| Summary: | Academic excellence is a major goal of students, parents and educators. The need
for skilled human resources and knowledge at the tertiary level, for example, is
increasing. New areas related to the needs of development and the expanding of
current economic and social matters of the country become a priority. So, It is not
surprising that the issue of academic excellence has always been an issue of heated
discussion and often steal the attention of the public or media. Academic
achievement is often seen from the abilities available in the student Students'
effort, previous schooling, parent's educational background, family income, self-motivation
of students, age of student, learning preferences and entry qualification
of students are important factors that have effect on student's academic
performance. Yet, it is undeniable that there are other factors that can influence
their achievements, particularly when they enter university. Among them is the
existence of the mentoring programs for students. Mentoring has been shown to
help students achieved better grades, established obtainable goals, and enhanced
their self-esteem when partnered with caring, supportive adults. This study
attempted to determine the influence of mentoring programs to students' academic
performance. The objective of the study is to determine whether mentoring
communication, career support and psychosocial support has a significant
relationship with academic performance. A survey research method was used to
gather 115 usable questionnaires from student of certificate and diploma level from
the School of Business Management and Professional Studies (SBMP) of Pusat
Teknologi dan Pengurusan Lanjutan (PTPL) Sabah. The outcome of Pearson
correlation confirms that there was no significant relationship between mentoring
communication with academic performance but it was found that the relationship
between both support; career and psychosocial support with academic performance
was significant In addition, the implications, limitations and future directions of this
research was discussed.
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