Mentor Learning and Exchange

Professional development for mentors working across and within humanitarian, development and purpose-driven sectors.

Mentoring in complex global environments requires more than goodwill. It calls for skill, reflection, cultural awareness and the ability to navigate uncertainty with care and confidence.

Mentor Learning and Exchange is the Global Connect space for mentors to keep learning, reflect on their practice and connect with others doing similar work around the world.

Your Mentor Learning and Exchange Choices

An open CPD community

Free for anyone mentoring in the sector

Mentor Development Pathway

For mentors participating in our programmes

An open community for Mentors

Whether you mentor within Global Connect or support leaders elsewhere in the humanitarian and development ecosystem, you are welcome to join us. All sessions are free and held online via Zoom.

What you’ll find:

  • Live CPD sessions exploring real mentoring dilemmas and practice challenges, led by practitioners from across the sector
  • Time to reflect on your own practice and deepen your insight and ethical awareness
  • Peer exchange with mentors working across different regions and contexts
  • Practical approaches to strengthen coaching-style mentoring conversations
  • Session recordings, so you can catch up on anything you’ve missed

We run sessions regularly throughout the year to build continuity, shared learning and professional connection. The community is still growing, and we always welcome ideas and feedback on how to make the space work for you.

Upcoming Sessions

Beyond Resilience: Moral Injury, Leadership and Coaching Resilience

Thursday 5th November 2026 1pm UK | 2pm Europe | 3pm Kenya | 5.30pm India | 7pm Thailand Register here

Self-Determining Transformation: Types of Motivation and Effects on Personal and Professional Growth

Wednesday 25 November 2026 · 12pm UK | 1pm Europe | 3pm Kenya | 5.30pm India | 7pm Thailand Register here

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Mentor Development Pathway

We support mentors who volunteer with our Global Connect programmes to grow over time. The pathway builds on what you gain within each programme and adds more advanced support as your experience grows.

Support within every programme

Every Global Connect mentor is supported throughout their programme, including:

  • A mentor briefing before the programme begins
  • Support and Celebrate: two group supervision[LS1]  sessions during the programme, where mentors come together to reflect on their mentoring relationships, explore challenges with peers, and celebrate progress

Stage 1: Getting started

Your first Global Connect programme

  • Mentor briefing
  • Two Support and Celebrate group supervision sessions
  • Open access to Mentor Learning and Exchange CPD sessions

Stage 2: Deepening practice

From your second Global Connect programme, or from your first if you already hold a recognised coaching or mentoring qualification

  • Experienced mentor briefing
  • Experienced mentor supervision, which explores more advanced practice topics
  • Open access to Mentor Learning and Exchange CPD sessions

Stage 3: Advancing practice

From your third Global Connect programme

There are two routes, depending on whether you already hold a coaching or mentoring accreditation.

If you hold an accreditation:

  • You stay in the experienced mentor pool
  • You get access to smaller group supervision
  • Open access to Mentor Learning and Exchange CPD sessions
  • Access to more opportunities as they are launched

If you don’t yet hold an accreditation:

  • You’ll be offered a place on our EMCC-accredited Foundation Level Core Coaching and Mentoring Skills Programme (subject to availability) 
  • When you complete the programme, you get access to smaller group supervision
  • Open access to Mentor Learning and Exchange CPD sessions
  • Access to more opportunities as they are launched

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