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Goal-based matching
We match your discipline, goals and current level with a mentor who can support the next step.
MENTORSHIP THAT MOVES YOU FORWARD
Grow with guidance from people who have done the work.
Get matched with an experienced professional who understands your goals, reviews your real project work, and helps you make confident career decisions.
Mentor support is included for accepted cohort participants.
1:1
goal-based support
Weekly
project feedback
Practical
career direction
WHAT YOU GET
Support that turns effort into progress
Mentorship is built into the cohort experience—not added as an afterthought.
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Focused 1:1 sessions
Use structured conversations to unblock decisions, test ideas and turn feedback into action.
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Feedback on real work
Bring live briefs, project plans, prototypes or analysis—not hypothetical classroom exercises.
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Career direction
Strengthen your portfolio, CV, interview story and confidence with practical industry context.
FIND THE RIGHT PERSPECTIVE
Meet mentors across the work you want to do
Explore expertise, working style and availability before you begin.
AVAILABLELagos · Product Design
AMARA OKAFOR
Senior Product Designer
Portfolio reviews · UX strategy
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HOW MATCHING WORKS
A thoughtful match, not a random introduction
Your goals, discipline and learning needs shape the mentor relationship from day one.
TYPICAL MATCH TIME
Within your cohort onboarding
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Tell us your goals
Share your role interests, current skills, preferred working style and the areas where support would help most.
OUTPUT · Mentorship profile
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PN Africa reviews fit
The team considers discipline, experience, availability and communication preferences.
OUTPUT · Shortlisted match
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Meet your mentor
Start with a guided chemistry session to align expectations, boundaries and success goals.
OUTPUT · Shared mentorship plan
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Grow with structure
Track agreed actions, bring real work to sessions and review progress at key cohort milestones.
OUTPUT · Evidence of progress
A PRACTICAL RHYTHM
Know what to bring, what to expect and what happens next
Each relationship is personal, but the structure keeps sessions purposeful and progress visible.
Bring one clear question or decision
Share the real work behind the challenge
Leave with one or two specific next actions
Suggested cadence · weekly or biweekly
YOUR MENTORSHIP RHYTHM
From first conversation to milestone review
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Align
Agree goals, boundaries, communication and what a useful outcome looks like.
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Work
Bring live project decisions, feedback requests and evidence of what you tried.
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Act
Complete agreed actions between sessions and record questions while the work is fresh.
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Review
Reflect on progress, refine the plan and identify the next professional milestone.
MENTOR COMMUNITY
“Your experience can shorten someone else’s learning curve.”
1–2 hrs
weekly
Structured
matching
Supported
by PN Africa
BECOME A MENTOR
Share what experience taught you
Guide emerging talent through real decisions, honest feedback and the habits that help good work become professional work.
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Commit consistent time during an active cohort
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Give constructive feedback with care and clarity
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Help mentees think—not simply hand them answers
Applications are reviewed for relevant experience, communication and availability.
WHAT PROGRESS LOOKS LIKE
Better work. Clearer decisions. Stronger confidence.
The best outcome is not advice collected—it is action you can explain and evidence you can show.
LEARNER PERSPECTIVE
“The mentorship model changed how quickly I grew—because every piece of feedback was tied to work I was actually doing.”
Femi A.
Product Design alumnus
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More focused project decisions
Use mentor questions to clarify trade-offs and explain why you chose a direction.
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A stronger professional story
Connect your process, feedback and results into portfolio and interview evidence.
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More confidence asking for feedback
Build the habit of bringing specific questions and acting on constructive critique.