 So next part is I'll share a little bit about the mentoring program So let me just bring up my slides And so you can share a little bit about that quickly So the mentoring program is something we just This is our second batch So give me a history We had our first batch as a pilot program Sometime in April It was late last year Early April April May and that was our first pilot batch So I forgot how to go about doing this And then we started our first batch Around the second half of last year All the way to around Christmas So right now we're going into our second batch So we've learnt a lot of lessons From our pilot batch as well as our first batch So right now we'll share a little bit more About our mentoring program So maybe I'll just adjust the camera a bit So I can focus on the main Okay Where am I? Okay Ah okay, now a bit more So for the mentoring program We can have a look at the slides This is a link to the slides So you can go just download that later And you can find out more about the program here So about the mentoring program So sometime last year we did a survey of the junior deaf group And we identified 3 areas That our members and our group Kind of lead guidance on Number 1 is on career coaching and guidance And they also want to look for professional growth And getting becoming better at what they do And there's also some work And technical skills related stuff So to help them deepen Their technical knowledge of things So for the technical knowledge We have this program which is the Developers Gym Where we do coding workshops And some specific skills training That kind of caters for the technical things That you want to learn And how you level up as a developer But I think for career guidance and professional growth This is where I think junior developers Mentoring program can really help you in Right, so this is We feel it's the best to address With regular mentoring sessions And we decided to go with group mentoring Because we feel that it's kind of the best way To have a consistent So having Being able to go with the group mentoring session With a consistent group And kind of provides a certain cadence Regular cadence where you can get into a safe zone And you can really build Meaningful and deep relationships With the people in the group And then hopefully You help each other and be sustainable In your personal work In this particular career So hope is that you Come in for joining our mentoring Mentoring program And you can basically Be able to find people which you can Kind of form a sort of accountability circle Where you can basically help each other And be accountable for each other And help become better at what you do here So before the session If you're joining us to the program Once again, as I said Our focus is really on Career coaching Career guidance and professional growth Not so much the technical things So if you want technical things You can recommend topics for us Developer gyms They are more specific to technical Skills that you want to learn But what we hope to do Is to show this program We want to build you up in your soft skills And your ability to Learn and be good at this So So before the sessions We plan to do a mentors orientation Where we prepare the mentors For the mentoring session In our first batch For the mentors At the crash course And met each other So we plan to do a bit more Give them a bit more time So they can know each other better Before they get started into the mentoring program So because this mentoring program We also The success of it Prevers a lot on the quality And the people that we get as mentors So I think we want to make sure they're comfortable And they are empowered to do what they do And then we also have a kickoff session After that on the 7th of April Where all the shortlisted mentees Who have signed up for the program Will be introduced to the mentors And they will do some expectation setting And stuff like that So you can help everyone to get aligned In terms of the goals and what we want to do And then of course after that We will start the mentoring program The mentoring sessions are scheduled To start on the 21st of April And we'll go all the way to the 4th of August So basically And we'll try to form the mentoring groups Around the 2nd or 3rd session The mentoring groups Will be usually About 2 mentors To about 3 mentees And we want to also try our best To get a 1 to 1 parity In terms of male and female mentors Hopefully We get more women mentors this time Which will be really helpful We believe that a healthy and balanced mentor To mentee ratio Or excal crucial Because I think we want to be able to In a way, I want 2 mentors in a group Because I want them to become low balance And not 1 person take on everything But I also want to make sure that the mentees Can also have more than 1 person They can talk to for diverse opinions Or rather not be too Skewed towards 1 person's perspective On things and then let the mentors So 1 mentor to be able to To each other and give them Different perspectives about stuff So So because Of this, we need to maintain A healthy balance and ratio So we do need to be a bit more careful Or rather we need to be We need to limit the intake We can't be like everyone come in Or we want to make sure that we have a good balance And for certain mentees Who prefer a gender preference We also can put together Or men's group So there's a sign up form And sign up form you can put You can indicate your preference So mentoring group sessions 6 sessions So every 3 weeks we'll meet We'll probably be on Tuesdays Because we like Tuesdays Because Tuesdays is not Monday Hopefully no Monday blues And then we'll probably Provide dinner We believe that you should have A good dinner And of course we're not going to do pizza Not so much So yeah So the sessions we usually start with Dinner where the mentors and mentees Can get to network and talk to each other And get to find out more about each other Then there'll be some talks Where the mentors can talk About a specific team So we have this And mentoring group can break up Or they do a bit of shareback And of course I'll let it go for supper I think we'll be doing this For like 2 batches And this kind of seem to work Okay cool And of course groups may also arrange Social gatherings in between We did a Christmas thing Last December which is kind of nice I think we'll do a bit more of those Social gatherings in between So enrollment fee There's a small enrollment fee Only when you're shortlisted So when you're shortlisted You'll ask to pay this It's pretty much to help us cover The cost of catering And so some logistics Like the food we need to cater And buy food beforehand So this is kind of payable Actually you'll be accepted into the program So don't worry, you can fill out the form Without having to pay for stuff Right And of course it's free for mentors And we value the mentors' time And we want to make sure That they will enjoy doing this As well So the important dates So The mentoring session Will be starting on April But I think we'll have Mentors orientation in March And then kickoff session will be in April I think first Tuesday of April I think And then after that will be the sessions And there'll be a retro Towards the end of the sessions So So here's some photos of our mentoring program Or at least the pilot run So this is between 11 April to 21 May So this is the group that was there You can see Rachel Right there That cute little face And then where's Max Max is, oh not here Oh yeah, here's Max And Mike is there as well And yeah Issue is not here man Or you were not there at the last session Anyway So some photos of the people who were Involved These are mentors and mentees Sometimes we do go for drinks And That we do have all women's groups As well So this is some of the all women's groups That are involved in this Yeah Right So if you're really interested in this And you find that this is something you might Want to join You can scan this QR code So on the left you have the mentee Sign up Scan this and join us as a mentee And you can sign up as a mentor If you just scan the QR code on the right And that should get to the To the form So So the closing date We'll share a bit more about the closing date Later I will now the closing date is in the form If I'm not wrong So you can find the date there So With that That's it Right That's all for the mentoring program