Riipen

Riipen is part of the Build Your Own Experience pillar of InSPIRE Mentoring. Through Riipen, you will gain hands-on experience, demonstrate skills and network with industry professionals by participating in challenges hosted by InSPIRE Mentors.

Mentees

You are in any level or program and want to engage in mentorship by participating in virtual career development challenges and activities
Receive individualized feedback and the opportunity for other types of incentives as determined by each challenge host
Build a virtual portfolio based on the skills developed through the challenges
You are responsible for reviewing the guidelines for each challenge as well as the InSPIRE Mentoring Riipen Terms of Agreement
Register the hours you are awarded for each challenge as part of Build Your Own Experience with InSPIRE Mentoring for Co-Curricular Record recognition

Mentors

You are an industry professional who is interested in mentoring through providing virtual career development challenges
Provide individualized feedback to each mentee participating in the challenge with the option to award other types of incentives as well (e.g. 1:1 mentorship meeting, product/services/gift card, interview for future job opening, ticket to networking event etc.)
Give back and engage with mentees while allowing for flexibility that accommodates your personal and professional commitments
Create your own challenge or use one of the existing InSPIRE templates
Interested in learning more about the Riipen platform and whether becoming a challenge host is right for you? Connect with the InSPIRE Mentoring Team at inspirementoring@fanshawec.ca

How does Riipen work? What are the mentee’s next steps?

Read the InSPIRE Mentoring Riipen Terms of Agreement and complete the Build Your Own Experience registration form to be notified when Riipen challenges are available
The InSPIRE Mentoring Team processes Riipen registrations on a weekly basis
Receive a welcome email and the link to join the Fanshawe College Riipen platform within one week of the processing of your registration form
Identify career development goals to help guide you in choosing skill challenges to complete
Select a challenge hosted by either the InSPIRE Mentoring Team or an InSPIRE Mentoring Industry Mentor to participate in
Challenges require between 1-8 hours to complete and focus on various career development related topics
Develop skills and receive verified feedback from the InSPIRE Mentoring Team or InSPIRE Mentoring industry mentors

Questions? Contact the InSPiRE Mentoring Team at inspirementoring@fanshawec.ca.