Become a mentor

My personal belief is we need to support people to grow, and that's a fundamental aspect of living a more fulfilled life. The success of the mentorship program is not only the support, but also the matching and the alignment of mentor and mentee.

I think I was asked a question by CPA, is there any particular type of mentee that would be what I'm looking for. So, I actually had some input into that, which I actually quite liked. So, I was extremely well matched to my mentee. There was ample guidance, lots of reference material and opportunities to lean on CPA Australia.

The best experience I've had with my mentee is watching her develop over the eight months of the program. I think that the best moment I've had in this program was when she sent me a note to say "Lee I got an award from this activity that we were talking about".

I could see there was a breakthrough occurring, a shift was occurring. I saw her really blossom as those moments came by. Watching her confidence grow and watching the strategies that we talk about being applied and watching her happy with what she's been able to implement has been really rewarding. It challenges me to continue with my learning as well to be a little bit more proactive in what I want to learn and think about what is it that I want to learn.

I'd like to suggest that anybody who's keen to grow and learn that they get involved. If you want to help develop CPAs to shape a better future, get involved.

Mentor applicants must:

• be a current member of CPA Australia, residing in Australia or New Zealand
• have a minimum six years of experience in the accounting profession after completing the CPA Program
• be willing to commit time each month to meet with your mentee.

Mentor applicants must:

• Be a current member of CPA Australia, residing outside of Australia and New Zealand.
• Have a minimum of six years of experience in the accounting profession after completing the CPA Program; and
• Be willing to commit time each month to meet with your mentee.

In applying for, and participating in, the CPA Australia Mentoring Program (“Mentoring Program”), as either a mentee or mentor, you agree to adhere to this code of conduct (Code of Conduct) at all times. Failure to do so may result in your participation in the Mentoring Program being terminated and further action being taken as CPA Australia deems necessary.

1. Mentor and Mentee Requirements

As a Mentor and/or Mentee (together, “Participants”) you confirm/agree that:

• You will submit true and accurate information to participate in the Mentoring Program as part of your application and throughout the duration of the Mentoring Program.
• You are a current CPA Australia member and will remain so throughout the eight (8) month duration of the Mentoring Program. Note: if you are applying as a mentee and are an Associate Member you must have successfully completed 1 CPA Program Subject in the last 12 months, prior to the date of the application to participate in the Mentoring Program.
• Discrimination of Participants based on age, gender, ethnicity, or any other prohibited grounds of discrimination will not be tolerated. 
• You will enter into the mentoring relationship with a commitment to assist each other to develop and learn in a subjective, fair and respectful environment.
• No bullying, abuse or misconduct will be tolerated and failure to abide by this will result in termination from the Mentoring Program and further action may be taken if deemed necessary.
• You are bound by strict confidentiality when discussing matters, sharing documents or other such information throughout the Mentoring Program. Failure to do so may result in termination from the Mentoring Program and further action may be taken if necessary. Please contact [email protected] should you believe that you are unable to uphold this requirement.
• You must avoid any exploitation of the mentoring relationship.
• You will comply with your terms of your employment (if applicable) including any confidentiality obligations, including that you will not disclose any confidential information regarding your employer and/or their clients.
• Once the Mentoring Program has ceased, you are no longer a recognised mentor/mentee combination in the Mentoring Program but may continue to remain in contact, only by mutual agreement.
• You understand that the value of the mentor/mentee relationship is a joint responsibility and acknowledge that time is required to be set aside to foster the relationship. 
• The online training module must be completed by 1 May 2024 in order to participate in the Mentoring Program. Failure to complete the training module by the due date will result in termination of your participation in the program.
• A total of ten (10) hours is the minimum commitment required to engage in the Mentoring Program. 
• You must notify [email protected] and your mentor/mentee as soon as possible should you be unable to continue in the Mentoring Program.
• CPA Australia will not be liable for any loss or damage including, direct or indirect, loss, expense, damage, personal injury or death (whether or not arising from any person’s negligence) in connection with the Mentoring Program. 
• CPA Australia accepts no responsibility for any tax implications from your participation in the Mentoring Program.
• You will be required to manually add your CPD Points into your CPD diary at the successful completion of the Mentoring Program.

A. Mentor Requirements

In addition to the requirements set out in 1 above, as the Mentor also confirm/agree that:

• you will allocate time to meet with the mentee that you have been paired with to share ideas, knowledge and experiences with to support them in achieving their program goals
• you will respond to your mentee as soon as practicable after initial contact is made by the mentee, ideally within one (1) week.

2. Further Information

Further questions regarding the Mentoring Program or any matters related to mentoring, please contact [email protected]

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