# Running a mentorship program

Program Owners may use existing Central digital infrastructure to embed mentorship into their programs at no extra cost required.

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MaGIC mentorship is a Central service collaborating with Futurelab (a MaGIC alumni startup). 
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![An example of MaGIC Mentorship program](https://2321992080-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MSzNj7-9AhUeicjQgKl%2F-MU6XrdY9PhSCjRGuGbD%2F-MU6YUmRn5yLfGy_WVji%2FScreenshot%202021-02-22%20at%2010.24.52%20AM.png?alt=media\&token=765b5c15-025b-49b7-ab14-689d742a599a)

Our platform cater the following mentorship format:

* Commitment or ad-hoc basis
* Physical or online meeting
* Open or exclusive programs

#### Commitment basis

Mentor can commit a specific timeslot per week and commit to it. All bookings will be auto accepted by the system on behalf of the mentor. 

#### Ad-Hoc basis

Mentor do not commit to a weekly timeslot. Bookings will be accepted by mentor on case-by-case basis. 

#### Open mentorship program

These are mentorship programs that are open to the public. Anybody with a central member account can participate as a mentee.

#### Exclusive mentorship program

A mentorship program can be set to a close group of users (through email as identification). This is suitable for programs like GAP who want to offer dedicated mentors to their participants only.