Career Accelerator

Who we are

Career Accelerator is an award-winning education organization helping 14-30-year-olds from diverse backgrounds prepare for careers in the modern economy through employer support led by top firms. We do this through providing a 3-month programme arranging mentoring, alongside other employer support, for young people - all of which are led by leading firms including Vodafone, LinkedIn, Just Eat Takeaway, Pearson and Snapchat.

Career Accelerator was set up 5 years ago and, so far, has worked with 30 schools across England, 20 corporates and the UK’s 2 leading LGBT+ career conferences. We are backed by LinkedIn for Good, Teach First, Cambridge Social Ventures, The Young Academy and Year Here. We are supported by a Multi-Disciplinary Board of Advisers who are experts in the social enterprise, education, technology and diversity and inclusion sectors.

Our mission is to help young people from diverse backgrounds prepare for careers in the modern economy and become the future business leaders of society. To do that, we run three programmes: 

1. Schools Programme: Supporting 14–18-year-old state school students from working class backgrounds - with a focus on female and BAME students - prepare for careers in the digital sector through 1:1 business mentoring from mentors at top tech firms.
2. LGBT+ Programme: Supporting 18–30-year-old LGBT+ youth prepare for professional careers through 1:1 mentoring led by LGBT+ mentors and allies at top companies across a variety of sectors.
3. Neurodiversity and Disability Programme: Supporting 14–25-year-old Neurodiverse and Disabled young people increase their employability prospects through career support from Neurodiverse and Disabled professionals and allies at top companies across a variety of sectors.