This policy is aimed at providing effective guidance for mentoring young/new/existing staff in FOMUP in the areas of publications, teaching and administration with the view to improving their performance and thereby, improving the overall image of the FOMUP.

The overall goal of this policy is to identify, unearth and develop the potentials/capacities of junior/new /existing staff within FOMUP in the areas of publications, teaching and administration in order to improve the quality of staff and the overall performance of the academics of FMOP by providing:

• Opportunities to learn from someone with a greater or different understanding of the organization
• The individual with an objective and alternative source of advice and information
• Opportunities for the development of all staff through the mentoring relationship, either as mentors or mentees
• Guidance to both mentors and mentees to understand the different roles within the mentoring relationship and how each should be undertaken.

The policy objectives are to :

• Identify or unearth the academic potentials of the staff of FOMUP.
• Develop the professional capacities of the staff of FOMUP.
• Improve the academic performance of the staff of the FOMUP.
• Improve the overall quality of the staff of FOMUP