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.
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 1
What are my objectives?
Who am I?
Learn what mentorship is.
Set your objectives for the mentorship program.
Learn what Green Jobs are.
Explore your personal characteristics, skills, and values, and how they relate to the workplace.
Build your skills toolbox by recognizing your strengths.
Use self-assessment tools to make informed decisions.
Complete check-in survey #1.
Month 2
What are my opportunities?
Who do I want to become, and how do I get there?
Take the Green Jobs Career Personality Quiz.
Explore what different jobs offer.
Discover your mentor’s career path.
Establish goals and building blocks.
Build your long-term career plan.
Create your S.M.A.R.T. goal.
Break down a job posting.
Complete check-in survey #2.
Month 3
How do I take action?
What is my plan?
Explore PLT Canada’s tips and tricks for networking.
Build your network.
Host informational interviews.
Learn to be a career advocate.
Complete your S.W.O.T. analysis.
Identify barriers.
Complete the Career Pathway Plan.
Complete check-in survey #3.
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.
Thank you
Thank you for applying to the PLT Canada Green Mentor Program. We will review your application and get back to you with further details.