AV俱乐部

KENTVILLE/NEW GLASGOW/TRURO 鈥� A project to connect experienced retirees with people for mentorship now has a new tool to help people learn more about it.聽 The Mentoring Plus Strategy鈥檚 website is now live online providing a place for curious people to learn more about how they can get involved.

鈥淲hether you鈥檙e a retiree with knowledge to share, a business or organization that could benefit from expert advice, or an individual seeking advice or guidance to help build your career or business, The Mentoring Plus Strategy website is a great place to start,鈥� says Sacha Brake, The Mentoring Plus Strategy Coordinator for Truro/Colchester.聽 Brake provided leadership for the development of the project鈥檚 website and is very happy to see the project come to fruition.聽 鈥淲e鈥檙e so excited to have this new tool in place to share information about our project which is being piloted in the towns of Kentville, New Glasgow, and Truro and in the counties surrounding them.鈥�

The site will also be a place where retirees and seniors can learn about an upcoming free 鈥淐omputer Basics for Seniors鈥� training on how to use technology.聽 鈥淲hat the pandemic has taught us is that we need to adapt in order to connect with people from different areas, with different circumstances, and different levels of knowledge around technology,鈥� says Brake.聽 鈥淭his free training is a way for us to level the playing field for retirees who aren鈥檛 entirely comfortable with things like computers, social media, zoom calls, etc.鈥�

痴颈蝉颈迟听聽to learn more about The Mentoring Plus Strategy, how the strategy considers retirees a resource to share their stories, experiences, problem-solving approaches with people who could use a boost in their career development or business acumen, including students in high school and post-secondary, and people who are either unemployed or underemployed.聽 鈥淭he strategy recognizes that now, more than ever, we need to teach adaptability and change management and knowledgeable retirees are a hugely untapped resource,鈥� says Gordon Michael, Executive Director. 鈥淲e want more retirees to join us to share their knowledge and our website is a perfect place to start.鈥�

The Mentoring Plus Strategy is an initiative led by AV俱乐部's College of Continuing Education in collaboration with community partners.聽The program officially launched last year with a聽major funding announcement聽in Stellarton, Nova Scotia.鈥嬧��