Apply to be a YEC Mentor today.

We are looking for 20 passionate mentors for 2022’s budding young educators!

Over the course of 2 months, YEC mentors engage with a team of 3 students to support them in their crafting, pitching and execution of their learning recovery project.

Not to worry! Mentors are provided with a briefing and training on how to guide the participants during the process.

 
 

About YEC

The Young Educators Challenge (YEC) is a national competition for students to innovate and compete against peers from all over Malaysia in building the ideal learning space for you and your peers.

This year, YEC poses a new challenge to students: craft, pitch, and pilot a learning recovery project to directly improve the academic results/progress of your target group in one or more subjects.

Mentoring is an essential pillar to YEC.

Young Educators learn from the guidance and support they received from mentors; mentors participate in the collaborative culture with modern youths in innovating learning.

Click below to expand and read the journey.

  • Young Educators will undergo a series of workshops to learn entrepreneur skillsets to craft and pitch for their learning recovery project.

  • After YEC Bootcamp, Young Educators craft and refine their pitch whilst receiving mentoring and guidance from their respective experienced, professional mentors.

  • Young Educators pitch the pilot version of their social initiative to judges, and may receive grants to carry out their project.

  • Young Educators execute their pilot projects in their school and community. They will submit data from the project to illustrate its impact.

  • Young Educators will present their pilot projects and its impact to a panel of judges. Winners will be announced at the award ceremony.

Who are we looking for?

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We’re looking for working professionals who are…

  1. Enthusiastic about empowering students in innovating the education landscape;

  2. Excellent communicators with strong interpersonal skills;

  3. Open to learning new ideas;

  4. Ready to commit to all roles and responsibilities stated.

  5. Professional competence & experience in teaching/ mentoring youths is favourable but not compulsory;

Your role as an YEC Mentor:

Each mentor will be assigned and introduced to a team of 3 students (A.K.A Young Educators) in a welcoming session before programme begins.

  1. Attend a 2-hour mentor briefing & training session as well as the welcoming session with your assigned Young Educators before we officiate the programme.

  2. Being present to assigned Young Educators by supporting them throughout the programme:

    -> Example: Doing a temperature check with them after their first day at YEC Bootcamp. 

  3. Conduct a minimum of four ‘one-hour’ mentoring sessions with assigned Young Educators throughout their crafting, pitching and execution of the project: 03rd October - 01 December 2022. We recommend:

    -> 1 hour to support students in their pitch crafting;

    -> 2 hours to support students during their project execution;

    -> 1 hour to support students during their impact recording and measurement nearing the end of their project.

  4. Attend 3 check in sessions with the Project ID team to update team progress throughout the challenge. These sessions may last from 15-30 minutes.

  5. Support assigned Young Educators during their first contest round: YEC Weekend: Pitch! (15 - 16 October 2022). We recommend:

    —> supporting to prepare students before their project pitch;

    —> supporting to deliver positive recognition and constructive feedback to the students after their project pitch.

  6. All mentors are strongly encouraged to be present throughout the Young Educators team journey in delivering their learning recovery project, including the Awards Ceremony event at the end of the programme.

  7. Attend a post-mortem discussion with the Project ID team after the programme.

    *Note: All sessions are tentatively scheduled to be conducted virtually unless stated otherwise. Stable internet connection is required.*

Hear from past mentors!

 

Deadline: 10th September 2022, 11:59pm.

Early applicants are prioritised. You may be invited to a short conversation if you are shortlisted via email / contact number.

All mentors will (be):

  1. Experience a rewarding programme in nurturing leadership, soft skills and voice amongst Malaysian youth;

  2. Awarded a Certificate of Appreciation;

  3. For educators: an invitation to join our PID Teacher Community group where resources on student’s self-development and opportunities for teaching skill’s development are shared.