Tag: mentoring

Year 9 students from Blacktown Boys High School ventured into the city for a Future Thinkers session with Okta at their Sydney office and we are thrilled to share some exceptional feedback from mentors and...

ABCN are pleased to announce that our latest workplace mentoring program, Find Your Purpose, developed in collaboration with The Purpose Project – Australia has officially launched, marking an exciting start to 2024 for ABCN programs....

ABCN’s first scholarship recipient, Jennifer Truong, shares her story on the eve of the ABCN Foundation’s 10th anniversary. Jennifer Truong was the first recipient of the Doug Jukes Memorial Scholarship, the framework of which was...

The ABCN Foundation this year marks 10 years enabling exceptional students from low socio-economic backgrounds across Australia to achieve their full potential in the future world of work. Keeping youth off welfare and in sustainable...

As a Year 10 student in a Perth high school, Phoenix was surprised to be recommended for ABCN’s Accelerate program. ‘I thought there were way better candidates than me – girls who had top grades,...

A record 45 deserving young students from across Australia will receive scholarships through the Australian Business and Community Network (ABCN) 2022 Accelerate Scholarship Program this year.  ‘No one puts their children in a boat unless...

Sheeza Shakeel, an ABCN mentor from Accenture, reflects on the gift that comes from mentoring a student In the middle of personal and professional challenges and change management during and post-COVID, I have realised what’s...

ABCN Foundation scholarship winner Zali is a proud student of Northlakes High School on the NSW Central Coast. Currently in Year 11, Zali is completing a School-Based Traineeship as well as studying a Certificate III...

Business mentoring programs boost the confidence and skills of students from low-socio economic backgrounds, laying the foundation for more positive post-school outcomes 10-12 years later, a new study of students has shown. The study by...

Ranie Nguyen was a Year 9 student when she participated in an ABCN GOALS program at Cabramatta High. Fifteen years later she has returned to volunteer as a mentor with ABCN member company Westpac in...