There is an old Arabic proverb, "knowledge is not taken from lines on a book, but through the company of people".
This age-old adage may partially explain the rising importance of mentoring in recent years, as a powerful way of nurturing, guiding and supporting individuals throughout various chapters in their lives. During my schooling, I was mentored through my GCSEs, and was supported by voluntarily attending university preparation sessions. In short, mentoring can work wonders for the mentee and has benefits for the mentor.
It begs the question why don't we export the model to other areas of life? For example, I took part in the Young Enterprise scheme as a college student (with somewhat disastrous results) and I'm sure that we would have benefited from informal mentoring sessions with someone from the business community to discuss our ideas. In return, the mentors would be contributing to creating a better resourced and skilled future workforce.
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