The skills gap is real. The question is which side of it you're on.
Master the knowledge. Work inside a real company. Leave with a portfolio, competency scores, and a record of what you actually did — not just a certificate of completion.
30-day money-back guarantee · Supported by industry expert coaches
Career tracks
Every track is built for an AI-first world. One is live today. The rest are in development — register your interest to be first.
Master SQL, Python, and data analysis. Then step inside Meridian Bank — 49M rows of real data, 8 AI stakeholders, and seven hidden narratives to uncover. Work doesn't advance until it meets the standard.
Build real products with AI. No coding required. Scope, design, and ship software using the tools that are closing the gap between idea and product.
Build the models that power everything. From notebook to production deployment — and the judgment to know when AI helps and when it doesn't.
Speak both languages. The bridge between technical teams and business strategy in organisations building with AI.
Build the infrastructure that makes data useful. High demand, high pay, and essential to every AI-first organisation.
Security has changed. AI-powered attacks are the new normal. Learn to defend systems that AI increasingly controls.
Identify where AI creates value, make the business case, and lead implementation. Inside a retailer mid-transformation.
Build the infrastructure AI runs on. Cloud, DevOps, and the modern practices that make teams move fast without breaking things.
Build reliable AI systems at scale. Design, evaluate, and architect AI pipelines that work consistently in the real world.
What £500 actually gets you
A typical data bootcamp costs £5,000–£15,000. Here's what you actually get with Autonomy.
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| What you get |
Autonomy
£500
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Bootcamp
£5,000–£15,000
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| Workplace simulation with real data — work is evaluated, not just submitted | ✓ | ✕ |
| 1:1 AI tutor available 24/7 — adapts to your pace and gaps | ✓ | ✕ |
| Mastery-based — you advance when you've genuinely learned, not when the clock says so | ✓ | ✕ |
| Verified competency scores across 6 professional dimensions | ✓ | ✕ |
| Portfolio of real submitted work — not toy projects | ✓ | ~ |
| 30-day money-back guarantee | ✓ | ✕ |
| Live cohort, peer network & group sessions | ✕ | ✓ |
| Total cost | £500 | £5,000–£15,000 |
~ = some bootcamps include a version of this, quality varies significantly
5 modules from foundations to advanced analytics. Personalised and mastery-gated. Starts with a diagnostic that credits what you already know.
4 phases inside Meridian Bank. Daily briefs, 8 AI stakeholders, 49M rows of queryable data, 7 hidden narratives to discover.
Monitors your progress, nudges you if you go quiet, evaluates your work. Always in character. Never a generic "here's a tip" notification.
Portfolio of real work, 6-dimension competency scores, downloadable journey record. Something employers actually want to see.
The journey
You set the pace. This is what a typical part-time learner (5–10 hrs/week) experiences — and what Autonomy is doing on its side throughout.
You complete an adaptive diagnostic across 6 skill dimensions. Autonomy maps exactly what you know and where the gaps are. Your personalised curriculum is set. You get access to the knowledge engine and the simulation.
You work through the knowledge modules at your pace — stopping when you're genuinely stuck, flying when it's clicking. In parallel, you're inside Meridian Bank: receiving briefs from Tom, building dashboards for James, defending your methodology to Rachel. Work that meets the standard advances. Work that doesn't gets pushed back.
The work gets harder. The CEO is now in your inbox. There's a fraud cluster no one's noticed. A competitive threat. And eventually — an ethical question with no clean answer. The knowledge modules escalate alongside it: advanced SQL, Python, predictive modelling.
Book whenever you want a human perspective. Your coach arrives with full visibility of your work — your queries, your documents, your stakeholder conversations. Practitioners from KPMG, Deloitte, HSBC, and iO-Sphere's expert network. No generic career advice. Specific, evidence-based coaching.
When you complete the final Phase 4 objective, your graduation sequence unlocks. A personalised summary of your entire journey — milestones, stakeholder quotes, competency scores, first query vs latest query. Your portfolio, competency evidence, and downloadable record are ready to share.
