LGBT+ business youth mentoring opportunity
Career Accelerator runs LGBT+ business youth mentoring programmes 3 times a year – across Autumn Term (late September-December), Spring Term (late January-April) and Summer Term (late April-July).
Our programmes, in collaboration with PinkNews Futures and National Student Pride support 18-30 year old LGBT+ people prepare for careers in the professional sectors. We do this through arranging 1:1 business mentoring led by LGBT+ mentors and allies at LGBT+ inclusive companies, such as LinkedIn, Snapchat, AstraZeneca, Pearson and GoCardless over 3 months.
Applications are on a rolling basis and places are allocated on a first come first serve basis.
Everyone who completes this sign up form will be invited to an informal, friendly interview with Rebecca or Jhanay from Career Accelerator. Interviews will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.
All your responses in this form are confidential and won’t be shared with anyone else.
If you have any questions about joining the programme feel free to book a call with Career Accelerator’s Head of Youth Programmes Manager Rebecca here.
Why our LGBT+ Programme exists for young people
Vodafone and Out Now found that 41% of 18-25 year olds have gone ‘back into the closet’ within their first year of employment for fear of discrimination.
Vodafone and Out Now
PWC has found that 78% of LGBT+ people and their friends, family and relatives would switch to brands that are known to be LGBT+ friendly.
PWC
Stonewall’s research highlighted that LGBT+ people are not receiving careers guidance about careers and workplaces that are LGBT+ inclusive.
Stonewall
Stonewall has highlighted that an LGBT+ person’s assumptions about how safe or inclusive a workplace is will significantly narrow the career paths they will consider.
Stonewall
The aims of our LGBT+ mentoring programme:
- Learn about LGBT+ inclusive jobs in the professional sectors.
- Develop ambitious, realistic career goals and make steps to achieve them.
- Build their LGBT+ professional network.
- Build confidence and appreciate their value as LGBT+ youth.
- Navigate being a young LGBT+ person finding employment and progressing in it.
How our LGBT+ Programme works
Sign Up
Career Accelerator runs LGBT+ business youth mentoring programmes in collaboration with LGBT+ young people aged 18-30 and LGBT+ business mentors and allies.
Interview
We work with cohorts of mentors per quarter and connect LGBT+ business mentors and allies up with bright, hard working LGBT+ young people who would like and value mentoring.
Training
Support
Career Accelerator takes care of selecting the LGBT+ mentees, training the mentors and mentees, supporting with session ideas and putting together impact reports, leaving business mentors to focus on the impactful mentoring.
The impact of our programme
Our latest post-programme survey results 2022.
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Of mentees said they are planning on continuing to be in touch with their mentor at the end of the programme.
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Of employees found acting as a mentor a meaningful volunteering opportunity for them.
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Of mentees agreed that the programme helped them build their professional network.
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Of mentees agreed that the programme has increased their understanding of LGBT+ inclusive companies and jobs.
Get involved
See where our mentees are now or sign up to get involved as a mentee.
What our Mentees and Mentors have to say
What our mentees are saying
See all of our video testimonials.
Video Testimonial - Parineeta
Video Testimonial - Mohamed
Video Testimonial - William
Video Testimonial - Tanya
Video Testimonial - Charlotte
What our mentees are saying
See all of our video testimonials.
Video Testimonial - Parineeta
Some captured moments
From our events, workshops, assemblies and mentoring sessions.
The businesses and organisations we work with
