12 Disciples Mentorship Programme
The Programme
Joining the 12D Mentorship Programme is a streamlined process, designed to ensure a great fit between mentors and mentees. By following these steps, you can begin your journey towards unlocking your full potential in Ghana's mining industry and gaining guidance from experienced professionals in your field.
How to apply for the programme
Following the initial discussion, your mentor will work with you to set specific dates for ongoing mentorship sessions. These sessions will form the core of the programme, enabling you to engage in targeted, impactful conversations that drive your development.
By following these steps, you’ll embark on a mentorship journey tailored to your professional aspirations, benefiting from the guidance of seasoned industry experts and tailored strategies for success in your technical field.
The selection process
The shortlisting process for the 12D Mentorship Programme is designed to identify individuals with the potential, vision, and alignment to benefit most from this transformative experience. It involves a systematic and thorough assessment of applicants to ensure fairness and the selection of candidates who resonate with the program’s goals.
- Purpose Statement Questionnaire:
All applicants are required to complete a detailed questionnaire designed to assess their clarity of purpose and alignment with their organization’s mission. This will allow candidates to articulate their goals, motivations, and personal values as they relate to the role and their company’s objectives. - Professional Vision Questionnaire:
Applicants will also complete a questionnaire focused on their professional vision. This segment evaluates the candidates’ long-term career aspirations, alignment with the organization’s goals, and their strategic approach to personal and professional development.
Upon submission of the completed questionnaires, the applicant’s responses will be thoroughly reviewed and evaluated by our selection team. This process ensures that we identify candidates who demonstrate a clear understanding and alignment between their personal values, professional vision, and the organizational culture and goals.
Based on the evaluation, shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further arrangements, which will include scheduling the next phase of the selection process—a one-on-one interview.
This structured process is designed to ensure fairness and to provide every applicant with the opportunity to showcase their strengths and potential.
Following the questionnaires, shortlisted applicants will proceed to a psychometric testing phase. This stage is designed to assess key cognitive and personality attributes that are critical to the role:
This test evaluates applicants’ problem-solving abilities, analytical thinking, and capacity for understanding complex information. It is aimed at measuring how well candidates can process and reason through information in a logical and structured manner.
A personality test will be administered to gain insights into candidates’ behavioral tendencies, interpersonal skills, and how they may fit within the team and organizational culture. This assessment helps predict how individuals will approach challenges, collaborate with others, and contribute to the workplace dynamic.
Upon completion of the questionnaires and psychometric testing, the gathered information will be analyzed to create a shortlist of candidates. The insights from these assessments will form the foundation for selecting individuals who best meet the role’s requirements and align with the organization’s values and goals.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to participate in a one-on-one interview. This personalized interaction provides an opportunity to delve deeper into the candidates’ experiences, aspirations, and alignment with the organization’s needs. The interview process will also allow candidates to showcase their interpersonal skills, articulate their motivations, and ask questions about the role and company.
This structured and comprehensive process ensures that only the most qualified and aligned candidates progress through the recruitment journey.
Conversation areas and topics
Topics to be covered:
- Identifying Your Core Values and Beliefs
- Exploring What Motivates and Inspires You
- Defining Your Personal and Professional Purpose
- Aligning Your Purpose with Your Actions and Goals
- Adapting Your Purpose to Life and Career Changes
Outcome Statement
By the end of the Purpose Conversation, participants will have a clear understanding of their core values, motivations, and professional purpose, along with actionable strategies to align their goals and adapt their purpose to life and career transitions.
Topics to be covered
- Clarifying Your Long-Term Career Goals
- Identifying Your Core Strengths and Passions
- Setting Actionable Short-Term Milestones
- Building a Personal Brand
- Navigating Career Challenges and Opportunities
- Defining Your Key Professional Objectives
- Aligning Objectives with Organizational Goals
- Prioritizing Tasks for Tracking Progress and Measuring Success
- Overcoming Obstacles to Achieve Your Goals
Outcome Statement
At the end of the conversation, mentees will develop a clear long-term career vision and actionable short-term milestones while gaining a deeper understanding of their strengths and passions. They will build a strategic approach to personal branding and acquire tools to address career challenges and seize opportunities. Additionally, they will align their professional objectives with organizational priorities, establish methods to track progress effectively, and identify solutions to overcome obstacles and achieve their goals.
