{"id":350,"date":"2018-01-22T16:02:12","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T05:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/?p=350"},"modified":"2018-06-05T12:40:04","modified_gmt":"2018-06-05T03:10:04","slug":"pace-mentoring-students-jobseekers-disability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/2018\/01\/22\/pace-mentoring-students-jobseekers-disability\/","title":{"rendered":"PACE Mentoring for students or jobseekers with a disability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>PACE stands for &#8216;Positive Action towards Career Engagement&#8217;. It is a mentorship program run by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.and.org.au\/\">Australian Network on Disability<\/a>, who I&#8217;ve mentioned previously in relation to the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/2017\/12\/13\/paid-internships-for-students-with-disabilities\/\">Stepping Into<\/a> program.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.and.org.au\/pages\/mentoring.html\">PACE program<\/a> connects students\/ jobseekers with mentors from leading Australian businesses (ANZ and Cummins and sponsors).<\/p>\n<p>The mentor and mentee meet around 6-8 times over a four-month period (April to August, or August to December), during which the mentor provides unique opportunities for the mentee to build valuable skills and networks. Opportunities include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>reviewing resumes and cover letters<\/li>\n<li>mock interviews<\/li>\n<li>worksite visits<\/li>\n<li>networking with other professionals<\/li>\n<li>discussing workplace adjustments<\/li>\n<li>building confidence in the workplace<\/li>\n<li>mapping career objectives<\/li>\n<li>understanding key strengths and abilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Applications for 2018 are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tfaforms.com\/420518\">now open<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the program, visit the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.and.org.au\/pages\/apply-for-mentoring.html\">information for jobseekers<\/a>&#8221; page, and also find out what previous mentees thought about the program in this video:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why get involved in PACE Mentoring?\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/232280097?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Also, read about Curtis, profoundly deaf from birth, and his journey from mentoring to paid employment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.and.org.au\/news.php\/299\/mentoring-supports-curtis-into-paid-employmenthttp:\/\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-858 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/01\/IMG_9682-Reduced.jpg\" alt=\"Curtis\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/01\/IMG_9682-Reduced.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/01\/IMG_9682-Reduced-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Finally, check out the most recent PACE Mentoring Brochure.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/01\/AND-Pace-mentoring-Brochure-2018.pdfhttp:\/\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-860 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/01\/pacementor2.png\" alt=\"PACE Mentoring Brochure\" width=\"644\" height=\"912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/01\/pacementor2.png 644w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/01\/pacementor2-212x300.png 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you have been part of the program before, and would be ok sharing your experience, I&#8217;d love to hear from you, or speak to one of our <a href=\"http:\/\/flinders.edu.au\/\/current-students\/healthandcounselling\/disabilities.cfm\">Disability Advisors<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; PACE stands for &#8216;Positive Action towards Career Engagement&#8217;. 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