MENTORING PROGRAM

Queensland Section of CILTA launched their CILTA – Accelerate Pilot Mentoring Program at the QLD Annual Awards.

CILTA and Accelerate identified the need for an informal mentoring program to be established with the aim to close the gap between CILTA and Accelerate individuals within the industry and build a close interpersonal relationships between CILTA - experienced managers – and the upcoming young professionals in Accelerate.

The program is designed to provide personal and professional development and career guidance from mentors to mentees.

Nine mentors and nine mentees were selected and matched based on their personal and professional profiles and their goals & expectations of the program.

Each were acknowledged at the QLD Annual Awards dinner and will now commence the program, going about agreeing in what capacity and frequency they will meet, setting joint milestones, goals and expectations.

2009 Mentors & Mentees
Neil Backer - Group General Manager, QR and Aaron Bardell - QLD Warehouse Operations Manager, DGL (Aust) Pty Ltd
Don Bletchly - General Manager, Office of the Director General & Associate (DTMR) and Ben Morrison - QLD Transport Manager, Trans Pacific
Gary Bone - General Manager, Volvo/ Mack Trucks and Ben Cleary - Senior Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Andrew Brinkworth - Business Development Manager, Port of Brisbane Corporation and Michael Starkey - Business Systems Coordinator, Department of Transport and Main Roads
Tania Burls - Learning & Development Manager, Trans Pacific and Maria Velez - Consultant Performance Improvement, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Simon Griffiths - Director (Business Futures), Department of Transport and Main Roads and Honi Harrison-Chesire - Marketing Coordinator, Creatop
Jolanta Szymczyk - Project Manager, Department of Transport and Main Roads and Kendall Sharatt - Assistant Accountant, DGL (Aust) Pty Ltd
John West - Managing Director, DGL (Aust) Pty Ltd and Tim van Gool - Acting Manager Internal Audit, Department of Transport and Main Roads
Mick Skinner - Fleet Operations Manager, Black & White Cabs and Isaac Razunguzwa - Principal Internal Auditor,Department of Transport and Main Roads

A mid evaluation is planned to be held in October and a graduation of this first class in December 2009 and it is hoped that the program is rolled out again in early 2010 and nationally towards the end of 2010.

If you are interested in being a part of the next “class” check out the website on www.cilta.com.au or www.cilta-accelerate.com.au where you can find more information on the program and to register your interest as a mentor or mentee.

Thanks to Department of Transport & Main Roads as well as TALC (Transport & Logistics Council) for support documentation used as part of the program

For more information contact: Muriel Pronk This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it