Become a mentor on the Careers Mentoring Programme

Support others on the road to success
Student Anman stood next to her professional mentor

Find out more and contact us

If you have any questions, or would like to find out more about becoming a mentor on our mentoring schemes, please don’t hesitate to contact us. You can email us at mentoring.careers@plymouth.ac.uk.

What is the Careers Mentoring Programme?

The Mentoring Programme is an employability related programme, which has two specific objectives; raising aspirations and improving employability. Mentoring provides a fantastic opportunity to share relevant career sector and employability focussed advice and guidance.

Why should I become a mentor?
  • to give back to the next generation
  • to provide advice and guidance
  • to share knowledge and support others
  • to maintain and develop links
  • to gain new perspectives and fresh ideas.
On completion of the programme, you will receive a Career mentoring programme digital badge, showcasing your commitment to your personal and career development. Learn more about the benefits of digital badging .

Do I have time to take part in the programme?
We ask for a minimum of 4 sessions (only 4 hours) to be completed across the 6-month period.

When does the programme run?
The Careers Mentoring programme runs from November to April and February to July.

Where do contact meetings take place?
Communication with your mentee can be face to face, virtually via zoom/teams, email or telephone. If you do decide to meet face to face, please ensure that you are in a public meeting location e.g. campus, cafes or place of work if there is a suitable space open to public access.
We host optional facilitated Meet your mentor – drop in sessions: these are hosted by the mentoring team who are on hand to answer any questions you or your mentee may have. These will be held in the Student Hub inside the Charles Seale Hayne Library and are a great way to meet up with your mentee in a familiar and friendly setting.

What do I talk about or include in the sessions?
Use the action plan completed in the student training to help you. This is a flexible programme, you may come up with new ideas naturally which you can add, or it may be set agendas for the programme. You will also get the chance to talk to other mentors to share good practice.

Who can apply to become a professional mentor?

We are always looking for mentors from a variety of sectors and disciplines. You will be surprised how much knowledge and experience you have to share. Becoming a mentor is a great way to enhance your skills, give back to the next generation and meet like-minded professionals in your career journey.
We are happy to talk the programme through – please contact us at mentoring.careers@plymouth.ac.uk.
Careers mentoring celebration (2019)
 

Mentor feedback

Photo of Keith Hart, a mentor on the Careers Mentoring Programme
“I firmly believe that mentoring is of great benefit to both the mentees and the mentors and would encourage participation in the University’s Mentoring Scheme.”
Keith Hart
Vasileios Chatzimarkos
“Being a mentor for one of the University students is a wonderful experience. Students of the present are the professionals of the future, so we have to support them and show them the best possible career path.”
Vasileios Chatzimarkos
Photo of Alice Yates, a mentor on the Careers Mentoring Programme
“Since joining the mentoring scheme in 2019, I have met five fantastic students, and been able to have some great discussions and provide guidance around CVs and cover letters, interview techniques and other areas relating to life post-university.”
Alice Yates

Benefits of joining the Careers Mentoring Programme as a professional mentor

Find out about the benefits of joining the Careers Mentoring Programme and supporting one of our students in their future career.
 
 

Apply now and contact us

Rachel and Julia look forward to welcoming you as part of the mentoring programme.
If you have any questions, or would like to find out more about our mentoring schemes, please don’t hesitate to contact us. You can email us at mentoring.careers@plymouth.ac.uk.
Rachel Williams and Julia Heckford, Careers Service

Specialist schemes

 
 
Together we mentor graphic for careers mentoring 

Our supporters

Thank you to these amazing businesses whose staff have kindly given up some of their time as mentors:

