CDI Mentorship

Personal guidance for your next step

Get focused support as you apply what you are learning, strengthen your work, solve challenges, and turn progress into clear outcomes.

The CDI journey

Learn, practise, then get guidance when you need it

Start with free Resources, build independently with DIY Practicals, and use Mentorship when personal feedback or direction would help.

1

Resources

Learn concepts, methods, and workflows through CDI’s open guides and systems.

2

DIY Practicals

Apply what you know through structured exercises and useful practical outputs.

Resources → DIY Practicals → Mentorship
Mentorship focus areas

Choose the domain that best fits your work

Focus on one CDI domain or connect related areas where that would better support your goal.

The mentorship model

Move from learning to meaningful progress

Connect knowledge, practical work, interpretation, documentation, and professional positioning.

1

Learn

Clarify the concepts, methods, or tools relevant to your goal.

2

Build

Apply what you know through analysis, projects, or practical work.

3

Explain

Interpret your decisions, results, limitations, and next steps.

4

Document

Organize your process and outputs so the work is clear and reproducible.

5

Position

Present your work as useful evidence of your skills and progress.

How it works

Focused support shaped around your goal

Each mentorship engagement begins with a specific need and a clear intended outcome.

1

Share your goal

Tell us what you are working on, where you need help, and what you want to achieve.

2

Agree on the support

We clarify the scope, format, timeline, responsibilities, and fee before beginning.

3

Work with guidance

Receive focused feedback, explanation, and direction while remaining actively involved.

What mentorship can support

Bring work that is ready to move forward

Begin with an idea, an open guide, a DIY Practical, an existing project, an analysis, or career evidence.

Good reasons to request mentorship

  • You need help choosing a sensible next step.
  • You want feedback on work already in progress.
  • You need help interpreting results or decisions.
  • You want to improve a workflow, project, or report.
  • You want to present your evidence clearly.

What to prepare

  • Your main goal or question.
  • A short description of your current work.
  • Relevant files, links, outputs, or examples.
  • What you have already tried.
  • The kind of support you believe would help.
Mentorship is collaborative. CDI provides guidance, feedback, interpretation, and structured support. You remain responsible for doing the work, reviewing the results, and making final decisions.
Request mentorship

Tell us where you are and what you want to achieve

Send a concise description of your goal, current work, challenge, and preferred outcome. We will review your request and determine whether CDI mentorship is a suitable fit.

Include in your request

  • Your chosen CDI domain.
  • Your goal or main question.
  • Your current experience or stage of work.
  • Relevant files, links, or examples.
  • Your preferred timeline.
Move forward with clarity

Bring your goal. Build with guidance.

Whether you are strengthening an analysis, developing a project, interpreting results, improving a workflow, or building career evidence, CDI mentorship can help you identify and complete the next meaningful step.