Become an IMC Certified Professional Mentor (CPM)
A globally recognized credential that validates your mentoring excellence and professional credibility.
Who is Dr. Mathew Thomas?
Mentoring Think Tanks in India offers the Certified Professional Mentor (CPM)™ pathway for serious practitioners who want to mentor at a professional, ethical, globally benchmarked standard.
We are an accredited training provider from the International Mentoring Center (IMC). We deliver the required training, supervision, and assessment support to help you qualify and apply for CPM™.
Who This Programme Is For
You’re a fit if you are:
- A leader / senior professional who mentors talent inside your organisation
- An independent mentor or coach who wants formal credibility with clients
- An L&D / HR / OD professional building structured mentoring programmes
- A subject-matter expert (tech, product, finance, startup, social impact etc.) who guides emerging talent
- Someone already mentoring informally and now ready to professionalise your practice
This pathway is for mentors who are serious about standards, documentation, ethics, and outcomes.
What You Earn
The CPM™ credential signals that you:
- Have completed structured mentor training from an IMC-accredited provider (Mentoring Think Tanks in India)
- Can demonstrate real mentoring practice with documented outcomes
- Work with supervision, reflection, and accountability—not just “advice giving”
- Operate under professional ethics and boundaries
Important Clarity
The CPM™ credential itself is awarded by IMC. Mentoring Think Tanks in India delivers the accredited training, supervision, and submission support required for your CPM™ application. We do not issue the CPM™ certificate; we prepare you to qualify and apply for it.
Programme Outcomes
By the end of this programme, you will be able to:
- Structure high-quality mentoring conversations that drive measurable growth
- Set and negotiate boundaries, goals, and expectations with mentees
- Use proven frameworks to accelerate mentee clarity, confidence, and performance
- Document mentoring work to a professional standard
- Demonstrate ethical mentoring practice and safeguarding considerations
- Present evidence for CPM™ review (logs, supervision notes, reflections)
Requirements & Eligibility For Cam™
To be eligible to submit for CPM™, you must meet core criteria in four areas: Training, Practice, Supervision, and Reflection.
Minimum mentor-specific training 35 hours delivered by Mentoring Think Tanks in India (accredited training provider from IMC).
Evidence of active mentoring relationships. You’ll maintain a mentoring log that tracks duration, goals, outcomes, and ethical handling.
Participation in mentor supervision sessions with an approved supervisor. This ensures you are practising safely and effectively.
A short reflective portfolio demonstrating what you’ve done, how you handled challenges, and how you embody professional standards.
Why Mentoring Think Tanks In India
Accredited Training Provider from IMC
We are recognised as an accredited training provider from IMC. Our curriculum, supervision approach and assessment support are aligned to internationally accepted CPM™ standards.
India + Global Context
We develop mentors who can operate comfortably in Indian organisations, founder ecosystems, family businesses, social sector leadership, and multinational setups.
Supervision Culture, Not Just “Tips & Tricks”
We don’t just “teach a model.” You’ll be supervised by experienced mentors, challenged ethically, and supported in real problem-solving.
Documentation Support
Most mentors struggle with evidence and paperwork. We give you the exact templates and walk you through how to build a credible mentoring portfolio.
FAQ
No. The CPM™ credential is awarded by the international credentialing body.
Mentoring Think Tanks in India delivers the accredited training and supervision pathway that prepares you to qualify and apply.
Yes. CPM™ is positioned as an international professional mentoring credential. Many Indian organisations are now formalising mentoring and expect structured, ethical, documented practice. Having CPM™ signals you meet that standard.
It’s a great start. You’ll learn how to take what you’re already doing and bring it up to assessable, documentable, ethical, professional standard.
Yes, if you actively guide people’s development, decision-making, mindset or leadership. CPM™ recognises applied developmental support, not just pure advice-giving.
Yes. We provide templates, review your logs, and help you assemble your submission pack.
Professional credentials often require ongoing development / supervision. We will brief you on current CPM™ maintenance expectations during the programme so you’re clear on how to stay in good standing.
Absolutely. We work with organisations to build internal mentor pools. Group pricing and custom cohorts for organisations in India are available.
Ready To Start?
Ready to take your mentoring practice to a recognised professional standard?
Join the next CPM™ pathway delivered by Mentoring Think Tanks in India (accredited training provider from IMC) and move from “I give advice” to “I practise mentoring professionally.”