The Thrive Mentoring Scheme
Thrive is an extracurricular programme which gives you the opportunity to develop a professional mentoring partnership with a second year or final year undergraduate, or with one of our taught postgraduates. Those who volunteer their time are interested in the development of our students.The scheme operates throughout each academic year, with partnerships typically lasting for a few hours per month for a 3 - 9 month period, with some partnerships running for 8 months. Training is given to mentors and mentees prior to partnerships starting and partnerships are mentee led.
Thrive Programme timeline
| 1. Mentor applications open from May onwards for the next scheme |
| 2. Mentors receive training from the scheme manager to cover mentoring and the Thrive platform |
| 3. Mentors create their account on our Thrive system after attending training |
| 4. Students choose their mentor on the Thrive platform (after completing training) |
| 5. Partnerships begin |
| 6. Mentoring partnerships end at the end of June of each scheme year (partnerships can continue outside of the programme if mentor and mentee wish to do this). |
| 7. Mentors complete the mentor evaluation survey to share their experience of the programme and any feedback (completed when partnerships finish). |
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Benefits to mentors
Mentoring a student can have many benefits such as:
- Positively influencing the next generation in the international job market
- Strengthening your listening and communication skills
- Reinforcing your own knowledge and enthusiasm for your industry
- Give back to the University of Reading
Benefits to students
When taking part in Thrive, our students may be looking to create and clarify their career goals or explore them in more depth through exposure to the workplace. The support offered by a mentor can make a significant difference to the success of their transition into graduate roles, boost their motivation and build resilience whilst making challenging decisions.