Mentoring students – Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award

24 May 2022

Two of our colleagues (Adrián Prna and Jakub Faragula) became mentors to four secondary school students in the 2021/2022 school year. They helped them select activities, set goals, and provided coaching on how on to achieve their goals. They provided extensive support as motivators, friends, and consultants.

PwC Slovakia has been supporting the Leaders of Tomorrow (the Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE) International Award Project focused on further personal development of young people) for six years. At PwC, we believe that every individual has potential. We recognize the value of young people in companies and in communities and we want to contribute to their development. Every year, PwC mentors help secondary school students define their goals, mentor them for 10 months or more to help them win bronze, silver, and gold awards. This leading world-renowned award to support success gives millions of young people between 14 and 24 an opportunity to be the best they can be, promotes teamwork and social interaction, and helps young people improve their chances when applying for university or a job. Last year, more than 4,000 young people in Slovakia took part in the personal development scheme, and more than 850 received bronze, silver, and gold awards, and for the first time, DofE awarded the gold award to 10 students. For PwC employees, it is an opportunity to improve our soft skills, mentoring and communication, learn how to motivate others, introduce our profession to young people, show them the world of a consulting firm, and meet new people of different ages. We are proud that a PwC mentor helped student Michal Kajan win the Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award.