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# Mentoring Programs

Use the Education Cloud Mentoring app to create a program to connect mentees with mentors, and manage and assign mentoring 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>

With the Mentoring app, facilitators can create and manage mentoring programs and set the benefits that they contain. Mentees enroll in these programs in the mentee portal, and mentors can register as providers of benefits in the mentor portal. Mentoring facilitators can use assessments to connect a mentee with a mentor who can address the mentee's needs and goals.

![Mentoring app home page layout](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-sfdo-education_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/89403874-2a89-4126-b574-9db175c14f28/education_cloud/images/ec_mentoring_program.png)

To set up a mentoring program, see [Model Support Programs](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ec_assist_learners_with_program_management.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Use Education Cloud objects and apps to define, plan, and deliver non-scholastic services and initiatives that support each learner’s journey.").