What is a Protégé?

A Protégé is an active partner who receives advice, coaching, assistance and feedback from a more experienced person, resulting in the enhancement of the Protégé's professional career. The Protégé must be internally motivated to learn in order for the relationship to be successful.

Benefits of Mentoring Relationship:

• Enhance your HR career by gaining new insights from a different perspective
• Explore potential career paths, career goals, and advancement strategies
• Obtain a realistic understanding of what your chosen career path entails
• Prepare for career growth and career transition
• Meet a network of professional role models by attending mentorship events
• Begin personal development in the areas of social, personal, and professional skills
• Earn CPD hours to a maximum of 10 hours

Role of the Protégé

• Initiate first contact with the Mentor
• Set aside one hour per month to meet with the Mentor and maintain regular contact
• Establish learning goals prior to the first meeting with the Mentor for discussion
  
• Prepare for each meeting, in advance, with an agenda and relevant questions for discussion
  

Please note: the CPHR Saskatchewan Professional Mentoring Program is meant to link established human resources professionals with emerging HR professionals and HR professionals looking to transition into new fields of interest and is not intended to be used for job placement .  If you are looking for HR positions, please visit the CPHR Saskatchewan Job Board.

CPHR Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Hours

Professional Members (CPHRs) - as a participant in the Mentorship Program, you are eligible to claim up to 10.0 CPD hours.

It is important to maintain a Mentoring Record for submission and verification, as required, for eligibility of CPD hours. It is the participant's responsibility to maintain these records.

Complete the Mentoring Agreement and Mentoring Record.

Resources:

• Mentorship Program Guide
• Mentoring Agreement please retain a copy in the event of an audit
• Mentoring Record please retain a copy in the event of an audit
• Protégé Learning & Development Plan

How to Apply:   

Click the link below to apply for the 2026 Mentorship Program. Please review the resources above, outlining program expectations, role responsibilities, and membership renewal before applying. 

Applications will be accepted until November 21, 2025. Applicants will be notified of partnership matches mid- December 2025.

For previous Mentorship Program participants, if you are interested in joining the program again, you must re-apply to participate each year. If you know of someone you would like to be matched with, please indicate this in your application.

NOTE: If you would like to participate as BOTH a Mentor and a Protégé, please complete one application for each role.

For more information, please contact broy@cphrsk.ca.