Mentorship Program

The Mentorship Program helps further the vision of WIM/WiN-SK by connecting and inspiring a diverse workforce in the Saskatchewan Mining and Nuclear industries. WIM/WiN-SK believes a structured and targeted mentorship program can increase recruitment, retention, and provide additional professional development opportunities for women within the Saskatchewan mining and nuclear industries.

The WIM/WiN-SK Mentorship Program delivers a high-quality, 6-month program that builds capacity for people within and supporting, the Saskatchewan mining and nuclear sectors and aims to increase the retention of women, including Indigenous and other under-represented groups 

As part of the 2024 WIM/WiN-SK Mentorship Program, selected participants will be matched with a mentor based on profile information to best support their needs, goals, and competencies. The program uses an online mentoring platform, MentorCity, to match mentees with mentors and provide resources to aid and guide participants through their 6-month partnership.

Partnerships will run from April 24, 2024 until October 16, 2024.

Mentors and mentees must be willing to commit to a minimum of 1-hour per month during the 6-month partnership and approximately 1 to 2-hours during the onboarding process.

Why should you become a Mentee?

As part of the program mentees will:

• Be matched 1:1 with a mentor for a six-month partnership
• Connect with leaders and other people in their field
• Develop foundational leadership and communication skills to apply at work
• Join a network of peers, mentors and role models
• Set and make progress against individual professional development goals

Are you a good fit?

 WIM/WiN-SK is looking for mentees who:

• Identify as a woman
• Are currently employed in the Saskatchewan mining or nuclear sector or are in a direct support industry (full or part time, hourly, self-employed, etc.) 
• Have previous experience in or are working towards a career in Saskatchewan’s mining or nuclear sectors
• Are invested and interested in personal career development

 The 2024 cohort will be limited to 65 mentees. 

Why should you become a Mentor?

• Opportunity to give-back to the next generation of professionals
• Help foster diversity and inclusion in the Saskatchewan mining and nuclear sectors
• Gain insight and perspective from another area within the mining industry
• Can reside in any province and work in the mining industry or a related field

Are you a good fit?

WIM/WiN-SK is looking for mentors from a mix of backgrounds, genders, and career paths who:

• Identify as any gender
• Are managers, founders, superintendents, coordinators, executives, technical experts, supervisors, journey-persons, mid and senior level individual contributors, or have several years of career experience (corporate, field, or operations based)
• Are a current or former resident of Saskatchewan and looking to return to the province
• Committed to spend a minimum of 1-hour per month working with a mentee

The WIM/WiN-SK Mentorship program will have engaging, safe and inclusive virtual and in-person development events for program participants throughout the partnership.