Upgrade Your Future Path

What to expect

• 80 mentees will receive tailored one-to-one support and guidance for 6 months from an industry professional.
• Encouragement and support to form and progress your career aspirations.
• Shared industry knowledge, goal setting and action planning.
• Expand your professional network and understanding of the creative industries.
• CV and portfolio advice and opportunity identification.
• Enhance your interview skills and showcase your work.
• Develop your confidence and employability.
• Mentee training delivered by an accredited facilitator that will help you make the most out of your time on the programme.
• Access to LCC’s online mentoring community and Graduate Futures employability and enterprise talks, masterclasses and events.
• Access to and advice on UAL’s Online Portfolio – a platform showcasing student work and visited by an audience of over 1 million per year.

To apply to our Industry Mentoring, you will...

• Be final year BA or MA student at LCC, or a 0-3 years LCC graduate.
• Be able to demonstrate your objectives for receiving mentorship.
• Be able to demonstrate successes from your academic journey or from extracurricular practices.
• Demonstrate a commitment to your professional growth by undertaking a minimum of 6 hours mentoring over six months from February to July 2025.
• Commit to being accountable for your learning during your mentorship, setting agendas for your sessions and maintaining consistent and professional contact with your mentor.
• Be able to attend in-person training on 21 January (limited spaces to an online training session will be available for 28 February) – a prerequisite to being introduced to your mentor.
• Be available to attend a mentoring launch event on 5 February.

Successful applications will be notified of their acceptance onto the programme in mid-January 2025. We accept applications from returning mentees providing you graduated from an LCC course within the last 3 years.

• People who are Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E), or from other groups that experience racism
• Individuals who are deaf, disabled, neurodiverse, or affected by ableism
• Those from economically marginalised communities or living in poverty
• Members of the LGBTQIA+ community
• Women, non-binary individuals, and those of other marginalised genders
• Individuals who are care leavers or caregivers

If you have any questions or require further details about the programme, please contact us at graduates@lcc.arts.ac.uk

If you encounter any barriers to participation or have any access requirements, we’re here to help, feel free to reach out to us via email at the address above.