E-034 · Theme 2 · Mentoring & Pathways
Rotary Skills Mentoring Board
Use Rotary Skills Mentoring Board to make mentoring and personal development easier to find, choose and sustain.
Developed further: this summary now draws on an initiative-specific internal editorial draft and attributed references. Human review has not started and will open only at the Full-Corpus Review Build.
What could this idea change?
It helps knowledge, confidence and encouragement move between members instead of resting with a few people.
It may suit: Members seeking guidance or a new challenge, and the people offering practical support.
A simple way to start
- Ask members which practical club skills they most want to learn or share, then approve a small first list and explicitly exclude regulated or high-risk advice. Who could lead it: Skills board coordinator and board delegate
- Prepare the opt-in form, privacy notice, expiry period and accessible alternatives, collecting no biography or personal detail that is not needed for a match. Who could lead it: Coordinator and privacy contact
- Invite members to offer, request or do both, explain that experience can come from Rotary, work, community or life and that every listing is voluntary and editable. Who could lead it: Skills board coordinator
- Publish only the approved skill headings and request route, keep personal contact details off the board and have the coordinator check fit and consent before every introduction. Who could lead it: Skills board coordinator
- Ask each pair to agree one learning goal, a short time commitment, any access or confidentiality boundary and when the exchange will finish or move to formal support. Who could lead it: Skill sharer and learner
What should we look for?
- After 90 days, review Rotary Skills Mentoring Board. Look for suitable matches, regular check-ins and progress against goals chosen by the participating member.
- Listings with current, specific consent, a clear category and an automatic review or expiry date.
- Requests that receive a private fit check and a mutually accepted introduction rather than an unsolicited contact.
- Completed exchanges where the learner can name or demonstrate the practical capability gained.
- Expired, withdrawn, out-of-scope or unsafe listings removed within the agreed service standard.
Before we say yes
- Does it fit a real local need?
- Can people take part safely and fairly?
- Are the facts, permissions and Rotary branding right?
- Who will lead it, and when will we review it?