You can learn SQL in a weekend. Pass an AI certification in a week. But put someone in a room with a Head of Commercial who needs answers by Friday — and most of them freeze.
The gap isn't technical. It's experience. And experience has always been the one thing education couldn't give you.
Writing differently for a CEO than for a risk officer. Knowing when to lead with the number and when to lead with the story.
Not just what the data shows, but what it means for the business. The difference between an analysis and a recommendation.
Nobody tells you what to find. The data is there. The patterns are hidden. You have to notice something is wrong and decide to dig.
Track finder
Answer 5 quick questions and we'll match you to the right track for your goals, background, and ambitions.
How it works
Adaptive, mastery-based learning that personalises to how you think. You progress when you've genuinely learned — not when the calendar says so. Every concept is tested, every gap is filled before you move on.
Step inside a real company. Real data. AI stakeholders with distinct personalities and competing priorities. Your work is evaluated against professional standards — it doesn't advance until it meets the bar.
You leave with
A portfolio of real work. Verified evidence of capability.
The knowledge engine
Traditional courses assume every learner is identical. Fixed pace, fixed curriculum, fixed format. You either keep up or fall behind. Autonomy works nothing like that.
Mastery-based progression eliminates wasted time. You spend zero hours on things you already know.
Every explanation, every example, every practice problem is generated for you — not recycled for a cohort of thousands.
A diagnostic maps what you know before you start. You don't move on until you've genuinely mastered each concept. No cracks to fall through later.
The fastest learners are bored. The slowest are lost. Everyone pretends it's fine.
Pre-recorded videos and static text that can't tell you didn't understand. You rewatch. You still don't understand.
Watch a video. Read some text. Complete a multiple choice quiz. Forget 80% of it within a week.
"You've completed 72% of the course." That percentage means nothing about what you can actually do.
The curriculum adapts in real time. Fly through what you already know. Spend time on what you don't. No wasted hours.
Tell it you're confused. Tell it to try a different angle. Ask it to connect the concept to your career. It adapts every time.
Every concept is followed by practice. Real SQL in a real database. Real Python in the browser. Doing — not watching.
You advance when you've learned — not when the timer runs out. And you carry the competency evidence to prove it.
"The most effective way to learn is 1:1 with a tutor who knows exactly where you are and adapts every explanation to close your specific gaps. Until now, that was only available to people who could afford it."
Benjamin Bloom, 1984 — The 2 Sigma Problem. Autonomy solves it.
The simulation
Each track puts you inside a realistic simulated company. Real data. AI colleagues and stakeholders who have distinct personalities and competing priorities. A storyline that unfolds as you work — seven hidden narratives you discover by actually investigating, the same way analysts discover things at work.
Your work is evaluated against professional standards. Not a rubric — real in-character feedback from stakeholders who push back when the work isn't good enough and accept it when it is. The day doesn't advance until you've met the bar.
Experience Day 1 free — no card required →I've put together a brief for your first couple of weeks — you'll find it in your documents. No rush today, just get your bearings. James is expecting a commercial dashboard by end of week.
Good to have you on the team. Need the dashboard by Friday — active customers, lending volumes, arrears. Monthly breakdown, 24 months. Don't overthink it, mate.
Before anything goes to the board, I want to understand the methodology. Sample size, stated assumptions, confidence intervals. Regards, Rachel.
Support
Autonomy combines AI that never sleeps with the option to work directly with industry experts. The most supported learning environment you'll ever be in.
An AI coach monitors your progress 24/7. If you go quiet, it notices. If you're stuck on the same brief, it checks in. If you're avoiding a stakeholder, it nudges you. In character. Always.
Book 1:1 sessions with practitioners from KPMG, Deloitte, HSBC, and leading tech companies. People who have done the job — not academics. They see your actual work before the session.
