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Become a mentor

The benefits

As a mentor you'll be able to:

  • share your knowledge and experience
  • broaden your perspective
  • develop your management skills
  • widen your network
  • gain satisfaction from being able to encourage and guide others
  • continue with your own professional development
  • give something back to the engineering and technology community.

Case studies

If you’re wondering what mentoring is like in practice, check out some first-hand experiences from our members.

Role description

Find out more about what the role of an IET Mentor entails and download the role description.

How to register

Complete the mentor registration form below and send it to mentoring@theiet.org. We will then register you as a mentor and be in touch with your next steps. You’ll be sent a welcome pack containing all the information you need. As a new mentor, you’ll also need to attend mentor training to help you in your role and attend refresher training as requested.

The linking process

We match mentors and mentees according to sector and level of Professional Registration. We’ll email you when we have a match, so let us know if your details change.