For individualsAIBuild your career
Move from capable to career-ready.
Position your experience, prove what you can do and enter stronger employer conversations.
90 daysOnline-firstLondon events
Check your fit ↗London · 90 days · Employer-led
Turn your AI foundation into a London career.
A 90-day career accelerator for UK-based professionals with foundational AI skills—built to turn what you know into the proof, confidence and employer access your next role requires.
Applications open in Google Forms · Employers make all final hiring decisions
Project funded byUK Government TechFirst
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Career route · LDN 01Applications open
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ApplyShow us your foundation
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Build proofWork on business challenges
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Meet employersPractise and make connections
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Move into workGet supported through the search
For employersHIREBuild your team
Meet talent through evidence, not profile volume.
Explore career-transition professionals aligned to AI, data, product, engineering, governance and delivery roles.
53 profiles8 pathwaysHiring support
Meet the talent ↗Delivered withA workforce programme built with UK innovation and employer demand in view.
Delivery partner
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01 · Why this exists
Skills open the door. Proof, confidence and access move you through it.
London’s hiring market moves quickly. Technical knowledge matters, but employers also need to see how you communicate, solve business problems and perform in the room.
Signal
Position your experience so employers understand the value you bring.
Practice
Rehearse the conversations, decisions and delivery expected at work.
Access
Get closer to recruiters, hiring teams and live opportunities.
London · Ready for the next move
02 · Your starting point
You have the foundation. Now make it employable.
This is for people who have started the work and need a clearer route into an AI-enabled role.
- Early AI professionals and career switchers
- Bootcamp or university graduates
- Junior data professionals and software engineers
- Business analysts and operations professionals
- UK-based and ready to commit to a 90-day accelerator
90 daysProgramme length
Online-firstWith London events
AssessedEntry and selection
03 · The 90-day route
From capable to career-ready.
Three focused months. One clear direction: the evidence, employer context and support to compete for AI-enabled work.
01 · Month oneBuild
Position
Build the workplace habits and narrative that make your technical foundation useful to a London team.
- Professional communication
- AI productivity
- Workplace readiness
02 · Month twoExecute
Prove
Turn your knowledge into evidence through business challenges and a portfolio employers can assess.
- Portfolio building
- Employer expectations
- Interview preparation
03 · Month threeGet hired
Convert
Put your proof in the room with recruitment partners, hiring teams and people who can open the next door.
- Employer introductions
- Hiring week
- Placement support
04 · Your career kit
Leave with more than a certificate.
Build the things that make your ability visible before, during and after an interview.
Career readiness
A clearer professional story and the confidence to tell it.
CV + LinkedIn
Sharper positioning for the roles you actually want.
Portfolio proof
Business-facing work that shows how you think and deliver.
Mock interviews
Practice, feedback and better answers under pressure.
Employer sessions
Direct context on what hiring teams expect now.
Recruitment access
Introductions and support through active opportunities.
Made for working lives
Built around the week. Connected to the city.
The programme is primarily online, with live career work and selected employer or networking events in London.
Online sessionsLondon eventsEmployer rooms
05 · Programme footprint
Momentum you can measure.
Published figures from Utiva’s AI career accelerator programme.
200+participants
30+employer partners
10+recruitment partners
50+employment outcomes
Employment is not guaranteed. Hiring decisions are made independently by participating employers.
For London employers
Don’t just meet CVs. Meet people with proof and context.
Shape real business challenges, join employer sessions and get early access to career-transition professionals aligned to AI-enabled roles.
06 · The ecosystem
A better route works from both ends.
Recruitment partners
Meet assessed talent, share market context and support candidates through active roles.
Become a recruitment partner ↗Training providers
Give graduates a practical bridge between completed learning and competitive employment.
Partner with the accelerator ↗07 · How selection works
Your route in.
A structured process keeps the cohort focused and helps employers meet people who are ready for the next step.
01Apply
02Assessment
03Selection
04Accelerate
05Employer matching
06Employment support
08 · Good to know
Before you apply.
Clear answers, because the right programme should feel like an informed decision.
Is this an AI training course?
No. It is a career acceleration and employment-readiness programme for people who already have foundational AI or technology skills.
Who should apply?
UK-based professionals with foundational AI or technology skills who are committed to moving into an AI-enabled role. This includes early AI professionals, career switchers, graduates, junior data professionals, software engineers, business analysts and operations professionals.
What counts as foundational skills?
You should already understand the basics of your chosen technical field and be ready to apply them to workplace challenges. The assessment helps the team understand your current level and readiness.
Do I need to live in London?
The programme is for UK-based professionals and is primarily online. Selected employer and networking events take place in London.
Is a job guaranteed?
No. Utiva prepares participants, facilitates introductions to opportunities and supports the job search. Every hiring decision remains with the recruiting organisation.
How is the programme delivered?
Primarily online, with selected employer and networking events in London. Cohort schedules and participation details are confirmed during selection.
Bring the skills. Build the signal.
Applications are open to eligible UK-based professionals ready to move into AI-enabled work.
Apply to the accelerator ↗Meet the emerging talent pipeline.
Review career direction, capabilities and professional evidence across eight employer pathways.
Explore 53 talent profiles ↗