{"id":3029,"date":"2025-06-11T11:11:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T10:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/pawb\/?p=3029"},"modified":"2025-06-17T11:16:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T10:16:59","slug":"faw-welcomes-be-football-mentoring-cohort-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/pawb\/news\/faw-welcomes-be-football-mentoring-cohort-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"FAW welcomes BE. 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Mentees include those&nbsp;who are&nbsp;interested in starting their first job in football or those looking to progress to a more senior role on or off the pitch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FAW welcomed 36 new mentors and mentees to Dragon Park to kickstart their journeys on the programme.\u00a0The BE. Football: Mentoring Programme saw great success in\u00a02024\u00a0with 16 mentees from across the Welsh football family and 16 mentors from across the FAW and the\u00a0association\u2019s\u00a0trusted partners\u00a0taking part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-faw-cymru.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/faw\/20250610153853\/2025-05-15-BEMentoring_ac_766-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26184\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To kick off the day the mentees took part in a&nbsp;\u2018This is ME\u2019 and \u2018Shaping Our Environment&nbsp;workshop\u2019 with Carys Ingram, Equality Diversity Inclusion &amp; Sustainability Executive at the FAW; meanwhile&nbsp;the mentors were taken through their session with Claire Ewing from Pause, Play, Perform to equip them with the tools for their journey as a mentor, including reflecting on their own journey to this point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To push everyone out of their comfort zone the mentees and mentors participated in a content capture challenge which empowered them to identify what makes them an inspirational person. The mentees and mentors then spent&nbsp;one-to-one&nbsp;time together to map out their next few months on the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-faw-cymru.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/faw\/20250610154027\/2025-05-15-BEMentoring_ac_612-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26185\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, to close the day&nbsp;Laura McAllister,&nbsp;UEFA Vice President and Executive Committee member, participated in a Q&amp;A with the&nbsp;guests&nbsp;where she gave advice to the mentees and mentors on navigating a male-dominated industry, as well as sharing her excitement of the growth of Women\u2019s football and the upcoming opportunity for Cymru in the Women\u2019s 2025 Euros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Angharad Evans, year&nbsp;4&nbsp;mentee&nbsp;said:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was great to spend the day surrounded by likeminded women who all share the same passion and drive, and I can\u2019t wait to get to know everyone during the course of the programme.<br><br>\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to working with my mentor&nbsp;who is a fantastic inspiration and I know already that there\u2019s so much I can learn from her. 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