IOSH
Mentoring
The right person, at the right time in your career
IOSH mentoring connects you one-to-one with a fellow health and safety professional. Whether you’re navigating a career change, building confidence or ready to give back – there’s a mentoring option for you. It's free for all members, typically takes around an hour a month and counts towards your continuing professional development (CPD). Meet online or in person, wherever you are in the world.
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Find a mentor
Get one-to-one support for all your health and safety questions and career challenges.
- Develop your skills and build confidence
- Get guidance on career decisions and direction
- Work towards Chartered membership
- Counts towards your CPD record
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Become a mentor
Share what you know and make a real difference to someone’s career.
- Open to all – you don’t need to be Chartered
- Strengthen your leadership and communication skills
- Gain fresh perspectives and new insights
- Counts towards your CPD record
How IOSH mentoring works
Our platform matches you based on your needs and experience. It takes minutes to set up on any device.
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Register
Sign up online, it’s free and quick to join.
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Create your profile
Mentees: list the areas you need support with.
Mentors: list the areas you can offer support with.
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Get matched
Browse profiles and send a request to a mentor you’d like to work with. Include a short message explaining the areas you need support with.
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Agree your goals
Together, you’ll decide what you’ll work on and when you’ll meet. Around one hour a month is typical.
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Start mentoring
Meet online or in-person. Track your progress and log your actions as you go.
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Log your CPD
Both mentors and mentees can record preparation time, meetings and follow-up as CPD hours.
Typical commitment
Around one hour per month. Flexible to suit you both.
Types of mentoring
We offer three options to suit different career stages, experience levels and goals. All are free to members.
Get support and guidance personalised to where you are in your career and where you want to go.
Ideal if you’re looking to build confidence, develop specific skills or explore a new area of health and safety. Connect with someone whose experience matches your goals.
For mentors
Learning goes both ways
Our members sometimes don’t realise how much they have to offer. And mentoring isn’t just good for your mentee – it develops you too.
Think about the decisions you’ve navigated, the challenges you’ve worked through, the moments that shaped how you approach your work. That experience has real value to someone earlier in their journey – and sharing it can be just as rewarding for you as it is for them.
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What you gain as a mentor
Mentoring is often thought of as a one-way street. It isn't.
- Satisfaction in helping someone solve a real challenge
- New insights from seeing things from a different perspective
- Development of leadership and communication skills
- Confirmation that your knowledge and experience is valued
- A stronger professional network
What’s it like being a mentor?
“From my employer’s point of view, I’m getting so much out of mentoring, it’s really worth doing. It’s given me a window into somebody else’s world,” says Helen Crampton, Head of Safety and Risk Management at Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service.
How mentoring helps members succeed
Discover how IOSH mentoring helped Max Godwin CMIOSH achieve Chartered status while building confidence, broadening his professional perspective and developing skills that continue to support his career.
Through guidance from experienced mentors, he gained valuable insights, strengthened professional relationships and learned practical approaches to workplace challenges that extended far beyond achieving a membership milestone.
“You may think you need years and years of experience to mentor. However, the closer you are in learning the better, as you will remember the actions you took in achieving the same goals.”
Yvette Moffatt CMIOSH
Five mentoring top tips
Here are some suggestions from our mentors...
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“Be willing to learn new skills and be receptive to suggestions” Valentine Mmereola
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“Be involved in the whole process and keep in touch even after the mentoring is completed. Develop a relationship.” Farrukh Husnain
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“All questions can be answered. Use your work experience and environment to provide clear and concise guidance. Be sure to answer the questions and not leave them puzzled.” Darren Franklin
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“Be patient, open and honest with your mentees and back up any advice you give to them with resources that could help further!” Josh Wright
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“Make sure that it’s manageable. Take on as many mentees as you can manage, but remember the priority is to do it well, not about how many you can help.” Chris Newson
Frequently asked questions
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No. You don't need any special qualifications. Early-career professionals can mentor students and any member with relevant experience can apply. You just need a willingness to share it.
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Yes. Both mentors and mentees can log their mentoring activity as CPD. Record your preparation time, meetings and any follow-up actions.
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Yes. A mentor can help you identify the skills and experience you need, support you through the process and help you build confidence along the way.
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You can end the relationship at any time and find a new match. There’s no obligation to continue if it’s not the right fit.
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Around one hour per month is typical. You and your mentor or mentee agree the frequency and format that works for you both – it’s flexible by design.
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Yes. IOSH mentoring supports online and in-person meetings. This makes it accessible for members wherever they are in the world.
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Most relationships run for six to 12 months. You agree the duration with your mentor or mentee. Some continue informally after the formal period ends.
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Mentoring involves sharing personal experience and knowledge to guide someone’s development.
Coaching focuses on unlocking someone’s own thinking through questioning and reflection.
Contact us
If you have any questions about mentoring, or would like to arrange a call to go over the IOSH mentoring platform, please email us and we'll be happy to help.
