IAF Mentoring Programme
The IAF Mentoring Programme is a formal 6-month programme to help members:
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achieve their professional development goals
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contribute to the growth of the facilitation community of practice around the world.
Note: Since this video was made, the process has been streamlined. Mentees and mentors only need to register rather than apply.
To hear testimonials from some mentors, please click here.

Please click here for our IAF Professional Development Pathway Presentation
Please click here for our Professional Development Fee Schedule and Policies.
Mentees
To be a mentee you need to:
- be an IAF member
- commit to a 6-month mentoring relationship and having at least 6 sessions with your mentor
- register as a mentee and pay a registration fee of US$100 - registration payment link
- participate in an orientation webinar on how the IAF Mentoring Programme works
- commit to evaluating the programme by providing feedback.
For Mentee webinar:
- When: Jun 16, 2023 08:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
- Registration in advance for the webinar here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting
Mentors
To be a mentor you need to:
- be an IAF CertifiedTM Professional Facilitator
- commit to a 6-month mentoring relationship and having at least 6 sessions with each mentee you agree to mentor
- register as a mentor
- participate in an orientation webinar on how the IAF Mentoring Programme works and mentoring skills
- commit to evaluating the programme by providing feedback.
In order to sign up, Mentors will submit an online application including details on their skills, facilitation experience, and Mentoring experience. Only IAF Certified™ Professional Facilitators (CPF) will be eligible to sign up as Mentors. IAF Certified™ Assessors shouldn’t sign up as Mentors in order to avoid any future conflict with candidates.
The application form is downloadable from https://www.iaf-world.org/site/forms/become-iaf-mentoring-programme-mentor-2023
For Mentor webinar:
- When: Jun 15, 2023 08:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
- Registration in advance for the webinar here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting
Farah Ismail
Mentoring Programme Lead
mentoring@iaf-world.org
Simon Wilson
Director of Professional Development
prof.dev@iaf-world.org
Kelly McLaughlin
IAF Office
office@iaf-world.org