T1
Associate Mentor
0–250 practice hours
Foundation cohort. Supervised cases, weekly clinics, and the core RAPD certification.
Mentor University
A senior certified practice
— and a community.
India does not regulate career counselling. Which is exactly why credentialling matters more, not less. Every Dheya mentor is CPD-accredited, RAPD™-trained, progressed through supervised casework, and held to ongoing professional development. Mentor University is the credential.
TL;DR · Summary at a glance
Becoming a Dheya mentor — at a glance
- Credential: CPD-accredited, RAPD™-trained, four-tier Mentor University.
- Verification: Identity + background + reference-checked.
- Supervision: First 50 cases reviewed; monthly peer-supervision pods.
- Revenue lines: 1:1 sessions, cohorts, corporates, product royalties.
- Community: 6,500+ mentors across 16 states, since 2006.
- Cadence: Applications open quarterly · reply within 5 working days.
The tier system
Four tiers.
Mapped to practice hours.
T2
Practitioner Mentor
250–1,000 hours
Solo casework, peer supervision, and specialisation tracks (school, professional, encore).
T3
Senior Mentor
1,000–3,000 hours
Lead casework on Develop Advantage and Destination Mastery. Group supervision facilitator.
T4
Master Mentor
3,000+ hours
Faculty role inside Mentor University. Authors curriculum, supervises Tier 1–2 cohorts, and runs flagship cases.
Mentor credibility
Senior. Certified. Verified.
What "senior certified mentor" actually means at Dheya — the credentials, the training pathway and the verification a mentee can rely on.
CPD-Accredited Practitioner
RAPD™ Certified
Mentor University Tier I–IV
Identity Verified
Background Checked
Active Peer Supervision
Outcome Reviewed
CPD-Accredited
Every mentor holds a Continuing Professional Development accreditation, renewed annually against logged practice hours, peer-supervised cases and ethics review.
RAPD™ Trained
Formal training in the RAPD behavioural framework — Results, Affiliation, Patience, Diligence — plus QPA, 4Q and FUTURES™ instrumentation. No mentor delivers a tool they were not trained on.
Supervised Casework
Mentors progress through tiered supervision: observed cases, co-mentored cases, and finally independent practice. The first 50 cases are reviewed by a senior practitioner.
Identity & Background Verified
Every applicant passes identity verification, professional reference checks and a background review before being onboarded into the mentor network.
Peer Supervision Network
Active mentors meet monthly in supervised peer-review pods to discuss live cases, calibrate judgement and share evidence. Practice does not happen in isolation.
Outcome-Reviewed
Mentor performance is reviewed against mentee clarity outcomes and CLIQI™ progression — not just session counts. Tier progression depends on it.
6,500+
Certified mentors across 16 states
91%
Career-clarity rate — ~20× the industry standard
10,00,000+
Mentees guided since 2006
Revenue model
Four lines.
One demand pipeline.
Direct sessions
Per-session honorarium for client mentor work, paid monthly.
School Connect
Annuity revenue for every cohort run with a partner school in your region.
Referrals
Trail revenue on every family or institution you bring into the Dheya network.
Volume bonus
Quarterly bonus pool for mentors above a sustained case-load threshold.
JOIN 6,500+
DHEYA MENTORS.
Applications open quarterly. Tell us about your practice — we will get back within five working days.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply to become a Dheya mentor?
- Practising psychologists, career counsellors, HR professionals, educators and industry leaders with strong practice hours in mentoring, coaching or counselling. Applicants must pass identity verification, professional reference checks and a background review before onboarding.
- What is CPD accreditation and why does Dheya require it?
- CPD (Continuing Professional Development) accreditation is a globally recognised framework that verifies ongoing learning, ethics review and supervised practice hours. India does not regulate career counselling, so Dheya makes CPD accreditation mandatory as a floor for professional accountability.
- How does the four-tier mentor system work?
- Mentor University runs a four-tier credentialling pathway (Tier I–IV) mapped to logged practice hours, supervised casework and outcome reviews. Mentors progress from observed cases to co-mentored cases and finally independent practice; the first 50 cases are always reviewed by a senior practitioner.
- How much can a Dheya mentor earn?
- Mentors have four revenue lines — one-to-one sessions, cohorts and school programmes, corporate engagements and product royalties — fed by a single demand pipeline. Actual earnings depend on tier, availability and specialisation; we share the revenue model transparently during onboarding.
- What is the RAPD™ framework?
- RAPD™ is Dheya's behavioural assessment covering four dimensions — Results-drive, Affiliation, Patience and Diligence. Every mentor is formally trained on RAPD plus QPA, 4Q and FUTURES™ instrumentation. No mentor delivers a tool they were not trained on.
- How long does the application process take?
- Applications open quarterly. From application to onboarding is typically 4–8 weeks: shortlist and reference checks, RAPD training, supervised casework, and CPD accreditation. We respond to every applicant within five working days.