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Running a mentoring programme: Mentor and mentee roles, matching and check-ins

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for mentors. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 35 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 21 October 2026; not legal advice.

By Dave Bui

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Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 13 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's answers to the quizzes and activities in the course.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 35 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why clear roles make mentoring work · 7 min

    Before you begin · Two good intentions, one muddle · What went wrong?

  • Lesson 2: Mentoring, coaching, training and line management · 6 min

    Four different jobs · Who does what? · Check

  • Lesson 3: Matching, kick-off and agreeing ground rules · 6 min

    The programme in six steps · The first meeting · Check

  • Lesson 4: Running a mentoring conversation · 6 min

    Ask, listen, share · Better questions · Check

  • Lesson 5: Grey areas, closing well and speaking up · 6 min

    Boundary moments · Buddies, reverse mentoring and closing · Who to ask

  • Lesson 6: Your next steps and final assessment · 4 min

    Your next steps · Practice

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

At the start of each mentoring cohort, at onboarding for buddy schemes, and as a mid-programme refresher.

Mentors, mentees, programme owners and line managers of new joiners; run by talent development, onboarding or HR business partners.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • The name of the organisation's mentoring programme
  • How long each pairing lasts
  • How often pairs meet
  • How pairs are matched
  • Help contact
  • Policy link
  • Escalation route
  • Next course link
  • LMS or record system
  • Course URL
  • Live session URL
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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