If you or your mentee are working toward professional registration, you can download the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC) or ICTTech standard from the Engineering Council website. There is also detailed guidance for candidates who record competence evidence in IET Career Manager, the IET's online professional development tool.
Mentor and mentee guides
The mentor guidebook covers the key information that you will require in order to undertake your role as a volunteer mentor. It contains the mentoring guidelines for managing the relationship as well as some information on the competence requirements and expectations of your role. Further information is also available in the volunteers handbook which is accessible via the volunteer gateway.
The mentee guidebook covers the key information that you will require in order to make a success of your mentoring relationship. It contains the mentoring guidelines for managing relationship and information on how you can make the most of your mentor's time. There are also some hints and tips on how to access other support from the IET.
End of pairing form
If your mentoring relationship has broken down, the mentee has achieved professional registration or you have both agreed to end the mentoring pairing then please complete an end of pairing form to help us keep our records up to date and to improve the mentoring service as a whole. Please always discuss with your mentee or mentor if you wish to terminate the pairing prior to contacting the IET. If you have lost touch with your mentee or mentor then please contact the IET so we can reconnect you.
If you are a mentor and have been paired by the IET mentoring service please complete this form:
If you are a mentee using the IET mentoring service please complete this form:
Volunteer hub
If you are volunteering as a mentor through the IET service, there is also a lot of information available on the volunteer gateway which will help you to undertake your role.
Please join the IET Volunteer Mentors community on the EngX platform to engage with other IET volunteer mentors and keep up to date with any changes which may affect your role (you will need to be a member of the IET to access and join this site).
Additional Support
If you or your mentee require additional support, either with career advice or with personal support such as welfare or benefits then you may wish to contact Foothold.
If you have any queries or would like to discuss an active mentor pairing, please do not hesitate to contact the mentoring team at mentoring@theiet.org.