Welcome to the Program
About this program
The AWRA e-Mentoring Program is delivered by AMMA and funded by the Australian
Government.
Mentoring has been identified as one mechanism to achieve greater participation and
advancement of women working in the resource, allied and related construction industries;
however remote locations, complex rosters and a shortage of female peers has highlighted a
need for an alternative to traditional mentoring programs.
The AWRA e-Mentoring program is delivered using the Chronus Mentor software, and consists of
integrated chat, email and online support applications, allows participants access to a tailored
mentoring program regardless of location and work schedule.
The program is conducted over nine months, commencing when you are paired with a Mentee.
During that time you will:
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Listen to the online training
Be supported with materials you can access through the online platform and the ‘Art of
Mentoring’ online training
“Meet” with your mentee by whatever communication means you mutually choose –
telephone, Skype or other online, email, text.
Be asked to give us feedback so we can ensure we are supporting your needs and so we
can fine-tune the AWRA e-Mentoring program for subsequent groups
Gain insight into the perspective of someone working in a different part of the industry
from you.
Your participation is:
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Voluntary – you and your mentee can end your relationship at any time
A two-way process – you will share your skills, knowledge and experience with your
mentee to enable her to explore her professional and personal situation, and you will work
together to achieve goals you agree with your Mentee.
Program Administrators
Your program is supported by the AWRA Team within the Australian Mines and Metals
Association (AMMA). We are available to be contacted through the Admin function on the
online platform, alternatively, email [email protected] or call (07) 3210 0313.
Level 3, 22 Cordelia Street, South Brisbane QLD 4101 | T 1800 186 840 | E [email protected]
Using the Program Online Platform
Once you have been accepted into the program, you will be able to access the online platform
(www.amma.chronus.com). You can view and edit your profile, change your password and how
you receive email notifications through the account settings. Once matched the platform will
give you access to all the materials you should need to support your working relationship with
your mentee. You will be able to record and track your mentee’s progress, and send messages
to one another via the platform. You can participate in forum communications with other
mentors, and share articles and tips with them.
There is an AWRA e-Mentoring Chronus Mentor User Guide and a FAQs document in the Advice
– Knowledge Bases section of the site, and you can access these as soon as you sign in for the
first time.
Program Communications
We will contact you mostly through the administration function of the online platform.
Announcements that we send to you this way will also be sent to your email address, so you
don’t miss any important messages, even if you have not logged on for a while. Please ensure
you check your SPAM/Junk folder, as sometimes emails can end up here.
This is also the best way for you to make contact with us. Just log on to the platform and click
Contact Admin in the top right corner of the page. Enter the ‘Subject’ and ‘Message’ and click
‘Send Message’.
Program Materials
All the materials you need will be posted in the Mentoring Milestones and/or the Advice section
of the online platform. If you have materials you would like to share with others, you can also
post these up in the Knowledge Base of the Advice section. Let us know if there are other
materials you need at any time.
Mentoring Stages
There are four stages in our nine-month program. These stages and their supporting materials
appear in the Mentoring Milestones section of our online platform:
Stage 1: Getting Ready for Mentoring (2-4 weeks)
In the Mentoring Milestones section of the AWRA e-Mentoring Program Portal, you will find a
mentoring self-assessment for you to consider your strengths as a mentor and those skills you
might wish to develop over the course of the program. You and your mentee can also start to
get to know one another, exchange details and start thinking about goals for the program. It
would also be helpful during this time for you to familiarise yourself with the online platform and
the materials that are available to support you.
Level 3, 22 Cordelia Street, South Brisbane QLD 4101 | T 1800 186 840 | E [email protected]
Stage 2: Preparing for a Successful Partnership (4-6 weeks)
We expect you to use this time to really get acquainted, establish confidentiality and trust and
build a good working alliance, sign off on the Mentoring Partnership Agreement, and for your
mentee to start outlining their goals for your mentoring relationship. By the end of this period you
should have at least an agreed sense of purpose for the relationship, if not some concrete and
specific goals. Towards the end of this stage we will ask you to give us feedback so that we know
how you are progressing.
Stage 3: The Middle - Working Towards the Goals (27 weeks)
This is the longest stage. You will be ‘meeting’ frequently with your mentee and helping her to
achieve the goals that were set at the last stage. You will also attend a feedback webinar with
the program facilitator to support your learning as a mentor and to allow you to connect with
other mentors in the program. A few months into this stage we will ask you for more short online
feedback, so we can monitor how you are progressing.
Stage 4: Ending the Relationship and Preparing for the Future (4 weeks)
A well-planned ending is important, so about a month before the formal program ends, we
suggest you and your mentee start to prepare for ending the relationship. You will review what
has been learnt and achieved and establish the nature of the relationship you will have in the
future. At the end of the program, you will be asked for a final program evaluation.
The AWRA e-Mentoring Program is delivered by AMMA,
and funded by the Australian Government
Level 3, 22 Cordelia Street, South Brisbane QLD 4101 | T 1800 186 840 | E [email protected]