UniMentor
Our mentors are our greatest assets
If you’re thinking about joining, we'd love you to get involved and support new students at UWA.
New students will automatically be connected with a UniMentor through a dedicated mentoring app. Email askUWA if you have any questions about the UniMentor program.
Why be a mentor?
Being a mentor is rewarding, and students participate for many reasons, but most agree they receive as much from being a mentor as they give. As a mentor, you can:
- meet interesting people
- develop your communication and leadership skills and transfer them to social, academic and professional situations
- participate in social activities, events and excursions
- assist other students in a voluntary capacity which boosts your résumé
- complete 50 per cent of the supplementary activities required for the UWA Career Employability Award
Requirements to be a UniMentor
- Have completed your first year of study in an Undergraduate, Postgraduate (48 credit points) or PhD studies (24 credit points).
- Be on a good academic status, if you are on ‘probation’ status or ‘warning’ status or ‘conditional status’ you will be required to return to a ‘good academic status’
- Be available to support new students before and during the semester.
- Provide mentees information about UWA’s services.
- Maintain contact and be responsive to mentees requests for support.
- Act as a positive role model and ambassador for UWA and the UniMentor Program.
What training is required?
To qualify as a UniMentor, you’ll need to register for and complete a training program with three elements:
- Attend an in-person training for first time UniMentors.
- Attend a refresher session for returning UniMentors.
- Complete the Respectful Relationships module.
- Complete and read the post training UniMentor pack.
Once qualified, you can sign up for additional professional development opportunities that further your mentoring skills.
How you help
Being a mentor is invaluable for students in any area of study and the benefits extend to the schools themselves as well, by fostering camaraderie and cooperation among students.
As a mentor you have the opportunity to:
- share valuable knowledge with new students that you’ve gained as a result of your own student experience – think back to what you know now compared to when you started uni
- contribute to UWA’s commitment to assisting students to transition to uni study
- contribute to the development of the mentor program by feeding back your views
Become a UniMentor
Ready to join our team? Email us via askUWA and we'll be in touch.
