IDA Mentor

The mentee gains greater insight and more opportunities for development of him- or herself as well as the help to make decisions. Similarly, the mentor develops his or her leadership skills and the ability to give advice and coach on the basis of his or her own experiences.

Mentor’s benefits

As a mentor you will become a coach and an advisor for a the mentee, and you’ll get plenty of chances to work on your leadership abilities. The trick is to utilise and communicate your own experiences in a productive way to help guide the mentee. There is no better way to learn than to teach others. 

For the mentor programme to be a success, you have to be able to understand the mentees background and put yourself in the mentees situation.    

Mentee’s benefits

As mentee you can boost your career by actively focusing on your strengths and areas most in need of development. You can find a mentor who will match your professional profile, expectations and wishes regarding the programme. 

The focus point is you and your career. As a mentee, you must take the initiative and try to clarify your needs and wishes. In other words your development depends on your own effort. 

You need to be an employed to be part of the mentorprogramme. If you wish to discuss job search, you can contact a carrer consultant at IDA. 

IDA offers two mentor programmes

Only mentees are required to pay 

9-month programme: which is for mentees who have more than two years of work experience.

• DKK 3.795(private payment)
• DKK 5.295 (company payment)

6-month programme: which is for mentees who have two years or less of work experience (a special offer for newly graduates) The mentee fee is:

• DKK 1.295 (private payment)
• DKK 2.295 (company payment)

Deadlines and registration
Registration deadline for the programmes is February 2, 2025. 

Our mentor programme has two annual matching rounds, where it is possible to be assigned a mentor or mentee. These rounds take place in February and September.

You can sign up for the mentoring program by creating a user account on our mentoring platform. When the next round starts, we will "let you in" to the platform, where you can create your profile. If you (as a mentee) create an account in December, you will be able to complete your mentee profile and choose a mentor in february. Mentors can always sign you up and create a mentor profile. However, it is only in February and September that they can be assigned a mentee.

Based on your profile, you will be presented with two to three potential mentors, from which you can request one to become your mentor. Remember that your profile can be read by multiple mentors, so do not write any private or sensitive information.

If you find a good match and the mentor accepts your request, the registration becomes binding. Naturally, IDA cannot guarantee personal chemistry between the mentor and mentee

Meetings
You will have mentor-meetings approximately every 4-6 weeks. A typical meeting will last 1,5 hours and the mentee will be responsible for setting the agenda for the meeting.

Events

After the match, you will be invited to a mentor kickoff event in Copenhagen or Aarhus along with the other matched mentees and mentors at the beginning of the program. At the kickoff, we will go over the framework of the mentor program and present a range of tools that you can use in the mentoring relationship. You will also meet your mentor or mentee.

In addition, there is a Mentor Community meeting in May exclusively for mentors, including all current and former matched mentors, with a relevant theme for mentors followed by a dinner in Copenhagen.

Contact

If you have questions about IDA's mentor programme, please contact the programme managers:

Mentor programme manager (9-month programme)

• Lise Dan, IDA
• Phone: 33 18 97 48
• Mail: lid@ida.dk

Mentor programme manager (6-month programme)

• Anna Ernst, IDA
• Mail:aned@ida.dk 
  
  
• Sonja Flensborg, IDA
•  Mail:sofl@ida.dk