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In the Loop!
Message from Keith Perkin | | As Chair of the AYMN Council, I would like to wish you all an exciting and prosperous New Year. It is my great pleasure to welcome Brad Grieve who joined us on 29 January as our new Executive Officer. Brad comes to us with international experience in the not-for- profit space along with a passion for member based organisations in general and youth mentoring specifically. I am sure you will all join me in extending a warm welcome to Brad. With Brad's leadership, the AYMN will commence a new stage in its growth and development ensuring best practice in youth mentoring is shared and implemented throughout Australia. |
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Read a new Blog from our New Executive Officer | |
Brad introduces himself in AYMN's first blog of 2013 where he shares his vision for the AYMN. Over the coming weeks and months he will also be asking for your feedback, warts and all, to see how the Network is performing for you and how we can improve to better serve you.
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AYMN Events
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We want you to co-host an AYMN events!
This is the time for you to put up your hand to co-host an AYMN Forum or Summit. These professional development events give you the chance to network with other mentoring professionals. If you are interest, please register your interest by emailing us at events@youthmentoring.org.au. | |
Visit our website in 2013 for dates of upcoming forums, summits, webinars, NRGize, NZ Youth Mentoring Conference and other professional development opportunities. |
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Congratulations to Kathleen! | |
The AYMN would like to congratulate our former Executive Officer, Kathleen Vella and her husband Matt, on the birth of their twins - Olive and Liam. Olive and Liam were born on 2 January 2013 - babies, mum and dad are doing well. |
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New Research | |
The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) has published the report Peer-mentoring of students in rural and low SES schools: increasing aspirations for higher education. The report explores the aspirations and intentions for university education among low SES and regional school students and looks at how peer mentoring might influence them. | | Click here for more information |
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Mentoring Stories
| True Blue Dreaming mentor, Akram, has been named Western Australia's Young Australian of the Year. Read his inspirational story about why he became a mentor as part of the True Blue Deaming mentoring program.
| Click here to read his story
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