EMCC Global & International Mentoring Association - a new partnership

Brussels, 21 September 2020 – EMCC Global and International Mentoring Association (IMA) are delighted to announce that they have created a partnership for the purpose of collaborating on the enhancement of the praxis and research of mentoring. They will work together to the benefit of their membership, providers, recipients of their professional services, and the society at large.

Always committed to promoting high quality and ethical practice in mentoring, coaching, and supervision for the global community, these efforts will be supported through a wide range of joint initiatives including webinars, publications, Continuous Professional Development (CPD) events etc.

Dr Brenda Marina, IMA President said ‘Over the past decade, IMA has connected with the EMCC family to work towards a partnership. This synergistic relationship will contribute to the re-design of the future for mentoring.’

Marialexia Margariti, EMCC Global Vice-president Quality noted ‘It is such a joy to see an initial exploratory discussion on partnership possibilities between EMCC Global and IMA to have come to fruition. The two professional bodies share a passion about mentoring and they will work together aiming to its evolution and enhanced professionalisation.’

About EMCC

The EMCC is a global coaching, mentoring, and supervision association established in 1992. EMCC is made up of Affiliated Countries in Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and the Asia Pacific Region. We have over 7,000 members across more than 60 countries world-wide.

EMCC exists to develop, promote, and set the expectation of best practice globally in mentoring, coaching, and supervision. Our vision is to be the ‘go to’ body in mentoring, coaching, and supervision.

For more information on EMCC visit www.emccglobal.org

Contact: marialexia.margariti@emccglobal.org administrator@emccglobal.org

About IMA

The IMA exists to facilitate growth and development through sharing best practices in mentoring, networking, and creating learning communities. The IMA Executive Board is responsible for the strategy and steering of the association. The IMA serves individuals and persons in mentoring in public and private institutions, military, business and industry.

Membership is open to all who support the objectives of the Association, which are to: provide professional development activities for members of the Association and mentor program leaders; identify and maintain effective practice and research information on mentoring strategies and programs; facilitate effective mentoring and implementation and maintenance of mentoring programs; and, provide a regular, public forum for learning about effective mentoring.

For more information on IMA visit: www.mentoringassociation.org

Contact: bmarina@mentoringassociation.org info@mentoringassociation.org