Companies like NIKE and state governments such as New York have downloaded it. Another source of help is the Mentoring Handbook used by the Department of the Navy's Civilian Leadership Development Program. While designed for the Navy program, the content is broad enough to be useful to any organization seeking to establish or support a mentoring program. The booklet goes beyond simple rules into what it takes to make mentoring work and is written in language both mentor and mentee can understand. Formal career development programs may be conducted within an agency, shared between agencies, or sponsored by the private sector.
Most Federal agencies have formal programs which target both low level and mid level employees.
The programs started in the early 1980's and since that time dozens of NRC women have participated in them. Many individuals in the administrative support programs have gone on to become para and full professionals. Formal Education Formal education can provide women with opportunities to round out their academic backgrounds and broaden their technical or professional knowledge as well as their knowledge of management theory and practice. Using the flexibilities of Federal training law, agencies and managers can pay for training and education or reimburse an employee for the expenses for training. Agencies may also share the costs of training and education with employees.