Career Accelerator Programme
Stop Letting Your Career Happen to You
Two focused days to get clear about where you want to go, understand what will move you forward and build a practical plan to make it happen.
Measurable change in two days
Broader opportunities
more likely to consider a broader range of progression opportunities
More motivated
more motivated to make career changes
Clearer ambitions
clear about their career ambitions
Greater confidence
confident about achieving them
Hard work isn't the same as career strategy
Career Accelerator isn’t about giving you more theories, models or concepts to take back to an already busy job.
It is protected time for you.
Time to step away from the day to day, recharge, think differently about what you want from your career and make intentional choices about what comes next.
For some women, that means moving upwards. For others, it means changing direction, creating more fulfilment or making better use of their strengths.
What matters is that you leave ready to take purposeful action that moves your career forward on your terms.
What you'll leave with
Clarity
A clearer sense of what you want from your career and what matters most to you now.
Strategy
A better understanding of which opportunities, relationships and experiences will genuinely move you forward.
A plan
A practical set of next steps you can begin acting on straight away.
Expert coaching
Dedicated support from an experienced career coach to help you challenge assumptions, think differently and make confident decisions.
Community
Meaningful connection with women from across higher education who can support, challenge and encourage you beyond the programme.
What changes when you create space to think
"I finally stopped being reactive in my career."
How the Career Accelerator helped women step back, take ownership and think more strategically about what comes next.
“I feel like my heart is beating again.”
One woman’s experience of finding community, clarity and renewed ambition through Career Accelerator.
From the women who nearly didn’t come
Parineeta nearly said no. A month later, she and Huda were already making changes to their careers.
The participant journey
Two focused days, followed by 120 days of continued support to help you turn intention into action.
Before the programme
Complete a small amount of preparation so you arrive ready to focus on yourself, your ambitions and what you want from the two days.
Two days together in person
Step away from the day to day and work through your career with expert coaches, structured reflection and a supportive group of women from across higher education.
Leave with a strategy
Turn your thinking into a clear, practical career plan with specific actions you can begin taking straight away.
Keep moving
Reconnect with your coaching group twice over the following 120 days through facilitated action learning sessions, helping you work through challenges, maintain momentum and stay accountable.
Ready to create space to think differently about what comes next?
Bring the programme to your university
Talk to us about how we can deliver the programme in-person at your own university for a group of either 15 or 30 participants.
Join a national cohort
Once per year, we host an open-enrolment programme. We welcome women working in all higher education institutions.
FAQ
What if I've already done the Aurora Programme?
Are there any impact stats?
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