Business Continuity Management is a relatively new discipline in the workplace and there is often no defined career development path for new practitioners to follow. Therefore, as a way of sharing ideas and to encourage new and existing Business Continuity practitioners to develop their ideas and to give members of the BCI encouragement to grow their knowledge, a mentoring scheme has been established.

The BCI office will hold a list of BCI members willing to become Mentors and a list of BCI members wishing to become Mentees. The Mentoring Panel will match the two requirements and will inform both parties. In the case where a Mentor and Mentee have agreed a partnership beforehand, both parties should inform the BCI office. Those wishing to take part in the Mentoring Scheme should complete the Mentoring Registration Form.

By using the BCI Competency Assessment Form, in conjunction with the Mentoring Log Book, as part of the mentoring process a record can be built of the activities undertaken and the assistance given. 

This can then be submitted to the BCI as evidence for a scored assessment when the member is seeking upgrade.

Ideally the partnership will meet at least twice a year on a formal basis; this meeting can be electronically on the internet, by telephone or in person.

The partnership may meet informally as many times as they wish and as often as practical. A record of the meeting is to be registered with the BCI office to enable the BCI office to track the progress of the Mentoring Scheme.

The maximum number of people a Mentor can have is three. The relationship between the Mentor and the Mentee is confidential.