Step to success with the new mentoring programme at University Centre South Essex UNIVERSITY Centre South Essex is on the lookout for volunteer mentors to take part in the new Future Steps mentoring programme. The project is aimed at young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to have the access and knowledge to higher education opportunities. Statistics show that looked-after-children and children from a BAME background are significantly less likely to go on to higher education. The programme is part of the college’s access and participation plan which aims to deliver a number of projects aimed at addressing this issue.Training for the programme is set to take place at the end of January with a start date of mid-February until May 2021.