A mentoring relationship works best when both people agree what success looks like, how often they meet and what stays private. This template puts those decisions on the first page, followed by the confidentiality terms and a review plan. It covers three pages, so the goals, frequency and terms can be signed off together and kept on file.

The sample follows Tallowfield Services, a fictional firm that runs mentoring pairs for its operations and engineering teams. Its figures are sample data, including a 70 percent share of development from real projects, meetings every four to six weeks and a development budget of $1.8k. Replace the goals and names with your own, then set your review dates before anyone signs.