AAA Foundation · ABC Service · A.B. Marine and Offshore Surveys Consultancy Limited · Academic Development · Accenture · Achievement Training · Active Training Limited · Africa Trade Academy · Aldermans · Alison Morton Physiotherapy · Alstom · Amaris Terminal · Ambios Ltd · AMP Logistics Ghana Limited · Anglian Water · Animals Asia Foundation · APEM Group · Arcadis Consulting · ARGANS · Ark King Solomon Academy · AROBOTNX · Ashaiman Municipal Assembly · Ashfords LLP · Atkins Ltd · Azets · Babcock International · BAE Systems · Bailey Partnership (Multidisciplinary Construction Consultancy) · Balnacra Pottery · Bank of England · Barbican Botanics Gin Room · Barbican theatre · BBC · Becca’s Children’s Books · Bechtel · BD Waste · Beers LLP · Binnies UK Ltd · BK Links LTD · BMT · BNPS International · Bomet University College · BP Mauritania · Brain Tumour Research · Breakthrough Too · Breakwater Productions · Bridgeway Consulting Limited · Bupa Dental Care · Cadence Design Systems Inc · Capgemini Invent · Capita · Caroline Stevens Counselling and Psychotherapy · Cefas · Choice Support, Care Quality Commission and University of Plymouth · Christmas Union Academy · CINEC Campus · Circles South West · Citizens Advice Plymouth · Civica · ClairWN Business & Marketing · Coolset · CommScope · Competition and Markets Authority · Compass Group UK & IESS a subsector of Compass Group · Consortiq · Coombe Dean School · Cornwall Council · Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · CSW Group · Daniel Chidley Coaching · DCUK · Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust · Dartmoor Zoo · Department of Health and Social Care · Design & Safety Ltd · Devon Air Ambulance · Devon and Cornwall Police · Devon County Council · Devon County Council Adult Social Care · Devon Partnership NHS Trust · Digitalbox · Disability Enabling Network · Disruption Works Ltd · Diversity Business Incubator · Dredge Masters Limited · Dyson · E3 Consulting · Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College · Ecus Ltd · Eddystone Media · Egress Software Technologies · Electric Bear Group Ltd · Eminent Financial · Enterprise Rent-A-Car · Environment Agency · Equitas Financial Ltd · European Environment Agency, Copenhagen · EV Cargo · Everyone Health · Exeter College · Exim Dance Company · Feather&Fossil Interior Design · FDB (First Databank) · Flowbird Urban Intelligence · Foot Anstey LLP · Formula E · Franckly Ltd. · Frazer-Nash Consultancy · Fresh Digital Media · Freshwater Biological Association · Fugro · GA Solicitors · German Institute of Business and Technology · Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons · Ghana Navy · GomSpace Aps · GSK · Hafren Ousque Associates/RandDTax · Hampshire County Council · Hart Marine Consultants Ltd · Hatt Health and Movement Clinic · Helen Round · HMCTS · HMRC · Hymid Multi-Shot · IMDb · Inspiring On Healthcare · iSURVEY · IWM Recruitment Limited · Jacobs UK Limited · Jeremiah's Journey · Jersey Probation and After Care · JMC Recruitment · Jubb Consulting Engineers · Kirkland & Ellis International LLP · Koerber Supply Chain · KUSI Consulting · L3Harris · Larkin Community Hospital, Florida USA · Leonardo Hotels · Liberty Pearl Photography/Audacious Lives · Light & Wonder · Link Academy Trust · Livewell Southwest · Lloyds Banking Group · Lush Cosmetics (Retail) · Marine Biological Association · Marine Conservation Society · Mark Holt & Co · MBA Consulting · McCarthy Stone · Mercedes Benz AG · Meta · Met Office · Microsoft · Mike Thompson Metal Sculpture · Ministry of Defence · Miranda Salmon · Missing People · Modern Wolf · Montoya Marketing Ltd · Morgan Sindall Construction · Mulberry Rural Ltd · Nash and Co Solicitors · National Academy of Students' Achievement Awards Ghana (NASAAG) · National Marine Park · National Trust · NFU Mutual · NHS · Nijhuis Saur · Nolato · North Star · Novartis Pharmaceuticals · Ocean Conservation Trust · Old Rope Music Group · Oracle Corporation · Partners in Supply Ltd · Pauline Quirke Academy Plymouth · Pell Frischmann · Peregrine · Plymouth City Council · Plymouth Community Homes · Plymouth Scrapstore · Plymouth Waterfront Partnership · PortExpertise · Practical Education Network · Prometheus School · Psytec Games · Quintica SA Pty Ltd · Quotient Sciences · RDUH NHS · Reach Subsea · Reconnect, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust · Reedmace · Regional Maritime University · Rendall & Rittner Ltd · Ricardo · RMIT University · Rowe IT · Royal Aeronautical Society · Royal Navy · Royal Society of Chemistry · RSK · RSPCA · RZSS · Sahara MEP Engineering Ltd · SAS Software · Schneider Electric · Scicorp (China) Co Ltd · Scott Jenkin Photography · Seaworks Training & Consulting (UK), STAMKON (Greece) · Serotonin Digital Ltd · Simpila Wellbeing · SMBC Bank EU AGmaritime · Software Solved Ltd · Sonardyne Training · Southwest Live-In Care Ltd · Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing · St Luke's Hospice, Plymouth · Stantec · Stride Treglown Ltd · Sulmara · Summit Imagery Ltd · SWGfL Trust Ltd · Tamar Aquatics · Teaching Personnel · Teens Tourism and Hospitality Club · The Box · The Channel Company · The Co-operative Group and University of Bristol · The Football Association · The Hundred Hands · The National Lottery Community Fund · Thessaloniki Port Authority · Thought Den · TMW Photography · Tony Cobley Photography · Total Energy Solutions · Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust · Travel Counsellors (Thornton Bespoke Travel ltd) · Trowers & Hamlins LLP · Turner & Townsend · UCSP Ltd · UHP – Derriford Hospital, Pathology · UHP NHS Trust · Uncoded Limited · UK Hydrographic Office · UK Research and Innovation · United Nations · University of Bath · University of Exeter · University of Plymouth · UTEC · Viktoria Howden Consultancy · Volta Lake Transport Company Limited · Vospers Motorhouse Ltd · Walter C. Parson Funeral Directors · Webhelp · Wellington School · WeTrain Solutions · Wheal Jane Consultancy · Wildanet Ltd · Wits RHI (South Africa) · Wolferstans LLP · Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP · World Maritime University · WSP · XOCEAN · Young Epilepsy · Youth Justice Board