International Mentoring Center



IMC Armenia: Promoting a Sustainable and Inclusive Future Through the Power of Mentoring

Join us in helping enhance Armenia’s startup ecosystem and empowering more women entrepreneurs.

IMC Membership

Join the IMC Armenia Region to access exclusive discounts on mentor credentials, mentoring certification, and mentoring accreditation. Enhance your mentoring expertise with valuable resources and templates while becoming part of a global mentoring community.

IMC Credential

Advance your professional journey and enhance your credibility with mentor credentials such as CAM, CPM, or CMM. The IMC Armenia Region provides various opportunities to obtain and renew these credentials, supporting your growth as a mentor.

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IMC Accreditation

Gain international recognition for your mentoring initiatives with IMC accreditation for your training facility or organization. This accreditation validates your mentoring programs, ensuring they meet global mentoring standards within Armenia.

Mentoring in Organizations

Showcase your organization's dedication to employee development through mentoring certification. IMC accreditation ensures your mentoring programs align with international best practices, offering certification opportunities and fostering a strong mentoring culture.

IMC in Armenia

Mentoring is the key to tackling Armenia’s structural gaps. Though it witnesses stable growth and less inflation, mentoring helps plug in the gaps that prevent the country from realizing its full potential. It has risen 3 spots higher in global startup rankings, with mentored firms receiving most investments and corporate partnerships. Not to forget the positive role played by EU-backed mentorship programs in helping women entrepreneurs realize their potential.

In terms of human capital, mentoring is the key to long-term capacity building. In short, mentoring is a practical lever to fix gaps in exports, innovation, female participation, and managerial skills in Armenia.

🇦🇲 Mentoring in Armenia Key Statistics

Fully attributable macroeconomic and labour market indicators — sourced exclusively from public, auditable reports.

As of July 2026 · Sources: World Bank · IMF · CBA · Armstat · CEIC
National Economic Indicators VERIFIED
Armenia – Macroeconomic Landscape 2024–2026 · Public Records
Informal employment share 16.1%of total employment (2024)
16.1%
Average inflation (2024) 0.3%annual average
0.3%
Average inflation (2025) 3.3%annual average (World Bank estimate)
3.3%
12‑month inflation (Jun 2025) 3.9%approaching target level
3.9%
Projected GDP growth (2025) 5.2%World Bank forecast
5.2%
Projected GDP growth (2026) 4.9%World Bank forecast
4.9%
Sources: Armstat · Central Bank of Armenia · World Bank Country Economic Update (Nov 2025)
Labour Market Indicators VERIFIED
Employment, Unemployment & Participation 2024 · Armstat · ILO · Macrotrends
Unemployment rate (2024) 13.33%of total labour force
13.3%
Youth unemployment (2024) 26.66%ages 15–24
26.7%
Labour force participation rate 35.62%of total population
35.6%
Poverty rate (2024) 21.7%of population
21.7%
Extreme poverty (2024) 0.6%of population
0.6%
Sources: Macrotrends (World Bank data) · Armstat · ILO estimates · Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
Corporate Training & Mentoring Benchmarks VERIFIED
Enterprise Training & Development 2020–2024 · World Bank · CEIC
Firms offering formal training 27.5%of surveyed firms (2020)
27.5%
Firms offering formal training (2013) 19.9%of surveyed firms
19.9%
Training penetration growth +7.6 pp2013 → 2020
+7.6pp
Sources: CEIC Data · World Bank Enterprise Surveys
Financial & Fiscal Indicators VERIFIED
Public Debt, Remittances & GDP Per Capita 2024 · Ministry of Finance · World Bank
Public debt‑to‑GDP ratio 48%as of December 2024
48%
Total public debt $12.8BUSD (December 2024)
$12.8B
Net remittances inflow (2024) $1.51BUSD (full year)
$1.51B
GDP per capita (2024) $8,556USD
$8,556
Sources: Ministry of Finance of Armenia · Armstat · Central Bank of Armenia · Macrotrends (World Bank data)
Key Insights

Low Informal Employment

16.1%

Armenia's informal employment share is relatively low compared to regional peers — a strong foundation for formal mentoring structures.

Armstat · SDG 8.3.1 (2024)

Inflation Normalisation

0.3% → 3.3%

From near‑deflation in 2024 to target‑consistent inflation in 2025, driven by monetary policy and demand recovery.

CBA · World Bank

Youth Unemployment Challenge

26.7%

Youth unemployment remains more than double the national average — a critical target for mentoring and skills development.

ILO · Macrotrends (2024)

Training Penetration Growth

+7.6pp

Firms offering formal training increased from 19.9% (2013) to 27.5% (2020) — a positive trajectory for workplace development.

CEIC · World Bank
Data Certification: Every indicator presented above is sourced from publicly available, auditable reports published by the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Central Bank of Armenia, the Statistical Committee of Armenia (Armstat), CEIC Data, and Macrotrends. No program-level estimates, internal monitoring data, or unaudited figures are included in this infographic. All numbers are independently verifiable.

Upcoming Chapters

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Yerevan

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Vanadzor

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Benefits of Mentoring in Armenia Impact Delivery

How structured mentorship drives workforce readiness, academic confidence, and professional leadership — building resilience and opportunity aligned with Armenia's national development priorities.

