Programme Implementation Guidelines & Resources

The resources you need to implement mentoring that works.

Stop relying on guesswork. Start with structure.

Our programme implementation guidelines give you the frameworks, tools and clarity to design, deliver and evaluate mentoring that’s consistent, credible and built to last.

We help you design mentoring that’s strategic, sustainable and built to deliver real measurable impact.

Good mentoring doesn't happen by chance

Too often, programmes rely on goodwill instead of clear frameworks and best practice. The result? Inconsistent quality, wasted time and financial resources and impact that’s hard to measure or sustain. It can even damage how people perceive mentoring when their early experiences fall short.

You need systems that make quality replicable, not just repeatable good intentions.

Three ways to access proven frameworks

We meet you where you are, whether you’re auditing what exists or designing something new.

 

Standard Guidelines

Ready-to-use frameworks covering key stages of programme lifecycle.

Our standard guidelines provide evidence-based best practice across four critical areas:

  1. Mentor & Mentee Recruitment
    Clear recruitment criteria and processes for sourcing and selecting the right mentors and mentees.
  2. Matching & Getting Started
    Structured approaches to pairing participants and launching relationships effectively.
  3. Ongoing Support
    Guidance for sustaining momentum, troubleshooting challenges and keeping participants engaged.
  4. Monitoring & Evaluation
    Practical frameworks for tracking outcomes, measuring impact and reporting results.
 

These guidelines give your team immediate access to tested approaches, saving months of development time and eliminating common pitfalls. This enables them to tailor their programme to their needs.

Perfect for: Organisations launching quickly, teams needing immediate structure, or programmes with limited customisation budgets.

Customised Guidelines

Tailored frameworks designed for your context, goals and people.

We work alongside you to adapt our proven approaches to fit your specific needs, whether that’s your sector, participant group, organisational culture or strategic priorities.

Your customised guidelines include:

  • Context-specific outreach, recruitment, selection and onboarding 
  • Matching processes aligned with your goals, including how to start relationships well, set expectations and build early trust.
  • Ongoing support structures and activities that fit your participants’ needs and team’s capacity
  • M&E frameworks connected to your KPIs and reporting requirements

These guidelines make mentoring feel recognisable, relevant and workable for your teams. Customisation means the programme fits your reality, your culture, your participants, your systems, which increases ownership, quality and long-term sustainability.

Perfect for: Organisations running complex or multi-country programmes, working with unique participant groups, embedding mentoring into wider systems, or those with limited internal capacity who want it done right from the start.

Resource Packs & Toolkits

Ready-to-use materials that help mentors, mentees and teams deliver mentoring well.

Ready-to-use materials that help mentors, mentees and teams deliver mentoring well.

They typically include: 

  • Onboarding Guides
    Roles, expectations and preparation materials so participants start strong.
  • Conversation Templates & Reflection Tools
    Structured guides, prompts and activities that support meaningful conversations and build confidence.
  • Session Activities & Learning Resources
    Exercises, scenarios and practices that reinforce good mentoring behaviour.
  • Communication & Engagement Tools
    Templates and checklists that help teams communicate clearly and sustain momentum.

These tools improve participant experience, reinforce good practice and ensure mentoring quality shows up where it matters most — in every interaction and every conversation.

Perfect for: Organisations needing practical, ready-to-use materials; programmes delivering across locations or partners; or teams without capacity to create high-quality resources in-house.

Systems save time, money and stress

Good programmes depend on more than good people. They need structure that makes quality the norm, not the exception.

Reduce wasted effort

Eliminate guesswork, inconsistencies and inefficiencies while building your team’s internal capacity so you’re not reliant on external support.

Hit your deadlines

Launch on time with frameworks ready to use, not months spent reinventing wheels

Prove credibility

Strengthen trust with funders, boards and partners through evidence-based design.

Scale without chaos​

Replicate quality across regions, cohorts or partner organisations without losing standards.​

Focus on what matters​

Free up your team to concentrate on people and impact, not admin and firefighting.​

Rigour meets real-world practicality

We bring nearly two decades of global delivery across sectors and participant groups, combined with our EMCC-accredited frameworks.

We don’t just hand you documents. We translate best practice into practical tools that real teams can actually use, tailored to your goals, culture and capacity.

With us, you gain a partner who understands how to build the clarity, confidence and systems that make mentoring work and make you successful in your role.

Our Track Record

17+ years

190+ programmes delivered in 20+ countries • Participants from 40+ countries

2,800+ mentors trained

1,700+ mentees supported

70+

trusted clients and partners

EMCC-accredited

Accredited frameworks and methodology

Proven

Mentoring cultures that keep creating impact years after funding ends

3 languages

English, French and Arabic programmes

If you believe people are the foundation of lasting change, we’re the partner who helps you prove it. 

Ready to take mentoring further?

Get the frameworks and tools that make excellence standard

Whether you need ready-to-use guidelines or fully customised guidelines, we’ll help you create the structure that makes quality mentoring replicable, measurable and sustainable,  and build your team’s internal capacity so you’re not reliant on external support.