Girls Talk London are excited to announce our brand new VIRTUAL programme for female students at university in the UK and Ghana, Step UP!

Step UP is a 6 month VIRTUAL Tech talent accelerator programme taking place from January-June 2022 funded and supported by HSBC, Virgin Media O2, BT, and Vodafone for students who identify as female at university that provides access to professionals and skills development training in the Technology Sector.

Please note: Vodafone will be sponsoring and mentoring those students based in Ghana and UK. All other sponsors will be mentoring students based in the UK only.

Delivered and managed by Girls Talk London, this programme will provide 80 female students in the UK and Ghana the following:

-A mentor from a sponsoring business who they will meet for monthly one hour virtual mentoring sessions to receive structured support and guidance to pursue a career in Technology  
-Monthly skills development masterclasses led by influential business professionals
-An exclusive specially curated two day virtual Tech Summit meeting Senior Leaders & recruiters from all sponsoring businesses in March 2022
-Have the opportunity to apply to available internships and graduate jobs at sponsoring businesses

This is a fantastic opportunity for aspiring women in Technology to get their foot in the door, in time for when they graduate from university!

A two day virtual careers technology summit will take place in March 2022 for all participants to meet representatives from all businesses, take part in workshops where you can meet in-house technologists,  recruitment teams, Senior Leaders and discover the variety of opportunities within the technology sector and across all businesses. This summit is a fun and interactive opportunity for all participants to go behind the scenes in some of the world's top businesses in Technology.

This programme is targeted at students at university based in the UK or Ghana who are interested in a career in Technology.

Shortlisted students will be required to have a virtual interview and assessment with Girls Talk London in December 2021. Then a final decision will be made on the final co-hort.

The official virtual launch of the programme will take place at the end of January 2022, the virtual careers summit in March 2022 and graduation in June 2022

To apply for a place please complete the application form below.

Visit our website for more information about our organisation: http://girlstalklondon.com

Best of Luck!


If you have any questions about this programme please email info@girlstalklondon.com