As of July 2026 · Sources: USAID · AUA EPIC · Nor Luyce · NDI Katarine · Ministry of Education · UNFPA · Plug and Play Armenia

Workforce & Organizational Benefits

Youth Workforce Development

The USAID Armenia Workforce Development Activity aims to equip 10,000 young people aged 15–29 across all provinces with high-demand working skills, ensuring that 7,000 of them secure better employment opportunities in ICT/high-tech, agriculture, and hospitality. Mentoring is embedded in the training model, with graduates becoming mentors themselves, guiding peers and developing software solutions for national food safety systems.

Startup Acceleration & Entrepreneurial Growth

The EPIC Incubation Program at AUA has nurtured over 150 startups and supported more than 390 entrepreneurs through a 15-week journey of mentorship, workshops, and community collaboration. With approximately 60 mentors , both local and international — EPIC provides startups with strategic guidance, problem-solution fit validation, and lifelong mentoring relationships.

Global Innovation Ecosystem

Plug and Play Armenia, in partnership with the Ministry of High-Tech Industry, delivers Incubation, Pre-Acceleration, and Acceleration programs with strategic mentoring from domain experts. Entrepreneurs gain access to Plug and Play's global network across 50+ countries, exposure to potential partners, and investment readiness support.

Academic & Youth Development Benefits

Girls' Empowerment & Academic Success

Nor Luyce Mentoring Center, the first mentoring center in Armenia, empowers adolescent girls aged 13–16 from orphanages, refugee backgrounds, and low-income families. In one quarter alone, the program delivered 1,312 hours of individual mentoring sessions. Mentees build their self-esteem, communication skills, emotional regulation, and decision-making confidence. The program's intergenerational cycle sees mentees return as mentors, volunteers, and staff.

Digital Education & Teacher Mentorship

The Armenian Ministry of Education's Mentor Schools state program provides 10,000 students in remote villages with continuous online education through the E-school Armenia digital system. A dedicated team of mentors ensures schedule compliance, quality monitoring, and teacher readiness for the digital environment. The program transformed education in regions that had earlier faced a shortage of teachers in mathematics, history, and computer science.

Health Education & Life Skills

The Healthy Lifestyle mentor training programme, organized by the Ministry of Education, UNFPA, UNESCO, UNICEF, and WFP, trained 81 mentors across Armenia. Mentors cascade their training to teachers implementing the Healthy Lifestyle course in grades 5 to 10, covering topics including violence prevention and gender equality.

Professional & Social Impact Benefits

Women's Political Leadership

The Katarine program, implemented by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) with USAID funding, ensured the training and graduation of 140 women in political leadership between 2020 and 2023. The year-long course includes engagement with political campaign organizers, PR specialists, and political concept developers from the USA, UK, and Canada. Alumni networks now operate in Syunik, Shirak, and Lori regions, creating a self-sustaining cycle of women mentoring women in politics.

Diaspora Engagement & Professional Networks

The iGorts program brings Diaspora Armenian professionals into Armenia's public administration system, with nearly 40 specialists from 10 countries serving across 18 government institutions. The Neruzh governmental program promotes professional repatriation and startup ecosystem development through structured mentorship.

Export & Business Acceleration

The Armenia export acceleration programme, supported by ESTDEV, helps companies develop export business plans using digital and AI-based tools with international mentoring. The program strengthens management decision-making capacity and expands cooperation between Armenian companies and international business support organizations.

Accreditation Process

How Organizations in Armenia Can Get IMC Accreditation

To maintain the highest level of standards in global mentoring, IMC has a rigorous review system to audit your organization’s program quality as part of our strict accreditation process requirements in Armenia.

Your organization can opt to provide a mentoring program with more than 20 hours of training or a shorter one. This can get you a training accreditation or an endorsed training accreditation.

Your program must include mentoring skills and domain or knowledge development so as to be eligible for accreditation. Every program must incorporate the following three sections compulsorily:

  1. The IMC Definition of Mentoring
  2. The IMC Code of Conduct and Ethics
  3. The IMC Core Competencies (minimum of 3 are must for accreditation)

The programs must provide participants with the necessary skills for each credential and ensure that the trainer is the primary mentor supervisor for at least a year.

The accreditation will be valid for three years from the date of issue.

The Accreditation Application Flow

The entire accreditation application process takes around four to six weeks. 

Stage 1: Organization Details

Stage 2: Program Details

Stage 3: Instructor Details

Stage 4: Terms and Conditions

Following a successful review, you’ll receive an email notification confirming your IMC accreditation status and a media kit to display your accreditation.

Please feel free to contact us for any further clarification

FAQs

The IMC Armenia Region is a local chapter of the International Mentoring Center. It’s a dedicated network designed for mentoring professionals in Armenia to connect, collaborate, and thrive within their local community.

Yes. The IMC Armenia Region invites members to volunteer and take on active roles. You can lead a local chapter, participate in community events, and help organize initiatives that support mentoring development across the country.

There are three chapters of IMC Armenia in:

  • Yerevan
  • Gyumri
  • Vanadzor

As a chapter leader, you gain access to IMC-exclusive content to enrich your role. This helps advance your professional and personal growth through mentoring while earning Mentor Development Credits (MDCs) that can be used for credential renewal.

You can contact the International Mentoring Center Armenia regional team through the official channels on the IMC website.

There are only benefits that come along with a mentoring culture:

  • Continuous learning and development
  • Facilitated career progression
  • Heightened employee engagement
  • Enhanced employee retention
  • Attracting top talent
  • Expanding inclusivity
  • Fostering collaboration
  • Cultivating a positive work environment

Meaningful mentorships and structured support drive professional progress in corporate companies, ultimately enhancing organizational success.

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