Elevate Programme

An employee development programme that shapes future talent

Elevate is a 6-month employee development programme that starts with leadership training. Ideal for those who are 3+ years into their career, this career mentoring programme equips employees with the foundations in managerial soft skills such as giving constructive feedback and handling sensitive conversations.

They then put those skills into practice by mentoring an undergraduate from an underrepresented background as a career mentor, building their own leadership capability while helping a student build the confidence, network and career readiness to thrive.

More than an employee engagement programme, Elevate turns your senior talent into confident people managers.

Benefits to your business

  • Mentoring across the generational and identity landscape sharpens the empathy and self-awareness that make for better people managers. Every professional mentor who takes part comes away with sharper leadership instincts.

  • 82% of those who enter management positions have had no formal leadership training. These ‘Accidental Managers,’ lead to a 16% drop in productivity amongst their team, at an estimated cost of £5,000 per employee, based on the average UK salary. Our Elevate programme tackles this head on.

  • Only 19% of UK workers say they'd stay committed under poor management and replacing someone can cost up to £74,900. Elevate mitigates the risk, creating leaders who make people want to stay.

  • Soft skills are paramount to organisational success, yet research shows that within the early career space, these skills are lacking. Elevate is a proven way to fill this gap: 90% of our previous Elevate mentors report an uplift in their professional development.

Our Proven Impact

  • 90%

    of our previous mentors experience significant professional development

  • 79%

    of previous mentors become more inclusive employees

  • 83%

    of mentors report increased engagement with their organisation's ESG strategy

Vuren, Portfolio Manager at AON, shares his experience.

Hear how our programme built his leadership capabilities, time management, and interpersonal skills. Vuren also explains the immense satisfaction in helping mentees grow.

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  • Nikhita, Amazon Prime Video mentor

    “I always questioned if I was cut out for being a people manager and coaching people through their careers, but this experience helped prove it to myself”

  • Samara, Bank of England Mentor

    “My experience on this programme has helped me to improve my communication and empathy, thinking more about the different challenges people face when it comes to entering the world of work and operating in a work environment.”

  • Tamzin Lymath, AON Mentor

    “It really has been a pleasure to be a mentor for the last two years – seeing the mentees confidence grow through the sessions as they begin to reflect on and recognise the skills/strengths that they already have, and using it as a nudge to take a step that they’d previously shied away from.”

  • Tanece, Bank of England Mentor

    “I feel that my mentoring skills have improved drastically as I feel like I understand how to let my mentee lead my plans and alter them as needed to fit them”

  • Giuliana, LexisNexis Risk Solutions Mentor

    “I consider myself as always being inclusive and respectful. But the programme did help me see things from a different perspective.”