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Break the Ceiling on your Success with our Accelerator Academy

Join our elite career accelerator designed for ambitious university students and graduates ready to pivot into top-tier careers. Work directly with Elham Fardad to uncover your strengths, sharpen your pitch, elevate your presence, and build the perseverance needed to stand out in the most competitive environments.

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Break the Ceiling on your Success with our Accelerator Academy

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The Problem:

Despite strong academic achievement, first and second generation migrants often face lower employment outcomes and limited access to professional and leadership roles. While many diversity programmes focus on socioeconomically disadvantaged groups, this leaves a gap in support for high-potential individuals from migrant backgrounds who continue to face structural barriers to top-tier careers.

The Accelerator Academy

A two-week elite career accelerator designed to launch the UK’s most driven students into competitive careers. The programme blends high-impact training with real-world experience inside some of the UK’s most prestigious companies.

Strategic Careers Pivot

Gain career defining skills through intensive, in-person training.

Guaranteed Internship

Participants are assured an immersive internship with a top tier company.

Community & Network

Unlock exclusive networks designed to accelerate your career.

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Elham put me in touch with many people who worked at top law firms. This ultimately led to me getting an internship offer at a Magic Circle law firm, which I received a training contract offer from this summer.

Alex Morgan

The Locations

Week 1:

Intensive training at The Shard to strategically target top careers and companies. Network daily with leading firms and take part in exclusive on-site company visits across London. Craft your pitch and present yourself as top-tier talent for your dream role.

Week 2:

Apply your strategies at a guaranteed internship with a leading company.

Week 1:

Week 2:

Apply your strategies at a guaranteed internship with a leading company.

Outcome

Even after the programme ends, support continues where we will guide participants as they move from career clarity to real opportunity, gaining the skills, experience, and exclusive access to secure top roles in the UK.

Month 1

Kick-start your journey with expert training, personalised coaching, and a guaranteed internship at a top firm.

Month 2

Unlock exclusive roles, attend invite-only events, and grow your network through mentoring circles and roundtables.

Month 3

Refine your pitch, gain speaker training, and apply for high-impact roles, fully supported to land your next opportunity.

Every September

Migrant Leaders Talent graduates are invited to our prestigious gala at The Landmark London alongside leading companies.

Our Social Impact

Our commitment goes beyond business as we invest in the next generation. Every partnership with us helps fund leadership and career development for underrepresented young people through the Migrant Leaders charity.

50%

Fifty percent of net profits from the Accelerator Academy are donated to the charity

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Meet the Experts

These industry leaders will guide you through powerful sessions on leadership, resilience, personal branding, and career strategy during your first week at The Shard.