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Cultural Mentor Sign Up

Thank you very much for signing up to be a Cultural Mentor for one of our programmes. We are excited to have you join us and looking forward to introducing you to an international mentee and hearing about your cultural exchange!

Next Steps

One of our team will be in touch soon on the preferred means of contact you registered with to explain the upcoming programmes and answer any questions you may have.

In the meantime, please download the Pagoda Projects App from the Apple or Android store on your phone and sign up for an account. If you are struggling on your phone; please try the web browser version instead: Pagoda App Web Broswer version.

Once you are logged into the app:

Join the ‘Events’ group
Click on ‘Forum’ tile and join ‘Directory’ and ‘Cultural Mentor Area’
Tell us more about yourself in the directory by making a post and sharing some pictures

Closer to the start of your programme, one of the Pagoda team will send you a unique group link to connect you will mentee

In order to work collaboratively with universities, we refer to each university’s criteria to receive the scholarship and offer free access to our online skills courses as an additional benefit of the scholarship. Details on how access for your students will be provided upon enquiry.

The Benefits

Just a reminder of the benefits of being a Cultural Mentor:

Exchange cultures with people from all over the world.
Join all our online weekly webinars and events – all the information is posted weekly on the app Events group
Complete our Intercultural Fluency Skills Course
Join our alumni community of over 3000+ people – access through the app

InterCultural Fluency

This course is designed to provide an understanding of the importance of adaptability when dealing with intercultural communication in both the workplace and society. There will be a focus on the foundations of intercultural understanding and developing the individual’s cultural fluency, as well as various case studies.

Employability Skills

This course aims to improve employability skills through self-awareness, skills awareness and enhancing career readiness. This course will equip the individual with the tools to identify their current skillset, understand those that need developing and transfer their skills to different job specifications using personal examples to showcase these. The aim of this course is to build confidence when applying for the next career step as well as provide a broader set of skills and attributes to ensure success throughout their working life.

Digital Competency

Workplace Basics

This course is designed to equip all students and recent graduates with the basic skills needed when entering the workplace. There will be a large focus on understanding how to adapt from in-person to remote work in regards to productivity and time management, communication and the use of digital platforms. The course will also provide learners with the skills needed to identify their current skillset, recognise the skills they’re lacking, and provide actionable examples of how to improve these and meet employer’s demands.

Universities: How to get involved

Pagoda is thrilled to work with universities to give students access to the online skills courses listed above.

To get involved, please enter your details below and a member of our team will be in touch.

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