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# Mentoring

Define and manage mentoring support programs with related benefits.

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small " summary="Editions Needed"><caption>Editions Needed</caption> <colgroup><col style="width:100%"></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions with Education Cloud</td></tr></tbody></table>

- **[Set Up Mentoring](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ec_set_up_mentoring.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Set up Mentoring in Education Cloud to provide and manage mentoring benefits and programs that connect learners with mentors based on shared interests and goals.
- **[Mentoring Programs](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ec_set_up_a_mentoring_program.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Use the Education Cloud Mentoring app to create a program to connect mentees with mentors, and manage and assign mentoring benefits.
- **[Mentoring Program Benefits](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ec_manage_benefits_for_your_mentoring_program.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Set up mentoring benefits and identify benefit providers for your mentoring program.
- **[Mentoring Participants](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ec_manage_mentoring_participants.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Set up profiles, permission sets, and sharing for your facilitators, mentors, and mentees.
- **[Mentoring Profiles](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ec_mentoring_profiles.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Identify the role, preferences, and interests of mentoring participants.
- **[Mentoring Portals](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ec_set_up_mentoring_portals.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Use Experience Builder to create a portal where mentors and mentees can discover and enroll in mentoring benefits. In the portal, users can respond to assessments that help to match a mentor with a mentee, see benefit assignments, and see details of their Mentoring interactions.
- **[Connect Mentees With Mentors](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ec_connect_mentees_with_mentors.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Understand the needs of your mentees and get them the benefits that they need to be successful.