DairySage Mentoring

DairySage Mentoring is an exciting capacity building initiative being developed by WestVic Dairy and The People in Dairy program with funding provided by the Geoffrey Gardiner Dairy Foundation.

The project aims to provide the Australian dairy industry with a sustainable framework to establish mentoring relationships; by partnering experienced, inspirational and dynamic mentors with dairying people from all sectors of the industry; including the farm, manufacture and service sectors.

Through mentoring the Australian dairy industry has an excellent opportunity to develop its people. Mentoring is a proven human development tool and there are many benefits to the mentor and mentee.

DairySage Mentoring will be conducting six introduction training workshops throughout Victoria over three years. These workshops are designed to provide participants, both mentors and mentees, with the necessary skills to set up them up for successful mentoring partnerships. Workshops will include a combination of joint and separate sessions for the participants, a networking function, dairy industry dinner and the matching of mentoring partnerships.

Partnerships will be supported by a ‘mentoring manual’ written specifically for the dairy industry which includes workshop training notes and also suggestions for partnership activities, how to communicate and how often, and tips for constructive reflection through giving and receiving feedback.

Further information

Information for prospective participants
Application form for mentors
Application form for mentees
Media
Mentoring newsletter
Dates & up-coming events
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