The next generation needs more than advice. They need access.
August is when a lot of young people find out what happens next, and it rarely goes the way the plan said. A session gives them somebody who has been through it, in the week it matters.
- Date
- 12 August
- Session length
- 30 minutes
- Live within
- 30 days
Why this date works for mentoring.
Built for early-career and next-generation mentoring, right as results and intakes land.
Timed to results
Plans change in August. A mentor in that week is worth ten in October.
Access, not encouragement
Real answers about routes, pay, entry requirements and what the job is like.
Anyone can mentor
A colleague two years into their career is the perfect mentor for an 18-year-old.
Free to every mentee
No cost, no catch, no upsell at the end of the call.
From sign-off to a number you can report.
- 01
Six weeks out, pick the number
Agree how many 30-minute sessions the day is aiming for, and who they are for.
- 02
Four weeks out, open sign-ups
One link goes out internally. Colleagues say yes in a minute and pick nothing else.
- 03
Two weeks out, we match
Mentees are matched on subject and time zone, and sessions land straight into diaries.
- 04
On the day, it runs
Sessions happen, the counter climbs, and your people see the total move in real time.
- 05
The week after, you report
A wrap-up with sessions, subjects, countries, hours given and trees planted.
What partners actually do on the day.
A results-week surge with sessions available at short notice
Early-career colleagues mentoring for the first time
A mission named after the number of young people you want to reach
A follow-up route into your apprenticeship or graduate scheme
The things people ask first.
What age are the mentees?
Mostly 16 and over. Under-18s need guardian consent and the safeguarding checks we set out publicly.
Are mentors checked?
Yes. Mentors working with under-18s hold a current enhanced DBS or the local equivalent.
Can we run it at short notice?
A mission can be live within 30 days of sign-off.
Make International Youth Day count this year.
A 15-minute call is enough to agree the date, the target and who the sessions go to.