Mentoring pays dividends for graduates

Last night saw 23 women from nine companies graduate from this year’s Women in Manufacturing Stepping Up Advance Program. The program, now having run for three successive years, is sponsored by Industry and Investment NSW and has been designed to meet the specific needs of women managing manufacturing concerns or those who manage manufacturing or supply chain departments.
 
Although the program includes instructor-led sessions, it’s the mentoring component that really seems to have a lasting impact on participants. Talking at the graduation, program coordinator Deborah Rose highlighted how an overwhelming number of this year’s graduates had endorsed the value of having someone from outside the business to talk with openly and freely.

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