£50 per 30-minute sessionWhen you book a coaching session, your coach arrives already knowing your work. SQL complexity, stakeholder communication patterns, where you're excelling and where you're stuck. No small talk.
Led and scaled data teams at Hotels.com and WorldRemit, managing up to 45 data professionals. Deep expertise across data strategy, team leadership, and commercial analytics.
9+ years in data analysis with a diverse background spanning project management, data science, and marketing science. Brings real-world rigour from one of the world's most data-driven organisations.
Outcomes-focused coach who creates collaborative, engaging environments where learners genuinely thrive. Combines analytical expertise with an instinct for unlocking individual potential.
Coaches drawn from iO-Sphere's expert network. Full bios available at booking.
What you leave with
Analyses, dashboards, and documents you built, submitted, and had accepted by real (AI) stakeholders. Not exercises. Not examples. Yours.
Scores across professional dimensions based on your actual performance throughout the simulation — not a final exam, but a record of everything you did.
A personalised document with your milestones, stakeholder feedback quotes, skill progression, and competency evidence. Something to show an employer that certificates can't match.
Pricing
30-day money-back guarantee on all purchases. No questions asked.
Single Track
One-time payment · Lifetime access to this track
Unlimited Access
12-month commitment · All tracks, current & future
12-month minimum · Cancel anytime after
1:1 sessions with industry experts from KPMG, Deloitte, HSBC and more. They see your work before you meet.
For educators
Universities, training providers, and bootcamps use Autonomy to add a workplace application layer to their programmes. Students do the knowledge in the curriculum. They do the job in Autonomy. Coaches get real-time intelligence on every student without spending hours observing.
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For organisations
AI is reshaping every knowledge-work function. The organisations that pull ahead are the ones reskilling fastest — not running courses, but creating real capability. Autonomy deploys across teams and divisions. Employees learn by doing the actual job, not watching videos about it.
Mastery-based progression means employees advance when they've learned, not when the clock runs out. No wasted time, no surface-level ticking of boxes.
Competency scores, portfolio evidence, and performance data for every employee. Prove the ROI of your training investment with something beyond completion rates.
Deploy different tracks across different teams. Data analysts, AI PMs, business analysts — all in one platform, all with the same quality of simulation.
FAQ
Yes — the Knowledge Engine starts from your actual level. Before you begin, a diagnostic assesses what you already know and what you don't, then personalises the curriculum from there. You won't be repeating things you already know or drowning in things you're not ready for. Many of our learners start with no SQL or Python experience at all.
It depends on your pace and existing knowledge. Most learners complete the Data & Analytics track in 8–14 weeks studying part-time (around 5–10 hours per week). Because it's mastery-based, you advance when you're ready — not on a fixed schedule. Some people go faster, some take longer. Both are fine.
You'll receive a confirmation email from Stripe immediately. Within a few hours you'll receive a second email with your access link and login details. If you haven't received it within 24 hours, email us at oscar@hyphenglobal.co and we'll sort it straight away.
You get something more useful: a downloadable portfolio of real work, verified competency scores across professional dimensions, and a journey record showing exactly what you did and how you performed throughout. That said, we're also developing a formal credential through SAIGE (part of the Hyphen portfolio) for learners who want a qualification alongside their evidence portfolio.
If you're not happy within 30 days of purchase, email us and we'll refund you in full. No forms, no questions. We're confident in the product and we'd rather prove it than hide behind fine print.
After purchase, you'll receive a booking link to schedule your session with an industry expert coach. Before the call, your coach reviews your actual work from the simulation — your SQL queries, your documents, your stakeholder messages. Sessions are 30 minutes, focused, and built around where you actually are. No small talk, no generic advice.
Who we are
Autonomy is a product of Hyphen Education Group — a portfolio of businesses connecting learners, institutions, and industries. Hyphen companies include INTO University Partnerships, iO-Sphere, SAIGE Global, Nurture Higher Education, and NILE. We know what employers need and what education hasn't been able to deliver. Autonomy is our answer.
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