What we provide
Majority of our activities are delivered by our Volunteer Partners/Supporters through:
- Bespoke one to one mentoring/coaching
- Group mentoring/coaching
- Participating in school career days
- Focus groups to provide a platform to explore barriers to progress linked to race and gender
- Exploration of lifestyle issues that may affect career progress
- Webinars/Podcasts /Blogs on topics to promote self-improvement and empowerment
- Workshop, seminars, and conferences to promote self-improvement
- Activities to promote benefits of learning through reflection
- Retreats to promote and encourage team bonding and leadership development
- Securing apprenticeships, internships and volunteering opportunities for our Mentees
- Affiliations and partnerships with key individuals and Organisations
- Supporting the Bridge Program
- Supporting the Heritage Parent Academy
- Parent/Carer courses on child mentorship and developmental conditions affecting learning at school
What We Offer
People from from all other minority ethnic backgrounds and people from non minority ethnic backgrounds with interest in supporting minority ethnic initiatives can join via our Associate Membership pathway. Associate Members can apply to become Mentees or Mentors.
Heritage is a mentoring program targeted at parents and carers from the Black community to equip them with skills needed to mentor and support their child through primary school to College or Sixth form. Children and young people under 18 years of age can benefit from our activities when their parent/carer signs up for our parent Heritage program.
Through the Heritage program, we also provide courses and training on several topics including parental coaching/mentoring, health and developmental topics such as Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) that can have an impact on the learning progress of a child. Our courses are open to parents from all ethnic backgrounds.
The Bridge program is delivered with support from our Network Champions, Affiliates and Supporters and specifically targets young Black men (18-25 years) from diverse social backgrounds including under-privileged and single parent families. Champions and supporters delivering the program may be male or female.
Mentor Professional Areas
- Medicine/Dentistry
- Nursing/Allied Health
- Education
- Academia
- Sciences
- Social Care
- Legal
- Engineering
- Technology
- Business Entrepreneurship
- Financial/Accounting
- Arts/Culture
- Sports
- Music
- Other (profession)
Mentor Profile (UK / International) and Qualifications
Essential
- Female Professional of African/ African-Caribbean origin
- Female Professional from a minority ethnic background or non-Black & minority ethnic (BME) with interest in supporting minority ethnic initiatives through our Associate Membership Pathway, Bridge or Parent Heritage programs.
- Male Professional from a minority ethnic background or non-Black & minority ethnic (BME) with interest in supporting/championing minority ethnic initiatives through our Associate membership pathway, Bridge or Parent Heritage programs.
- Experienced Professional or Entrepreneur working in field of expertise for more than 5 years
- Senior Trainee/Resident in Medicine/Dentistry (4 years post-foundation/internship training or ST5 (UK) equivalent) or final year of Postgraduate/Doctoral program
- Certificate or evidence of a formal course or training in equality, diversity and inclusion
- Certificate, Diploma or evidence of a formal course or training in mentoring or coaching
Desirable
- Certificate, Diploma or Master’s in Medical Education/Education
- Active involvement in Education or Supervision of students at Postgraduate and Undergraduate levels
- Active involvement in Training and Education at Postgraduate and Undergraduate level
- Participation in professional interview and short listing process
Mentee (Learner) profile/areas
Although our network is mainly targeted at people of African and African-Caribbean heritage and other minority ethnic communities, people from non minority ethnic backgrounds can apply to become Mentees through our Associate membership pathway.
Young Black men (18 -25years) can benefit through the Bridge program.
Anyone can benefit from mentoring irrespective of age and experience. Children and Young people under 18 years of age can benefit from our programs by their parents or carers signing up to be members of our Heritage parent program. Direct membership is not open to people under 18 years of age.
- Medicine/Dentistry
- Nursing/Allied Health
- Sciences
- Education
- Academia
- Social Care
- Legal
- Engineering
- Technology
- Business Entrepreneurship
- Financial/Accounting
- Media
- Faith/Chaplaincy
- Political
- Music
- Medical Students/Students
- Other (profession)
