Transformative Partner Program: Mentor Overview

The goal of this initiative is to actively mentor, engage with, and support students through their post-secondary academic studies, following their initial engagement with ACE during high school. The goal is to ensure the ACE alumni successfully complete their studies and enter as a full-time employee of the construction industry.

• Provide professional, academic, and personal advice and support to ACE Alumni currently enrolled in a post-secondary program.
• Serve as a positive role model.
• Support ACE-TPP goals and expectations.

• Flexible, consistent, and available to students at various times of day.
• Professionals in their field.
• Able to articulate feedback well in written form (emails, text, etc).
• Willing to share their experiences.
• Positive role models.

• Register in ACE-TPP database
• Complete background check
• Attend orientation and training session
• Once background check and mentor agreement are complete, get matched with student
• Meet with student!

• Ideally mentors will commit to a long-term relationship with an ACE Alumni who is just beginning their post-secondary education.
• Commit to engaging with students virtually or in person through monthly or bi-weekly check-ins via email, text, phone, or virtual meetings.
• Attend an initial training session and additional sessions as requested.
• Submit check-in reports to ACE-TPP program coordinators.
• Attend meetings and events as scheduled by ACE-TPP participating firm (time commitment varies depending on the firm’s internal structure of the program)

• Register in the ACE-TPP database and successfully complete a background check.
• Familiarity with the ACE mentor program is helpful, or a willingness to learn more about ACE
• A professional in the A-C-E fields
• Interested and comfortable working with young people, both in person and virtually.
• Willing to adhere to all program best practices and recommendations.
• Availability to regularly check in with your mentee and provide timely and appropriate responses.
• Willing to communicate regularly with program staff and submit activity information.