Building Inclusive Workplaces with Mentorship

Duration: 60 mins

Description:

MentorAbility is a national initiative that helps facilitate short-term mentorship opportunities for people experiencing disability as a way for them to gain experience, industry knowledge, and network connections to take them to the next step in their careers. Join the MentorAbility Alberta project leads for a discussion about how forward-thinking employers are partnering with this initiative to grow their cultures of inclusion, gain relationships with supported employment service providers, and access an untapped market of employees.

Learning Objectives:

1. 1. Learn about how informational experiences benefit job seekers who experience disability.

   2. Discover the benefits that employers gain when participating in a zero-risk opportunity of one-time mentorship meetings – even when a job is not the expected outcome.

   3. Connect with the project leads that will support your partnership.