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A great mentor, carefully selected – who understands the property industry well – can help turbo charge your career.

That’s why the Property Council is pleased to offer a Mentoring Program exclusively to members right across the country.  Commencing in early 2025, the program will pair experienced industry professionals with future leaders to provide guidance, support growth and to transfer knowledge.

At the heart of the program is a great mentor/mentee relationship to:

  • Help accelerate your learning: Mentors provide valuable insights based on their own experiences, helping you avoid common mistakes and fast-tracking your learning process.
  • Provide objective feedback and perspective: A mentor offers honest, unbiased feedback, giving you a clearer view of your strengths and areas for improvement.
  • Expand your network and opportunities: Mentors will introduce you to their own professional network, opening doors to new opportunities, collaborations, or connections.

We use state-of-the-art tools to match mentors and mentees to maximise the likelihood of a great relationship.

As well as the 1:1 mentoring relationship, participants will also have access to exclusive workshops, networking events and resources that will enrich the learning journey.

Applications for our 2025 program close Monday 10 February 2025.

Applications open for 2025

Visit our online portal to submit your application to become a mentor or mentee today. Applications close Monday 10 February 2025.

Applications open Monday 14 October 2024 and will close on Monday 10 February 2025.

You cannot apply for future Mentoring Programs, but you can express your interest in receiving information about the next Mentoring Program by contacting us here

If you’re not sure if you are a member, contact our team today.

No, the Mentoring Program is offered to Property Council of Australia members only. Prospective participants must be employed by an organisation that is a member of the Property Council of Australia at the time of applying. If you are not a member visit Become a member – Property Council Australia.

We ask all Mentoring Program participants to keep us updated with changes to employer and other contact details. 

No, you can’t. Matching mentees with the right mentor is the foundation of our successful Mentoring Program, and we use purpose-built software to review and assess all applications and create the matches. 

No, you can’t. Your application is not dependant on the matching process and applying means that you will accept the role of mentee or mentor if offered. A significant amount of work is undertaken in the matching process and curation of the Mentoring Program as a whole. 

A significant amount of work is undertaken in the matching process to ensure the right matches are made. Sometimes it takes a little time to understand why you’ve been matched with your mentee/mentor, and it is rare that situations arise where a match doesn’t work. The Mentoring Program coordinators are available to provide guidance. 

The Mentoring Program’s primary focus is mentee-mentor pairings meeting either face-to-face or virtually at least monthly. We also ask that all participants attend at least 75 per cent of other Mentoring Program specific events and activities, of which there are least five. 

We very much welcome the return of mentors, and many have participated in multiple Mentoring Programs. We also encourage mentees to return as mentors, when they are ready to do so, and several of our alumni have done this.

The Mentoring Program earns CPD hours that are subject to your local CPD authority.

All matching, programming and structured activities are covered by the fee. There is no fee for mentors.

Successful mentees are committed to and responsible for their own professional development, are willing and open to new ideas and ways of thinking and demonstrate capability to be good leaders. Successful mentors are enthusiastic and are excited and committed to sharing their knowledge with their mentee. They have excellent interpersonal skills, are active listeners, and know how to provide feedback.

Please click here to submit your question and a member of team will be in contact with you.

The National Mentoring Program is a 10-month program with an extensive mentee/mentor matching process and a program of events and professional development. The Mentoring Program is targeted at emerging leaders with a minimum two years’ experience for mentees and 10 years’ experience for mentors. It is offered in NSW, QLD, ACT, VIC, SA, WA, NT and TAS and builds on the very successful Mentoring Program run in Victoria for the past decade.

The Property Council Inclusive Leadership Mentoring Program is offered in NSW only and is a six-month structured program targeted at high-performance senior leaders, with a minimum 10 years’ industry experience for mentees and 20 years’ experience for mentors. It is delivered by Serendis for mentees C suite – 3.

500 Women in Property is a sponsorship program for women that relies on the personal commitment of the sponsors as well as the participants to actively engage in the opportunities on offer. The National Mentoring Program is an inclusive program with an extensive mentee/mentor matching process and a formal program of events and professional development for a 10-month period.

Yes, you can. The two Programs are very different, so we recommend you consider your objectives in participating in either or both, as well as your time commitment. 

It is recommended that mentees have a minimum of two years’ experience in the property industry. This means you may have experience in another industry or be returning to employment in the property industry. Please click here to submit your question and a member of team will be in contact with you. 

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Registration and general enquiries

Mentoring
+61 02 9033 1927

Sponsorship enquiries

Ben Holmes
National Partnerships Manager  
+61 460 963 542