Programme Objective

The Young Accountants Mentorship Programme is a new initiative designed to pair graduating and fresh accounting graduates (mentees) with young working professionals with minimum 5 years of experience (mentors) to help guide and inspire them to realise their potential in their careers. Through this one-on-one mentoring programme, mentees can benefit from the insights of diverse accounting career option(s), different perspectives on work-related challenges and having an additional sounding board for ideas and career-related decisions.
Our inaugural run is launching in December 2021, so take charge of your career and register your interest today!

Why you should join the ISCA Young Accountants Mentorship Programme:
Are you a graduating or fresh accounting graduate with aspirations to develop your career in the finance and accounting industry? Are you looking forward to hearing real-life experiences and receiving advice from a more experienced finance professional? Do you need support as you embark on your Singapore CA Qualification journey?

Participate as a mentee to:

• Connect and engage with a working accounting professional from diverse backgrounds and industries
• Gain insights on required skill sets for career development 
• Receive support and advice on development goals, both professionally and career related
• Establish a lifelong professional relationship with fellow accountants 
• Earn CPE hours on the consultation with your assigned mentor

Programme Outline

Duration	The run will begin in December 2021 It will run for a period of 6 months
Programme Format	ISCA will conduct 2 networking sessions for the programme Opening session including an introduction session by mentors and mentees Closing networking session 16 December 2021 – Virtual Each mentor will be matched to one mentee according to each party’s suitability and stated objectives during the matching process Kick-off Young Accountants Mentorship Programme 2021/2022 with a virtual get-together session for mentors and mentees to align key objectives and expectations 18 May 2022 – TBC Closing networking session Throughout the mentorship period Each mentor and mentee pair can arrange to meet at their own discretion. It is recommended that the pair meets about 3 – 6 times over the entre run After the closing session, the mentor and mentee pair may decide, on their own accord, whether to continue with their mentoring relationship All information provided in your application will be strictly confidential and shared only with the successfully matched mentor
Programme Fees	$50.00 (exclusive of GST) for ISCA Members; and $65.00 (exclusive of GST) for Non-Members *Fees cover all administrative and material costs of the Mentorship Programme. If you have further enquiries, please drop up an email at Career Support.

Training Methodology

Hybrid

Contact Details

For registration enquires, please contact CPE Dept:
Tel: +65 6749 8060 or email cpe@isca.org.sg
For all other enquiries, please contact careersupport@isca.org.sg 

CPE hours

Varies (Depends on the number of mentoring sessions with mentors)
 

Intended For

Accounting and finance graduating cohort and fresh graduates with not more than 5 years of work experience

Programme Facilitator(s)