Mentoring at UEL
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Mentoring at UEL
Mentoring is a supportive learning relationship where an experienced professional shares their knowledge with an individual who is ready to take their employability skills to the next level.
Having a Mentor can help link the gap between education and the professional world, equipping you with the confidence, industry insights, and employability skills needed to succeed. With over 10,000 students mentored in the past 17 years, we’ve seen first-hand the transformative power of mentoring in boosting student success.
As part of UEL’s Vision 2028, we are proud to offer Mentoring for All, a comprehensive initiative designed to ensure that every student benefits from mentoring at least once during their academic journey.
Mentoring is available to students from all areas of study, and we are proud to partner with over 300 mentors from organisations such as the NHS, United Nations, Deloitte, The Telegraph, and Grazia. More than a third of our mentors are alumni who offer guidance as relatable role models.
What we offer
Mentoring panels
Beginning in your first year (Level 4) you will have access to valuable industry exposure through mentoring panels with industry experts. These are great opportunities to learn from experienced professionals.
Professional mentoring programme
From Level 5 onwards, you will have the opportunity to participate in one-to-one mentoring in our Professional Mentoring Programme. This is an exclusive chance to receive mentoring from an industry professional over an 8-week period. The programme is designed to help you gain real-world insights, guidance, and personalised career advice, helping you to achieve your future career goals. Students who participate consistently report feeling more knowledgeable about the world of work and confident in their ability to get their desired job when they graduate.
Having a mentor helped to foster feelings of hope and optimism for the future, increasing my confidence and sense of self-efficacy. The boost to my confidence has been very important to achieving my goals. I would recommend mentoring, I can see a real change in myself, in that I reach out to others more (e.g. lectures for feedback or guidance and asking about things I can get involved in), I’ve taken on a leadership role (as a student rep for the DL cohort) and my increased confidence has meant that I have managed to secured a research assistant role over the summer."
Joanne Roberts, BSc (Hons) Psychology student
How can mentoring support your future career?
Events
In addition to our flagship Professional Mentoring Programme, we host extra-curriculum mentoring networking/panel events.
These events offer a space for students to:
- Meet and interact with professionals from your sector
- Gain insights into potential career paths
- Ask questions and learn from experts
If you would like to find out more or have any questions about the programme you can get in touch by emailing careermentoring@uel.ac.uk
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