Mentoring

About the APM Mentoring Programme

The APM Mentoring Programme is a secure online space for members to form professional relationships within our member community.

By applying to be a mentor or mentee in the programme, you will have the opportunity to exchange knowledge and experiences, learn new skills and provide guidance to help others achieve their ambitions.

What are the benefits?

Create your mentor or mentee profile and outline your aims for the programme
Establish professional relationships of your choosing in a secure online space
Engage with professionals of all experience levels and occupations
Discuss and share knowledge across a wide range of specialist subjects
Explore reverse mentoring opportunities to exchange skills and close generational gaps

Take the first steps to joining the APM Mentoring Programme.

Who is it for?

The APM Mentoring Programme is only available to fee paying individual members and Honorary Fellows.

Not an APM Member? Become an Associate or Full member today and gain access to the APM Mentoring Programme.

Join APM today

Take your first steps into joining our mentoring programme.

By joining our programme as a mentor, you provide an invaluable resource to our membership community. As a mentor, you will have the perfect platform to be able to inspire the next generation of project management professionals.

By sharing your unique experiences and providing impartial guidance, you can make a genuine impact on another members development and advancement in the profession.

Additionally, as a reverse mentor in the programme, you can help more experienced project professionals to build their knowledge of technical, social and societal issues.

All our mentees will have the opportunity to engage with highly experienced and knowledgeable APM members. The APM Mentoring Programme is housed within our community platform, in this secure online space you will be able to connect with a mentor of your choice and work together to achieve your outlined goals for the programme.

Mentoring provides mentees with the opportunity to continue their professional development, our mentors will be able to share knowledge on specialist subjects, identify any potential skill gaps and implement strategies to help a mentee advance in their career.

Mentee Programme Guide

Whether you’re going to be a mentor or a mentee, this downloadable guide will help you to get ready. From pre‑mentoring exercises to conversation starters, our handy guide covers everything you might want to know about the programme.

Download Mentoring Guide

Already a part of the mentoring community?
You can find all the resources you need on the Community Platform.

Watch our mentors in action

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APM Mentor series

This Q&A is part of our APM Mentor series, where experienced professionals share their insights to help students and early-career project managers succeed.

In this edition, Gavin May, Project / Programme Director, Tetra Tech Europe offers practical advice and encouragement for those just starting out.

What’s one piece of advice you wish you’d received when you were starting out in your career?

Don't be afraid to ask for help, we don't know everything and it's better to ask.

How can students make the most of networking opportunities while still studying?

Get to know as many people as possible and build strong wide reaching contacts.

What’s a common mistake you see early-career professionals make, and how can students avoid it?

Too eager to progress, often move on for pay rise and don't see projects through to conclusion so miss out on valuable learning of all stages.

What skills or qualities do you think will be most valuable in the workplace over the next few years?

Digital and AI benefits to productivity in project planning and delivery.

How can students build confidence in their abilities, especially when they’re just starting out?

Ask lots of questions, continue to learn and push self to take on more responsibility. Seek out a mentor and buddy to support and advise.

APM Mentor Series

Mentoring for personal and professional development

Richard Tulley will share his experience and insight from his role at Sopra Steria and its approach to developing a practice of circa 530 project professionals, as well as from his extensive engagement in external mentoring programmes.

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Making your mentoring relationship work webinar

Richard Tulley explains the principles of effective mentoring relationships and the fundamental principle of being non-directive.

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The effective mentoring webinar

Richard Tulley explores how effective mentoring relationships ‘blend’ into the mentee’s working environment, to be complementary, and avoid conflict with the mentee’s line manager and their development in their role.

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