Mentoring at UEL

Having a mentor can help link the gap between education and the professional world

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Having a mentor can help link the gap between education and the professional world

Mentoring at UEL

What is mentoring?

Mentoring is a powerful partnership where an experienced professional guides you, sharing their knowledge to help you take your career to the next level.

Having a mentor helps bridge the gap between your education and the professional world, equipping you with the confidence, industry insights, and skills you need to succeed. With over 10,000 students mentored in the past 17 years, we’ve seen firsthand how transformative this guidance can be.

As part of UEL’s Vision 2028, we are committed to Mentoring for All, a comprehensive initiative designed to ensure that every student benefits from mentoring at least once during their academic journey.

What we offer

  1. Career Mentoring: Career Mentoring offers a four-month one-to-one programme for students in their second (Level 5) and final (Level 7) years of study. You'll be matched with an external professional to gain key industry insights, expand your network, and prepare for your future career.
  2. Peer Mentoring: Peer Mentoring connects new students with trained final year (Level 6) student mentors to help them settle in and make the most of being at university. For Level 6 mentors, this is a chance to gain valuable skills and a recognised CPD qualification that will enhance their employability.
  3. Power Hour: Power Hour provides every undergraduate final-year student with a dedicated one-hour mentoring session from a career professional. The session is designed to help you prepare for the transition into employment, focusing on boosting your career readiness.

What is Mentoring for All?

The Mentoring for All provides every student at UEL with a dedicated mentoring offer tailored to their stage of study. It connects you with experienced professionals and peer mentors to help you build confidence, develop career readiness, and make valuable connections.

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 Docklands 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

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