The SkillSprint mark — a ladder rising into an arrow

Work experience that actually counts.

SkillSprint exists to break the experience trap: short, structured placements that give people at the start of their careers real work and the proof to show for it.

The experience trap You can't get a job without experience. You can't get experience without a job.

Internships are too often unpaid, unstructured, or exploitative. Courses and certificates prove you studied. What an employer needs to know is whether you can do the work. SkillSprint fixes the bit in between: a short, real placement that shows you can.

How it works

A sprint is a short, structured work placement on live client projects.

You spend six to eight focused weeks on genuine client briefs, with coaching alongside. You finish with a portfolio and a reference that speaks to the work you did.

01

Real work

Live client projects with defined roles and milestones: websites, AI tools, marketing.

02

Mentorship built in

Coaching and structured feedback every week of the sprint.

03

A portfolio

Work you can show, the kind that holds up in an interview.

04

A real reference

A professional, specific reference from your placement mentor, credible because the work was real.

Ethical and transparent. Placements are voluntary, and everyone knows exactly what they're signing up for. Created using AI, intelligently — not by AI.

Did it work?

One of our first Sprinters joined from kitchen work with no IT background. After leading our IT and website build, Tom moved into a professional IT role within four months. He wasn't the only one: every Sprinter went on to their next step.

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The team

A small team who built SkillSprint by doing the work.

O
Olly
Co-founder & CEO

Operations, community and clients.

NowFounded her own beauty business.
T
Tom
IT & Website Lead

Built and ran the technical side.

NowMoved into a professional IT role.
J
Josh
AI & Marketing

Brand, content and AI workflows.

NowBuilding a career in marketing.
E
Ella
Research & Funding

Research, funding and logistics.

NowJoined the NHS.
C
Chris
Co-founder & Director

Strategy, coaching and AI.

NowAI consultant and executive coach.
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