Pre-matching training

Mentoring Women in Business

The skills and knowledge you need to build successful mentoring relationships — for mentors and mentees joining the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women Mentoring Women in Business programme.

What you will learn

Eight short lessons, an end-of-training test, and a certificate of completion.

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Structure of the Mentoring Women in Business programme
  • 3. Mentoring Competencies
  • 4. The Role of the Mentor
  • 5. The Role of the Mentee
  • 6. Working well with others
  • 7. Support available for mentors and mentees
  • 8. Summary and next steps

About this training

Welcome to the Mentoring Women in Business pre-matching training. This training will provide you with the skills and knowledge you need to build successful mentoring relationships. The training will introduce you to the structure of the mentoring programme and the competencies required. You will understand the role of the mentee and mentor and how you can best fulfil these. You will be supported to understand how to best work with others from different cultures and backgrounds as well as how to access support from the Mentoring Women in Business team. All participants need to complete the training in full to progress onto the Mentoring Women in Business programme. There is a short test at the end of the training where individuals can reflect on and check their learning. We ask everybody to complete a short survey so that we can continue to improve this training. A certificate will be awarded to all individuals who complete the training and successfully pass the test.