{"id":44095,"date":"2023-02-04T03:10:55","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T01:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/about-the-tpp-programme-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T22:43:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T20:43:20","slug":"tpp-mentors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/tpp-mentors\/","title":{"rendered":"TPP Mentors"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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TPP Mentors are chosen from the Sol Plaatje University (SPU) student community. Their selection is based on their active role at SPU and their leadership experience. They are full-time students, from their second year of studies to post graduate candidates. The role mentors play is critical in contributing towards the success and smooth operation of each contact and online TPP session. In the physical\/contact sessions, learners are bussed to Kimberley to attend classes at SPU during the March (one week) and June (two weeks) school holidays.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Mentors are entrusted with the care and safety of each learner allocated to their group. Their responsibilities include walking the learners to their lecture venues, accompanying them to their outdoor activities as well as providing the support and guidance each learner may need at different intervals. In addition to that, mentors serve as a link between the learners, teachers, and the programme coordinators who require that any issue, problem, or challenge that is beyond the mentor\u2019s control is immediately reported to them.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The first cohort of mentors joined the Talent Pipeline Programme before its launch in October 2021. They went through a deeply insightful mentorship training facilitated by the Targeting Talent Programme (TTP) staff from the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and the SPU TPP staff. The first group of TPP mentors set a very high standard for those that have followed. Their exceptional performance in giving the learners the necessary support and in executing their duties beyond the required level laid a good foundation for the kind of mentors\u2019 TPP has since attracted.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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