SFI/PLT Canada 2024 Green Mentor Cohort
August 28, 2024— December 02, 2024
About the Green Mentor program
| The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and Project Learning Tree Canada are proud to offer mentorship programs to support youth, including those facing additional barriers to employment, advance their green career pathways. |
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The Green Mentor program connects youth (ages 18-30) with green jobs professionals across the United States and Canada. It helps create a highly valuable relationship, where the mentee expands their forest and conservation knowledge, career goals and networks, and the mentor fosters the next generation of leaders, shares advice and gains a new perspective.
SFI and PLT Canada are accepting mentee and mentor applications until August 16, 2024. The SFI/PLT Canada 2024 Green Mentor cohort will run from late August to early December 2024.
Program timeline
Month 1What are my objectives? Who am I? |
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Month 2What are my opportunities? Who do I want to become, and how do I get there? |
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Month 3How do I take action? What is my plan? |
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Mentor eligibility
- Be living in the United States or Canada during the program
- Have 3+ years of experience in the forest and conservation sector
- Meet your mentee(s) wherever they are in their career path by listening and providing constructive feedback
- Be open to new ideas and value diverse perspectives
Mentor expectations
When you are accepted as a mentor, you will need to:
- Complete the Mentorship Match Survey
- Attend the Mentorship Kickoff Webinar and Final Celebration Webinar
- Act as a caring and positive role model as your mentee develops their career pathways and experience the workplace
- Demonstrate leadership and strong communication skills
- Provide opportunities to discuss and model soft skills, such as work-life balance, critical thinking, communications, problem solving, and personal wellness
- Learn mentorship best practices, which may include online webinars and training modules, in addition to your own initiatives
Mentee eligibility
- Be living in the United States or Canada during the program
- Be a young adult (age 18–30) who wants support building their career pathway in the environmental science, natural resources, forest and sustainability sector
- Have specific skills or habits you want to improve
- Be available to meet your mentor 4–6 hours per month (in person or virtually)
- Be available to participate in virtual workshops 2 hours per month
- Commit to the three months of the program and respect the time of your mentor
Mentee expectations
If you are accepted as a mentee, you will need to:
- Complete the Mentorship Match Survey
- Attend the mandatory Mentorship Kickoff Webinar and Final Celebration Webinar
- Set a goal at the beginning of the program and submit a proposal to your mentor and the SFI/PLT Canada team
- Come prepared with topics for each mentorship meeting (with support from SFI/PLT Canada training materials)
- Participate in skill development and self-reflection
- Engage in a learning process that will help you develop your career pathway, which might include webinars and training modules in addition to interacting with your mentor
- Complete the Career Pathway Plan online course by the end of the three-month mentorship term with guidance from SFI/PLT Canada and your mentor
- Work collaboratively with SFI/PLT Canada to ensure that you and your mentor are satisfied with the program
Application
By submitting this application, you consent to receive communications about the SFI/PLT Canada Green Mentor program.
