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== Overview ==
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{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="10"
|- style="vertical-align:top; text-align:left;"
! style="text-align:center;" | '''Informal Mentoring'''
! style="text-align:center;" | '''Formal Mentoring'''
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| Editors asking and answering questions in the forums and live chat.
| A controlled one-on-one interaction geared to educate a mentee on particular Waze editing skills.
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| Can take place anytime, without any special process to set up the interaction.
| Must come to a formal agreement to start the mentorship, after careful selection of partners.
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| There is no approval process to be an informal mentor.
| Only Waze can approve formal mentors.
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| Advice can range from exceptionally good to highly questionable depending upon the provider
| Provided education is more predictable and controlled with high certainty for a positive outcome
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| Task oriented: solve a current problem in editing and nothing more (e.g., how to fix a particular junction that is giving bad directions or bad map appearance).
| Goal oriented: intended to improve a particular mentee skill, not a particular feature on the map.
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| Generally lasts a few minutes or a few hours, with little to no recurring communication expected.
| Repeated interaction, in a defined range of time on a specific range of topics, to improve a particular skill.
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| Provides instant answers to questions, but cannot track the quality of the information provided.
| Helps ensure quality map edits over time as editors advance in rank.
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| Not expected to significantly change the abilities of the Mentee and no expectation for change in rank during or after the mentorship.
| Expectation is to upgrade the mentee skills, allowing the mentee to rise in rank or at least close the gap toward a rise in rank. At mentor discretion, mentee may receive a (temporary) rank change to facilitate the mentorship.
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== Formal mentoring ==
 
Formal Mentoring is a one-on-one interaction between a Mentee and Mentor with specific objectives of increasing skill, editor level, and Waze Community participation.  With a specific Mentee-Mentor pair, agreed upon objective, start, and end, this process needs a bit more coordination.  It also requires commitment from both the Mentee and Mentor to complete the objective.  Mentoring could last a week to months - the Mentee and Mentor decide.
 
Formal Mentoring is conducted by a Waze-approved group of Mentors.  If you wish to become a Mentor or Mentee, look on the Waze Forum about mentoring (below).
 
=== Formal mentoring summary ===
 
*'''Decide if Formal Mentoring is right for you.'''
**Look at the [[Mentoring/Formal/USA/Guidelines|Formal mentoring guidelines]] to see if you want to be a Mentee or Mentor in Formal Mentoring.
**Please fill in this form [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1B3bvjTYsO1r5GOxaXB1x9nN0AG5bY7OZFv_6WJ12wm0/viewform?usp=send_form Mentoring Form]
 
 
 
*'''If you want to be a Mentee:'''
**Make a request on the Forum.
**Do you want to pick your own mentor?  If you don't know one, look here:
***[https://www.waze.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=group&g=74 Mentors]
***[https://www.waze.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=group&g=73 Local Champ Mentors]
***[https://www.waze.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=group&g=72 Global Champ Mentors]
**If you're not sure, you will be matched with a potential Mentor.
**Work with that Mentor to reach an agreement.
***If the Mentor is a match - Begin and complete mentoring.
***If the Mentor is not a match - Request assistance in terminating the mentorship as peacefully as possible; you may try again with a different Mentor.
 
 
 
*'''If you want to be a Mentor:'''
**Read and agree to the [[Mentoring/Formal/USA/Training|Formal mentor training]]
**Request to be granted the Mentor role (form under development)
**Suggest those to whom you'd like to Mentor.
**Survey the pool of Mentee requests and volunteer to help.
 
''The last two suggestions are more appropriate after you receive sponsorship by a <span data-scaytid="1" data-scayt_word="Waze">Waze</span> Champ to be granted Mentor status.''
 
 
 
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