Why work with a mentor?

• Mentors can give your personalised support to help you to achieve your goals and identify the relevant knowledge and experience to achieve professional registration
• You can learn from experienced professionals who’ve successfully achieved registration
• You'll set goals, track progress and stay motivated with the support of your mentor
• Your mentor will provide you with advice, guidance and encouragement on your journey to becoming professionally qualified
• If you don't have a mentor in your workplace, you can request one through the CIHT mentoring platform 

Who can be a mentee?

If you're a CIHT member (Associate, Member, Fellow) currently working towards professional registration as:

• Engineering Technician (EngTech)
• Incorporated Engineer (IEng)
• Chartered Engineer (CEng)
• Chartered Transport Planning Professional (CTPP)

...you're eligible to request a CIHT mentor.

N.B. We know that many members already have mentors through their employer. You do not have to register your mentoring relationship through the CIHT mentoring platform. 

Request a Mentor

The CIHT Mentoring platform is designed to help you to connect with potential mentors and find a mentor who can best support you. 

If you're looking for a mentor the first thing to do is to register on the CIHT Mentoring platform. If you are already signed into the CIHT website you will be automatically signed in, otherwise you just need to enter your CIHT username and password. 

Profile

Create a profile with details about your goals, experience and what you want mentoring support for. This information will help to match you with mentors who can support you to achieve your goals. 

How does it work? 

CIHT Mentoring has been designed to make finding, connecting and communicating with a mentor as easy as possible. The platform allows mentees to search for mentors who would be the best match for them in terms of the professional qualifications and experience they are looking for.

CIHT mentoring has an inbuilt meeting tool that allows you to arrange meetings, set agendas, record meeting notes, and action points and a video chat tool to enable you to conduct virtual meetings from within the platform.

FAQs

Q: Can my sponsor also be my mentor?

A: Yes, if they are happy to mentor you too then this is perfectly acceptable.

Q: Can my mentor who CIHT match me with also be my sponsor?

A: No, sponsors need to have worked with you in a professional capacity in order to verify the content of your Portfolio.

Help and Support

For further information and advice, please contact the CIHT Education Team via e-mail –education@ciht.org.uk