobilization Learning Day: May 25th 2018
Mentoring, Research, Evaluation and Knowledge Mobilization Learning Day (May 25th, 2018) While we will not be hosting a National Mentoring Symposium in 2018, we are excited to share with you an invite-only, opportunity to learn, share, and build relationships within the Alberta Mentoring Community. The Alberta Mentoring Partnership in conjunction with the Faculty of Extension (U of A) and the …
WEBINAR: Exploring opportunities for Research, Evaluation, and knowledge mobilization in mentoring
Register Now February 5th 12:00PM-1:00PM Together, we are building a mentoring research, evaluation, and knowledge mobilization community of Practice. We invite you to participate and share with your agency, even if you are outside of Alberta. Everyone is invited to participate, whether if you are a mentor, a program practitioner, or academic researcher! We know that, together, we have the …