Our story

Built by people who've spent years bridging education and employment.

We've seen it from both sides. Employers who can't find people with the right skills. Learners who've done all the right courses and still can't get the job. The gap isn't about knowledge. It's about experience — and experience has always been the one thing education couldn't give you.

Autonomy is our attempt to close that gap. Not with another course. With a system that makes the experience of doing the job the core of the learning itself.

The organisation behind Autonomy

Hyphen Education Group

Hyphen Education Group is a portfolio of pioneering, technology-driven businesses redefining access to world-class learning. We build companies that break barriers — connecting learners, institutions, and industries to shape a smarter world.

Our companies operate across international student pathways, transnational degree programmes, digital skills training, AI credentials, and English language teaching. Together, we serve learners and institutions across more than 30 countries.

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The team

The people building Autonomy

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Oscar Colin

Co-Founder, Hyphen Education Group

Leading Autonomy's product and commercial development. Spent years watching the gap between learning and employment widen — and building Hyphen's portfolio to close it.

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John Sykes

Co-Founder & Group CEO, Hyphen

Co-founder of Hyphen Education Group, building businesses that connect ambition with opportunity across global education markets.

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James Cotton

MD, iO-Sphere

Leading iO-Sphere's data analytics training, with 15+ years in analytical leadership at major financial institutions. Head of Autonomy's expert coaching network.

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Why now

AI changes everything.
Including how you learn.

AI is the most significant shift in knowledge-work since the internet. Every organisation is trying to figure out how to hire, train, and retain people who can work in an AI-first environment. Most training programmes haven't caught up. The courses being sold today were designed for a world that no longer exists.

Autonomy is designed for what's coming. Not just data analytics — we're building simulations for AI Builder, Machine Learning, Product Management, Cybersecurity, and more. Every track puts learners inside a company dealing with real AI-era challenges, guided by AI colleagues and evaluated by AI stakeholders who hold them to professional standards.

This is what work looks like now. We built the training environment to match it.

Ready to start?

The Data & Analytics track is live now. More tracks launching in 2026.