Topics to be covered
- The importance of personal and professional feedback
- Refining your mindset
- Seeking genuine feedback from others beyond the workplace
- Working with a difficult Manager
Outcome Statement
Mentees will gain a clear understanding of the value of personal and professional feedback and learn strategies to refine their mindset for growth. They will explore how to seek meaningful feedback from diverse sources, including outside the workplace, and develop practical approaches to effectively collaborate with challenging managers.
Topics to be covered
- Enhancing Your Leadership Style
- Thinking Like a CEO
- Building High-Performing Teams
- Leading Through Change
- Emotional Intelligence in Leadership
Outcome Statement
By the end of the Leadership Development Conversation, participants will have enhanced their leadership style, adopted a CEO mindset, learned strategies for building high-performing teams, developed skills to lead through change, and deepened their understanding of emotional intelligence in leadership.
Topics to be covered
- Building Trust and Mutual Respect in Teams
- Communicating Effectively in Collaborative Settings
- Defining Roles and Responsibilities Clearly
- Managing Conflicts and Resolving Disagreements
- Leveraging Diverse Strengths for Team Success
Outcome Statement
By the end of the conversation, participants will have developed strategies for building trust and mutual respect in teams, improving communication in collaborative settings, defining roles and responsibilities clearly, managing conflicts effectively, and leveraging diverse strengths to drive team
Topics to be covered
- Identifying Key Skills and Competencies for Career Growth
- Building a Strong Personal Brand and Online Presence
- Seeking Out Mentorship and Guidance
- Expanding Your Professional Network and Connections
- Pursuing Continuous Learning and Professional Development
Outcome Statement
By the end of the Enhancing Your Career Opportunities conversation, participants will have identified key skills for career growth, developed strategies for building a strong personal brand and online presence, learned how to seek mentorship, expanded their professional network, and embraced continuous learning and development to advance their careers.
Topics to be covered
- Setting Clear Career Metrics for Success
- Regularly Reviewing and Reflecting on Progress
- Using Tools and Systems to Track Achievements
- Identifying and Addressing Performance Gaps
- Celebrating Milestones and Adjusting Goals as Needed
Outcome Statement
By the end of the Career Measurement and Tracking Conversation, participants will have established clear career success metrics, developed habits for regular progress review, learned to use tools for tracking achievements, identified strategies to address performance gaps, and embraced the practice of celebrating milestones while refining goals.
Topics to be covered
- Identifying Your Core Career Anchor (e.g., security, creativity, autonomy)
- Understanding How Your Anchor Shapes Career Choices
- Aligning Your Career Path with Your Personal Values
- Adapting to Changes While Staying True to Your Anchor
- Balancing Career Anchors with Organizational Expectations
Outcome Statement
By the end of the Career Anchor Conversation, participants will have a clear understanding of their core career anchor, how it influences their career choices, and strategies to align their career path with personal values while balancing organizational expectations and adapting to change.
Topics to be covered
- Building and Maintaining Professional Relationships
- Expanding Your Network Strategically
- Leveraging Relationships for Career Growth
- Giving and Receiving Support Within Your Network
- Nurturing Authentic and Mutually Beneficial Connections
Outcome Statement
By the end of the Relationships and Networks Conversation, participants will have developed strategies for building and maintaining professional relationships, expanding their network strategically, leveraging connections for career growth, and nurturing authentic, mutually beneficial relationships that foster support and collaboration.
Topics to be covered
- Understanding the Importance of Confidentiality in the Workplace
- Identifying Sensitive Information and How to Protect It
- Best Practices for Managing Confidential Data
- Handling Breaches of Confidentiality Effectively
- Balancing Transparency and Confidentiality in Communication
Outcome Statement
By the end of the Confidentiality Conversation, participants will have a clear understanding of the importance of confidentiality in the workplace, how to identify and protect sensitive information, best practices for managing confidential data, effective strategies for handling breaches, and the ability to balance transparency with confidentiality in communication.
Uncover Potential
Assisting professionals in recognizing and leveraging their inherent strengths and skills to reach new levels of achievement.
Customized Success Strategies
Creating individualized action plans that align with each participant’s career aspirations, ensuring practical and impactful steps toward their goals.
Sector-Specific Focus
Addressing the unique challenges and opportunities within Ghana’s mining industry to provide relevant and effective mentorship.
Networking and Growth
Building a supportive community of professionals and mentors, fostering collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and mutual growth within the industry