Founder-Led · Training & Mentorship

Grow your next engineers inside your business

A founder-run programme that builds junior engineers inside your business — trained on your stack, contributing to your real projects from week one.

How it works

A pipeline, not a hand-off

Four phases, each with a defined outcome — so the programme can't quietly drift.

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01. Collaborative planning

We scope the curriculum, team size, technology focus, and schedule with your tech lead.

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02. Structured training

Founder-led sessions on your actual stack, plus the fundamentals that make engineers durable.

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03. Real contribution

Trainees join your real projects under supervision — supervised code, demos, review.

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04. Conversion & ROI review

A documented performance review and a clear decision path to hire, extend, or thank-and-part.

What you get

Five outcomes worth the investment

The value isn't a certificate — it's a growing bench of engineers who already know how you work.

Scalable talent pipeline

  • Predictable, roadmapped flow of trained juniors aligned to your hiring plan
  • We source and screen — the pipeline shows up trained in your ways of working

Lower recruitment overhead

  • Fewer ad-hoc hires, less onboarding burn, more reliability
  • A try-before-you-hire culture fit without the full-time commitment risk

Culture & process alignment

  • Trainees learn your systems, tools, and review rhythms from day one
  • Paired with your senior staff so standards transfer, not just skills

Mentorship & support systems

  • Weekly mentor check-ins and structured performance reviews
  • Alumni network for your future hiring rounds

ROI that's measured

  • We track time-to-productivity and contribution against what you'd pay an agency
  • Honest reviews at each phase — no silent underperformers
Program types

Two paths into your team

Pick the shape that fits your hiring cycle — we'll recommend one honestly.

Internship

8–12 weeks

For Students & recent graduates

Structured training, supervised real contributions, and a performance review at the end.

Apprenticeship

6–12 months

For Career-changers & junior engineers

Deeper rotation through your stack, increasing responsibility, and conversion planning.

Customisation

Built around your reality

Three dials we set together — nothing arrives as a one-size syllabus.

Technology focus

Drawn from your real stack — not a generic syllabus.

Team size

One trainee or a full cohort — sized to your supervision capacity.

Schedule

Part-time alongside jobs or students, or full-time intensive.

What we'll need from you

A programme that produces employable engineers requires real projects and real sponsorship. Here's the honest ask.

  • A real project (or slice of one) trainees can contribute to under supervision
  • A named tech-lead sponsor with an hour or two weekly for reviews
  • A clear take/no-take decision point so we can plan the pipeline honestly
Proof of impact

What we can honestly show so far

  • The founder personally mentors — the same technical lead who ships our client systems runs the programme.
  • Built on a real, battle-tested project: the Multi-Location Inventory Management System shipped with 46/46 automated tests passing at handover.
  • Programme metrics (cohort size, time-to-productivity, conversion rate) will be published here as real cohorts complete.
Questions

Asked about the pipeline

We structure this by cohort size and duration. In many cases, trained talent is cheaper long-term than repeated premium hiring — we'll put the numbers side by side in a proposal.

Request a program proposal

Tell us your team size, technology focus, and hiring timeline. We'll bring a plan — and an honest view of whether now is the right time.

No obligations — just a plan.