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What is Peer Mentoring?

Peer mentoring is when a senior student provides support and guidance to new students.

Mentors use their experience as a current Monash student to help new students transition to university and build friendships in their faculty.

How Does Peer Mentoring Work at Monash?

All new undergraduate students are matched with a peer mentor in their managing faculty, and placed in a small mentoring group (5-10 students) with other first-year students.

Mentoring takes place across the semester with four main sessions:

• Welcome and connect
• You and our University
• You and your study success
• You and your assessments

Beyond this, mentors check in and offer support to their mentees at various times.

Programs are faculty or school based, so the content is relevant for the mentees and they get to know a group of students in a similar area of study. Throughout the program, there are social events and professional development opportunities for both mentors and mentees to attend.

• For more information, see the Monash University Peer Mentoring page

Applications to NAB’s 2022 Summer Intern Program are now open!

Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance Kickstarting Interns’ Careers

The Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance (DTF) are accelerating career trajectories for talented Stepping Into interns.

The process aims to place interns into permanent positions and expose them to opportunities across the department.

All the while, the department is building up their disability confidence and creating an inclusive and diverse workplace culture – providing benefits for all participating in the Stepping Into program.

With AND’s support, DTF kicked off the Stepping Into program and established multiple processes to assist interns participating in the program.

• Read more about the DTF’s support of people with disability on the AND website.

AND’s Accessible Procurement Taskforce launches the ‘ICT Tender Tool’

At AND’s Annual National Conference: Igniting Innovation through Inclusion, the AND-established Accessible Procurement Taskforce launched the ICT Tender Tool.

What is the ICT Tender Tool?

The ICT Tender Tool supports organisations to procure accessible and inclusive Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

The ICT tool can also be used to evaluate and determine the accessibility of ICT resources.

“The tool clearly articulates what accessible goods and services look like,” says Matt Hawkins, ANZ, Chair of the Accessible Procurement Taskforce. “Secondly, it provides responses that are easy for evaluation teams to score.”

• You can read more about the ICT Tender Tool on AND’s website.

Professional Development Workshops for Young Deaf and Disabled People

Arts Access Victoria is offering free professional development workshops for young Deaf and Disabled people, aged 18-26, from early August 2021. 

The program is called Nexus – full details are on the website here (www.artsaccess.com.au/whats-on/nexus_2021/), and attached program flyer.

It’s designed for young Victorian-based Deaf and Disabled people with, or interested to pursue, a career or practice within the arts.

Participate in an Accessibility Study with Kmart

Kmart is planning a study for the accessibility of Kmart online and seeking participants who are willing to share their valuable insight and opinion.

It’s an hour interview on Zoom, and you can meet online in your comfortable setting as usual.

There is nothing to prepare, except for your curiosity and kindness to tell something to them.

Kmart offers a gift card worth $120 for the successful candidates to show their appreciation.

Criteria for Participation in this Study

For the criteria for people to participate in this study, please refer to the information below:

• Over 18 year old

• who are blind, have low vision or cognitive impairment

• who use a screen reader or a screen magnifier

• Often shop online with multiple websites (welcome Kmart customer!)

If you want to join, please click here and complete participant form. Once you complete the form, you will contacted shortly to arrange the session for you.

• Please feel free to contact the researcher if you have any questions. (Email: Jieun.Mok@kmart.com.au)

Vision Australia 2022 Further Education Bursary – Applications Now Open

Each year, Vision Australia awards Further Education Bursaries to a select number of students who are blind or have low vision.

The bursaries provide adaptive technology to help students fully participate and succeed in their chosen studies.

Assistive technology can eliminate barriers to education and enhance access to information. It enables students to read course material, conduct research and improve their student life.

For more information and details on how to apply, please visit:

www.visionaustralia.org/bursary

• Applications close strictly on 30 September 2021.

If you have any queries or would like to speak with Vision Australia’s bursary coordinator, please feel free to make direct contact:

Joy King

Ph:     03 8378 1220

E:       joy.king@visionaustralia.org

PACE Mentoring: Applications Extended for Spring 2021

Applications for PACE Mentoring Spring 2021 have been extended until 11th of July! 

PACE Mentoring is an industry mentoring program that matches jobseekers and students with disability with experienced professionals from leading Australian businesses.

The program is a great opportunity for jobseekers and students to:

• Build confidence
• Develop employability skills
• Learn some top tips to get a head start on your career
• Experience professional and personal development
• There are also virtual mentoring opportunities for students and jobseekers too!

Stories from previous PACE Mentees

“My main goal when I started PACE was to find a job. Simon helped me with my resume and gave me tools and tips to support my job search. We practiced mock interviews and he gave me some good practical feedback’

– Curtis from the 2017 PACE Mentoring cohort who recieved 3 job offers post program

Read more great stories from PACE Mentoring

Organisations participating in Spring 2021

• Melbourne: Manpower, Medibank, Cummins, Victorian Department of Education & Training, Golbert + Tobin, Victoria Department of Jobs, Precints and Regions, Deakin University, ANZ Bank, Victoria Department of Treasury and Finance, Vision Australia.
• Adelaide: Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, ANZ Bank and ACIC (Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission)
• Brisbane: ANZ Bank and Vision Australia
• Sydney: Manpower, Sanofi, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, ANZ Bank and Gilbert + Tobin
• Perth: ANZ Bank and Gilbert + Tobin
• Canberra: Manpower, ANZ Bank, ACIC (Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission) and the Digital Transformation Agency

Who is eligible?

• Anyone 18 years or over with any type of disability, mental health condition or chronic illness is eligible for the PACE Mentoring Program.

Mentoring opportunities are in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth & Adelaide.

*Please note that mentors from Cummins are participating again, based in Scoresby. These are great opportunities for students to be matched with mentors who are based near Clayton

There are also some virtual mentoring opportunities for students and jobseekers.

*Find out more about PACE Mentoring here!

Work With I CAN Network

I CAN Network Goulburn Murray region is set to expand into new regions across north eastern and north western Victoria over the coming months.

They have current opportunities for Program Facilitators to join their team.

This position is right for you, if you:

• Enjoy running teamwork activities.
• Are a confident communicator both verbally, in written form and over email.
• Want to meet more people like you, be a part of a positive, progressive network.
• Just finished high school or are at university and looking for casual paid work.

Please note: Training is provided and you DON’T have to be Autistic to apply.

Program Facilitators are our more senior mentors, responsible for co-delivering our mentoring programs, working closely with students, schools and other stakeholders. Take a look at some videos of staff who work for us. 

Don’t be shy! If you think you, your child, friend or someone you know might be a great fit for this role please write to our lovely Northern Victorian Regional Manager – Kate Andrews. Meet Kate, Write to Kate.