Mentoring software can help you to manage an existing government mentoring program or start a pilot within a particular department. Mentoring can also cover the gaps that formal coaching or training programs don’t discuss in detail, engaging employees in new ways and building a mentoring culture within the organization.

Government bodies that mentoring software can help include:
* Municipalities / Councils
* State / Provincial Departments
* Federal Departments

Benefits include:
* Low setup and on-going costs – easy to pilot
* Data locked to specific regions using Microsoft Azure Cloud Security
* Measurement of program ROI – Read More >> 

Typical uses for public sector workers and constituents include:
* Knowledge Transfer
* Employee Engagement
* Economic Development
* Newcomer Mentoring
* Supporting Local Businesses
* Diversity & Inclusion Programs

Mentoring programs can help your organization with:

1. Recruiting New Staff

1.1. Intern Mentoring
Complement your annual university or college recruiting by matching each intern with a mentor from the organization. This will enrich the intern’s experience and lead to more interns choosing full-time employment with your organization after graduation.

1.2. New Staff Mentoring
Match new staff with more experienced employees to help them get acquinted with the company procedures, make friends and join the company culture.

2. Growth – Developing Employees

2.1. Employee Training & Engagement
Complement your existing training programs (seminars and events) with a mentoring initiative to expand the reach of specific training on a voluntary basis. Connect topic experts with junior staff to help them learn key aspects faster and getting quick answers to questions along their way.

2.2. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
Support your organization’s interest groups with mentoring programs that can be easily managed. Matching can be personalized based on demographics or other interests.  Programs can have sessions with a start and end dates or run on an on-going basis.

3. Leadership Development

3.1. Change Management
From organization restructuring, integrating teams, reconnecting after maternity leave or onboarding new management, a mentoring program can help bring people together to smooth out the process.

3.2. Succession Planning
Help transfer knowledge across the generations as senior staff approach retirement. Match high potential employees (HiPos) with mentors to transfer and document essential knowledge across the company.

4. Community Programs

4.1. Small Business Mentoring
Support local small businesses with mentoring programs that connect startup founders with successful business owners and executives. Entrepreneurship programs often collaborate with government-funded startup business incubators and accelerators.

4.2. Newcomer Mentoring
Settlement support services often include mentoring programs to help newcomers find employment, housing, education and more. Matching new immigrants with other immigrants who have been in the country for many years can help them make friends, get help and join the culture faster.

MentorEase listed in HR Tech Outlook – Top 10 Mentoring Solutions Companies – 2023

MentorEase supports mentoring programs for:
* City Manager
* City Planner
* Economic Development
* Parks and Recreation
* HR executive
* HR Business Partner
* Talent Development
* Learning & Development
* Organization Management
* People & Culture
* Chief or Staff
* Change Management
* Engagement Specialist
* Employee Experience
* Labor Relations
* Strategic Leadership
* Digital Transformation
* Employee Well-Being
* Organisational Development
* Organization Transformation

Research insights: (from third-parties)
* Why Mentorship Matters in Government
* Mentoring the next generation of public servants
* The Powerful Role of Mentoring in Government Agencies
* How to design a mentorship program: Lessons from Ontario
* Government Agency Succession Planning: Key role of mentorship
* US Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Training and Development Policy Wiki
* The significance of mentorship in supporting the career advancement of women in the public sector

Coming soon!
Managing Mentoring Programs
A Practical Guide to Launching and Growing Mentoring Programs
Program planning, implementation, software & marketing guides