Willing and Able?
Students registered with the Monash Disability Liaison Unit are offered a limited number of funded places for the Willing and Able Mentoring (WAM) Program. WAM matches mentors with students with disabilities within the professional area the student is interested in.
In the twelve years WAM Program has been operating, mentees report that through their participation they have:
• gained confidence and clarity about their career direction
• valuable contacts in the professional area
• increased skills in developing their resume
• improved interview skills
• developed ideas about solving disability related challenges
Some mentees gained work-placements and others have even gained a job.
The WAM Program involves:
• an induction workshop describing what the WAM Program is all about, communication and networking skills, and ideas about disclosure of disability;
• a series of 8, one to two hour mentoring sessions in the mentor’s workplace;
• debriefing and certificate presentation event at the conclusion of the program.
How to apply:
If you are registered with the DLU and wish to apply for a funded place in the WAM
Program, please download the WAM application form, fill it out and return by email a copy
of your application to: dlu@monash.edu .
You may also post, fax, or drop off the form to the main DLU Office at Level 1, Building 55, Clayton Campus, Monash University VIC 3800;
fax number: 9905 5517.
Applications close on Friday 12 April 2013.