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Yes. There are mentoring schemes offered by organisations such as the LIBF, CII and other professional bodies. These schemes typically require paid membership.

We felt this created a barrier to accessing support, particularly for people who are early in their careers, changing professions, or working in firms where paid memberships are limited. It can also restrict individuals to a single professional body in order to maintain specific professional letters.

The Paraplanner Club was created to provide accessible, profession-focused mentoring that is not tied to paid memberships or professional designations.

The aim of The Paraplanner Club is to support people who are working in paraplanning, as well as those looking to move into the profession, through mentoring, guidance and shared experience.

Paraplanning can be a highly skilled and rewarding career, but it is not always clear how to enter the profession or how to progress once you are in it. The Paraplanner Club exists to provide a supportive, inclusive space where individuals can gain clarity, build confidence and make informed decisions about their career path.

The Paraplanner Club is open to individuals who are interested in building a career in paraplanning, including:

• Paraplanners, including those in hybrid Financial Planner or Paraplanner roles • Paraplanning team leaders or managers • Administrators looking to progress into paraplanning • Career changers exploring a move into paraplanning

If you are interested in paraplanning and would benefit from guidance, support or insight into the profession, you are likely to be a good fit.

The Paraplanner Club provides access to one-to-one mentoring through the Pushfar platform.

Mentees can choose a mentor based on experience, interests and development goals or to be matched with a suitable mentor. This allows mentoring relationships to form more naturally and gives individuals greater ownership over their development.

A mentor is someone who wants to support others within the paraplanning profession.

Mentors may be highly experienced or earlier in their journey. What matters most is their willingness to listen, share perspective and offer guidance. Mentoring is not about having all the answers, but about learning through conversation, reflection and shared experience.

A mentor can support you in a variety of ways, depending on your goals and career stage. This may include helping you to:

• understand what paraplanning roles involve in practice • explore entry routes and progression options • identify skills, experience or qualifications to focus on • create a realistic development or career plan • stay accountable and review progress • navigate workplace challenges or transitions • build confidence and self-belief • communicate more effectively about workload, boundaries or progression

Your mentor does not need to be at a different stage of their career. Peer mentoring can be just as valuable as learning from someone more senior.

Yes. Mentoring relationships within The Paraplanner Club are confidential.

Mentors are external to your firm and conversations are intended to be a safe space to speak openly and honestly about your career, development and next steps.

Mentoring connections are managed through the Pushfar platform.

Mentees can browse mentor profiles and choose who they would like to connect with or be matched automatically. Once connected, mentors and mentees agree how they will work together, including meeting frequency and communication preferences.

Pushfar provides a structured and secure platform for mentoring.

Using Pushfar allows mentees to choose their mentor, manage connections in one place and maintain clear boundaries around communication and expectations. It also helps ensure consistency and transparency across mentoring relationships within The Paraplanner Club.

Mentoring is designed to be supportive and flexible.

The level of commitment is agreed between mentor and mentee once a connection is made through Pushfar. This allows mentoring relationships to fit around existing workloads and responsibilities.

If a mentoring relationship is not working for any reason, this can be raised and addressed.

The Paraplanner Club recognises that not every connection will be the right fit and will support changes where possible.

Yes. The Paraplanner Club welcomes individuals who are exploring paraplanning as a potential career.

If you are considering a career change, working in a related role, or trying to understand whether paraplanning is the right path for you, mentoring can help you gain clarity and confidence before taking your next step.

At present, mentoring is only available to individuals based in and looking to work within the UK.

This ensures mentors can provide relevant guidance within the UK professional and regulatory environment.