Mentoring special interest group

The mentoring special interest group explores all aspects of mentoring in today’s organisational, public and charity sectors, and provides support to mentors and those delivering mentoring programmes.

Who is the group for?

Anyone who is interested in mentoring, either as a mentor, mentee, or programme manager – and anyone who has a passion for mentoring.

Why join the group?

There are a number of good reasons to join the group. Here are some of them. The group:

• provides a forum to share experiences of mentoring
• helps to develop best practice
• generates new and creative ideas
• signposts research on mentoring
• enables members to feel re-energised and equipped to drive transformation and the development of mentoring cultures within their organisation
• raises the profile of mentoring
• creates a space where members can make relationships with a view to providing mutual support outside meetings of the group
• builds the potential for collaboration

Information and meetings

The group meets online every two months, with guest speakers, networking and discussion. For more information on this group or to register your interest in speaking at a future meeting, please contact:

Fiona Porter
mentoring.sig@emccuk.org

The lead coordinator

The group is coordinated by:

Fiona Porter – Fiona is passionate about developing others, having worked in learning and development for the last 25 years, predominantly in leadership training, coaching, and mentoring. She is a member of EMCC’s Mentoring Programme project team, helping to deliver and develop the programme. She volunteers with the Princes Trust, CIPD and EMCC as a mentor and coach.