AIA Professional Architect Mentoring SeriesSession 1: Getting WorkThe College of Fellows and the Young Architects Forum are sponsoring the development of a new, easy-to-participate webinar series to foster mentoring in the profession. The mentoring series is directed to firm and organization leaders, unlicensed professionals, young architects, and current and potential trainers and mentors to help them understand what mentoring is and how to establish successful mentoring programs.The program will provide established practitioners with the skills and tools to act as mentors and career coaches to young licensed professionals and unlicensed interns. Description: Each webinar will help mentors and mentees deal with a topic, rather than train on the topic itself. Our first session,“Getting Work,”will deal with marketing and business development. Schedule:
Participation: View the Professional Architect Mentoring Series flyer, or Register here for the first session. Fee: $15 per registrant (via Paypal.) Groups may view webinar, but individuals must register to receive the 1.5 AIA Learning Unit. *Session under development, date and time to be determined. |
Thankfully you posted this announcement, otherwise I may have not heard of it. Coming from a firm that does not have a defined mentor program, it was great to hear what some other firms around the country are doing to mold future professionals into the future leaders of the design world. They talked a lot of passion and holding both the mentors and mentees accountable while capitalizing on your strength and style as well as getting comfortable with your marketplace. One interesting statistic that was thrown out is that the average age of a person starting their own firm is 31. I would highly recommend spending the $15 to everyone that visits your blog. They are also going to be making the video available online at some point.
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