I'm looking for a lot of men who have an infinite capacity
to not know what can't be done ... Henry Ford

Mentoring demand in Australia has markedly increased in recent times with Mentors playing a growing role. Many Senior Executives and others are recognising the benefits of having a Mentor to keep them mentally focused and well prepared to meet their challenges. Executives and others more and more are turning to Mentors to help them cope with added pressures on their performance or to raise community standards.

business mentors R us was formed to satisfy a perceived gap in the availability of trained and experienced Mentors to meet the demand for a full range of mentoring services. To assist in this task, business mentors R us is now the Australian licensee for UK-based Clutterbuck Associates, is associated with Peer Resources, an international mentoring authority based in Canada, and is the Australian distributor for MediaPro Inc, a US-based mentoring organisation.

Clutterbuck Associates www.clutterbuckassociates.com is the world's leading provider of mentoring program support and the leading mentoring consultancy in Europe. More than 25 years of research into concept and best practice ensure Clutterbuck Associates-designed programs and training for Mentors, Mentees and program co-ordinators are robust, culturally adaptable and at the leading edge. The principal - Professor David Clutterbuck - is the author and co-author of over 40 books including a number of best-sellers on mentoring and associated subjects.

Clutterbuck Associates have recently launched the international mentoring program standards - International Standards for Mentoring Programmes in Employment (ISMPE). The standards have been generated to fill a gap in the evaluation of mentoring programs, with an emphasis on programs in adult employment and development. The ISMPE was developed by a board of international mentoring experts and program facilitators. To find out more about the standards and how to have your program assessed, please contact the ISMPE direct at support@ismpe.com or visit the website at http://www.ismpe.com/ismpe_home.php.

Peer Resources www.peer.ca/peer is an international mentoring authority that has been in operation since 1975, with over 3 million visits to its website since January, 2001. Internationally, it has an unequalled record of experienced and published experts in peer, Mentor, and coaching systems. Peer Resources has widely-used helping resource manuals, technical articles, and curricula and is a leading authority for mentoring, coaching, and peer helping. Peer Resources designed and implemented a national Mentor strategy to prevent school dropouts in Canada, which was one of the most successful education campaigns ever launched by the Canadian government. This project connected 30,000 Mentors with 100,000 at-risk primary and secondary students over a three-year period.

MediaPro Inc, www.mediapro.com, is an award-winning educational services organisation that helps companies achieve their strategic business objectives through learning solutions. As nationally recognised experts in effective learning, MediaPro partnered with THE MENTORING GROUP, www.mentoringgroup.com, to produce world-class e-learning mentoring courseware.

business mentors R us, in association with Clutterbuck Associates/Peer Resources accredited trainers, provides workshops and seminars covering:

• Train-the Trainer for Mentor trainers
• Coach training
• Mentor program development
• Peer program development
• Mentor and Mentee training
• Facilitator training

business mentors R us also provide:

• Assistance in the design and implementation of in-house corporate/government mentoring programs including training of Mentors/Mentees, Mentor/Mentee matching, and program co-ordination and evaluation. This also includes the preparation of customised documentation tailored to the particular organisation/government department;
• Information sessions including presentations to larger groups or organisations about mentoring, emphasising the benefits, rationale and resources required;
• Individual consultations and coaching, primarily for individuals who would like specific information or resources to assist them to initiate or strengthen a mentoring program, and
• Access to all documents on mentoring, continuously updated research and information about trends, issues and concepts.

For more information on the products and services provided to business mentors R us, under licence by Clutterbuck Associates and in association with Peer Resources and MediaPro Inc, please contact us at mentor@businessmentorsRus.com.

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