Supporting the next generation of creatives
Meet a Mentor is a mentoring programme centred around employment and building relationships between young creatives and mentors within the creative industries who work in their chosen sector.
Meet a Mentor was founded in response to two industry-wide issues:
- The skills gap that exists for young professionals who leave education but may not have the necessary skill-set or networks for employment opportunities in the creative industries.
- The lack of diversity within the creative industries. We want to ensure that corporate cultures and creative output are more representative of society.
We are passionate about social mobility and are convinced that there are many talented young people who are not getting the opportunities and connections they deserve.
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Since its inception, Meet a Mentor has had:
51
Mentor and mentee pairings
23
Jobs and work placements secured through connections made during Meet a Mentor
12
Venues around London have played host to Meet a Mentor
42
mentees are from a BAME background
26 | 25
Graduates | Non-Graduates
"I thought it was structured really well and there was a really nice atmosphere throughout - informal but focused... I think the whole initiative provides a really good example of how to tackle the kind of [inequality] issues we have uncovered in terms of those from working-class backgrounds failing to progress as quickly in the professions. In particular, mentors seem key agents in demystifying the process of career progression, giving practical steps on how to navigate from A to B to... arming early-career professionals with the kind of tacit knowledge about how to get ahead."
- Dr Sam Friedman, Associate Professor in Sociology at LSE