Mentorship

Through the Young Professionals Programme, the CDA Institute is connected to a large pool of interested students and recent graduates looking to begin or advance their careers. The CDA Institute is also connected to a community of hundreds of senior government officials, ambassadors, business executives, tenured professors, journalists, and serving and retired members of the Canadian Armed Forces.

The CDA Institute’s Mentorship Programme strategically matches young professionals (individuals 30 and under) to mentors — individuals who are well established in their careers within the defence and security sector.

Activities

Mentorships provide a valuable opportunity to build a professional relationship that will encourage skills development, career advancement, and overall success. Through the programme, mentees can expect to strengthen their knowledge base, expand their networks, and have a trustworthy resource with whom to consult for advice and
guidance.

Our mentorships are 4 months long and involve a minimum of 2 hours of mentorship activities per month. These activities can include regular/timely e-mail correspondence, meetings (over the phone/zoom, or over coffee), C.V. and job-seeking advice, career planning, introductions to professionals at networking events, invitations to conferences/meetings, and job shadowing.

Sign-up to be a mentor

If you have experience and knowledge that you would like to impart to a young professional, we invite you to sign up to be a mentor. 

Please email jane@cdainstitute.ca for more information. 

Fill out the form below to be considered for this opportunity. We cannot guarantee that we will find a match for all requests, but we will work hard at it.

Mentee Registration

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