Application and selection process (1 hour)
Submit an application and, if successful, be formally accepted onto the scheme.

Peer Mentor training (3 hours)
Complete the required training delivered by the Learning Development Service (LDS) to prepare you for the role. This is usually delivered at the end of May/early June. 

Students do not have to prepare for this training and all relevant resources will be made available at each training session. 

By the end of the Peer Mentor training session, students will be able to:

1. Define the role of a Peer Mentor
2. Identify best practice associated with the role
3. Demonstrate mental health awareness with mentees
4. Demonstrate awareness of the support available for mentees
5. Identify the best self-care strategies

Please note that students cannot be active in the role as a Peer Mentor until they have completed the training.

Engaging with new students (24 hours)
Meet and support incoming students during Welcome Week and through School-based meetings, drop-in sessions, events, and ongoing peer-to-peer contact. 

The first and most important mentor task will be to meet with our new first-year students at the Welcome Day event in September.

Reflective practice (2 hours)
Complete a 500–700 word reflective report on your experience of peer mentoring or deliver a short reflective presentation at a School event for prospective future mentors.

To receive the Future Ready Award using Peer Mentoring you must complete the above tasks, or if you do not meet the above requirements but have completed 10+ hours of engagement you can still use Peer Mentoring with one other activity to make a Combined Route application for the award through the Step-by-Step Pathway in MyFuture.

All level of students can apply to be a peer mentor, from undergraduate to postgraduate.

Recruitment opens early in Semester 2. To show your interest in becoming a peer mentor please complete the Peer Mentor Expression of Interest Form.

“I chose to be a Peer Mentor because I found them really useful when I was in first year. It was really easy to ask questions that you wouldn't really ask professors because you might think they're stupid but when you're a mentor no question is stupid ever.

I found being a Peer Mentor really enjoyable because I met loads of other students, including students I didn't know in my own year. It also helped my organisation skills and my communication skills.

I'd say just do it because it's a great experience. It also gives you a future ready award which is handy when you're graduated and it's a really easy way to network and meet new people.”

Annie Ní Néill

BSc Biological Sciences