Mentoring and Leadership
Our Student Success team provides opportunities for you to enhance your personal and professional development through a number of mentoring and leadership programmes. Find out more about these opportunities below.
Future Leader Experience
Future Leader Experience is a free three-day programme designed to develop your cultural intelligence, confidence and leadership skills by interacting with senior leaders from organisations across Salford and Manchester. The programme is run by Common Purpose, a global not-for-profit who are on a mission to develop people to cross cultural, institutional and social boundaries.
On the programme, you will take part in challenging discussions and go behind the scenes of local organisations to gain hands-on experience. This is the perfect opportunity to expand your professional networks and develop deep, lasting relationships with your peers and senior leaders. Some of the organisations taking part include The Lowry Hotel, KPMG, HSBC, Inspiring Communities Together and many more.
Following on from the Future Leader Experience, you will join over 100,000 alumni of a Common Purpose programme and will be invited to join the Common Purpose alumni group, giving access to leadership development opportunities and exclusive alumni events.
Applications are now closed for this academic year.
Industry Advice Scheme
The Industry Advice Scheme gives you the chance to be mentored by an industry professional. Your mentor could be in your dream industry or have the transferable skills you are looking to develop. Over three months they will help you work towards a self-directed goal, which could relate to one of the following:
- Exploring your options for your career or further study after university
- Identifying your priorities and deciding on your next steps
- Setting a goal and helping you work towards it
- Recognising your strengths and developing your confidence
- Developing practical skills for job-hunting, for example completing CVs, applications, and preparing for interviews
Applications are now closed for this academic year.
Abdul, BSc Aeronautical Engineering
"My mentor, Peter, was awesome and he really supported me in a lot of things. Some of the things I learnt from him were how to find jobs and what attracts employers in my field of specialty the most [and] how to become a principal engineer in one of the world’s leading companies."
Micah, MSc BIM and Digital Environment
"The scheme provided me with the perfect industry mentor...who helped me complete my goal of returning to the construction industry.
"I would encourage others to apply because the university finds the mentor for you. Finding a mentor or career development opportunity alone can be the first obstacle for so many of us."
Have a question?
If you have a question about our mentoring and leadership opportunities please contact our Student Success team at askUSmentoring@salford.ac.uk.