This brief post (updated on 05/01/2026) provides information on the ITI Spanish Network’s Subsidised One-to-One Mentoring Scheme.

The network’s mentoring scheme has been running since 2011. Each year we match around 5–6 mentors with a mentee, depending on how many people apply. The scheme is part funded by the network and part paid by the mentee (£90 each). Mentees discuss their goals with their mentor and then receive six texts of 400–500 words to translate over the course of six months.

Mentoring is open to both newcomers to the profession and those who want feedback from a specialised colleague. Previous requests for specialisation fields have included international development, legal, marketing, business, technical and medical translation.

To apply, please contact our Mentoring Coordinator (mentoring@itispanishnetwork.org.uk) for the application form and further information.

Read or download the latest guidelines for our mentoring scheme (PDF)

Read about former ITI Chair Sarah Bawa Mason’s motivation for setting up the scheme (PDF)

For a fuller picture, listen to our one-hour webinar with the founder of the scheme Sarah Bawa Mason, one of our mentors Gill Holmes, and a mentee Holly-Anne Whyte: