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Finding the right career is easier when you have the right information.
In Prince Edward Island, there are countless persons experiencing a disability who have career ambitions, but no contacts or connections in the industries they’re interested in. In order to be truly confident in pursuing a certain career path, one needs to have some exposure to that career in advance. But without meeting people working in industries of interest, getting that exposure is easier said than done.
MentorAbility matches job seekers with people in careers that interest them.
MentorAbility Canada is a national initiative that celebrates in-person and virtual mentoring experiences. The focus of MentorAbility is facilitating short-term (from 1 hour to 1 day) mentoring opportunities between employers and persons experiencing disability. MentorAbility is free. It’s not a job—but it helps job seekers learn more about possible career paths, and introduces employers to a more diverse potential workforce.
Benefits for both job seekers and employers
October is Disability Employment Awareness Month (DEAM).
DEAM is an opportunity to discuss, explore, and collaborate to solve the critical issue of inclusive hiring. Employers in provinces across Canada have brought DEAM to life by organizing activities to engage employers, job seekers experiencing disability, and the public to promote the benefits of inclusive hiring. Every day in October, we’ll celebrate the tremendous contributions persons who experience disability make to our workplaces and communities.
These success stories prove the impact MentorAbility can make.
MentorAbility Canada is coordinated by CASE.
ResourceAbilities is PEI’s official MentorAbility Hub.
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Job Seekers
If you are an Islander experiencing a disability and you’d like to be matched with a mentor in a field you’re interested in, we invite you to complete the National MentorAbility Interest Form.
Mentors
If you are an employee, entrepreneur or self-employed (or retired professional) in PEI, we invite you to become a MentorAbility mentor. Share your career knowledge and experience with someone interested in your field of work. Register to begin!
Facilitators
If you are an employment service provider, and you can help facilitate a mentorship between a job seeker and an employer, we hope you’ll get involved. Your experience will be guided and supported by a MentorAbility Hub Coordinator. Register to begin!
Partners
If you are an employer (private business, non-profit, or public service organization), we invite you to become a MentorAbility partner and offer your staff opportunities to become a mentor. If your organization would like to be involved in MentorAbility in some other way too, we'd love to meet you!