CVs show credentials. Employers want to see how someone actually works. Graduate FastTrack is for 18-25 year olds, working in teams on an 8-week challenge programme that proves skills, experience, and attitude.
Cohort 01 · Sept 2026
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Showcase · Edinburgh, Scotland
Graduate FastTrack helps you build skills employers value, gain real experience, and demonstrate your attitude.
Real Evidence
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Teamwork
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Problem Solving
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Real Challenges
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Continuous Learning
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Communication
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Resilience
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Real Evidence · Teamwork · Problem Solving · Real Challenges · Continuous Learning · Communication · Resilience ·
Built for people ready to prove it
WHO IT’S FOR
Penultimate-year students
Start thinking about your trajectory. Build something that makes you stand out before the job market gets crowded.
Final year & recent graduates
Translate your education into credible, demonstrable evidence of how you actually work.
Early-career job seekers
Hunting for a graduate role or first professional opportunity? Show employers what you're capable of.
THE PROGRAMME
Eight weeks.
Real work.
You’ll work in a team of four on a real industry challenge. There are three in-person sessions in central Scotland; the kick-off, a midpoint session, and the final showcase in Edinburgh. Everything else is independent work, flexible around your schedule. Plan for around four hours a week.
Pre-work
Short online modules covering skills you will use throughout the programme.
Kickoff
Full cohort opens. Employer presents the brief. Teams form, unpack the problem and leave with a research plan.
Research
Each team member conducts their own research and brings their findings to the in-person event in Week 3.
Reconvene & Solve
Work through a structured framework to land on a solution direction: problem, evidence, feasibility, impact.
Build
Work with your team to build the solution and shape your presentation. Meet in person or online.
Build cont.
The second week of building. The work, the pace and the decisions are yours.
Peer Review
Present your rough presentation and receive structured feedback. Team decide on any changes.
Prepare
Refine your presentation and have a final run through as a team before the showcase.
Present
Present to industry in Edinburgh. Industry professionals and decision-makers in the room. Networking and feedback built in.
Investment
Based in Scotland. Hybrid delivery with the final showcase held in person in Edinburgh.
Reserve your place →- ✓ 8-week hybrid programme
- ✓ Live industry challenges from real businesses
- ✓ Cross-team collaboration with other graduates
- ✓ Coaching on the five core human skills
- ✓ Final showcase event in Edinburgh
- ✓ Evidence of capability employers can verify
APPLY NOW
Sign up for the September cohort.
Spaces are limited. Tell us a little about yourself and we'll be in touch.
FAQ
The quick questions
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No. FastTrack is designed for people who haven't yet had the chance to prove how they work in a real business setting. Curiosity matters more than your CV.
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Plan for around 4-5 hours a week across live sessions and team work. It's intense but designed to fit around studies or job hunting.
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Three sessions are in-person in central Scotland. The other five weeks run online and fit around your schedule.
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A portfolio-worthy piece of real work, a network of peers and employers, and demonstrable evidence of the five human skills employers hire for.
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Bursaries are not available for this cohort. We are working on funding options for future programmes.
Do you want to ask us more about it?
Mail us on graduatefasttrack@poweringfutures.com