ISCA Young Accountants Mentorship Programme

The ISCA Young Accountants Mentorship Programme is a new initiative designed to pair graduating and fresh accounting graduates (mentees) with young working professionals with minimum 5 years of experience (mentors), to help guide and inspire them to realise their potential in their careers. Through this one-on-one mentoring programme, mentees can benefit from the insights of diverse accounting career options, different perspectives on work-related challenges and an additional sounding board for ideas and career-related decisions.

Our inaugural run is launching in December 2021, so take charge of your career and register your interest today!

Why you should join the ISCA Young Accountants Mentorship Programme:


Are you a graduating or fresh accounting graduate with aspirations to develop your career in the finance and accounting industry? Are you looking forward to hearing real-life experiences and receiving advice from a more experienced finance professional? Do you need support as you embark on your Singapore CA Qualification journey?

Be a mentee to:

  • Connect and engage with an accounting professional from diverse backgrounds and industries
  • Gain insights on required skill sets for career development
  • Receive support and advice on development goals, both professionally and career related
  • Establish a lifelong professional relationship with fellow accountants
  • Earn CPE hours on the consultation with your assigned mentor

Intended For: Accounting and finance graduating cohort and fresh graduates with not more than 5 years of experience

Register your interest (by 26 November 2021)

For mentees who are interested to participate in this inaugural run, kindly register your interest for the programme here.

Closing date: 26 November 2021

Submit your CV (only for working professionals)

Please email your updated CV to: careersupport@isca.org.sg

Receive confirmation from ISCA

ISCA will review your application and inform you on the outcome within 1 week of your application. Please note that only successful applicants will be informed.

Register and make payment

To complete the on-boarding process, please register and make payment here.

Programme Details

Duration

The inaugural run will begin in December 2021 and end in May 2022

Programme Format

ISCA will conduct 2 networking sessions for the programme

  • Opening session including an introduction session by mentors and mentees
  • Closing networking session

16 December 2021 - Virtual

  • Each mentor will be matched to one mentee according to each party's suitability and stated objectives during the matching process
  • Kick-off Young Accountants Mentorship Programme 2021/2022 with a virtual get-together session for mentors and mentees to align key objectives and expectations

18 May 2022 - TBC

  • Closing networking session

Throughout the mentorship period

  • Each mentor and mentee pair can arrange to meet at their own discretion. It is recommended that the pair meets about 3 - 6 times over the entire run
  • After the closing session, the mentor and mentee pair may decide, on their own accord, whether to continue with their mentoring relationship
  • All information provided in your application will be strictly confidential and shared only with the successfully matched mentor