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Singapore · Mentor-led apprenticeship

Learn the skills school never taught you.

Build practical career, business, and financial skills through real projects, direct mentorship, and a community that grows with you long after the six weeks end.

  • 1,000+ students mentored
  • Real client projects
  • Founder-led mentorship
  • Free 6-week apprenticeship
A FINternship cohort working in Singapore

What you get

Practical experience from day one.

  • 01

    Real Projects

    Work on live business briefs and build portfolio-worthy work.

  • 02

    Mentor Reviews

    Receive direct feedback from experienced operators.

  • 03

    Career & Finance

    Learn communication, negotiation, and personal finance fundamentals.

  • 04

    Cohort Network

    Build relationships with ambitious peers and mentors.

Inside the cohort

Real people, real work, real growth.

Photos from recent FINternship sessions across workshops, mentor reviews, and cohort presentations.

Workshops

Workshops

Mentor reviews

Mentor reviews

Presentations

Presentations

Cohort

Cohort

Why we built it

Why we built FINternship.

  • ·Students graduate without practical skills.
  • ·Many young people feel lost professionally.
  • ·Nobody teaches communication, money, or networking.
  • ·Most internships are passive and admin-heavy.
  • ·Careers and industries are changing quickly.

FINternship exists to give young Singaporeans a practical foundation early — when it still has time to compound.

A mentor and student going through financial planning together

Career + Finance

Career skills meet financial literacy.

FINternship covers what most schools never get to: the practical link between how careers grow and how money actually works.

  • Salary negotiation
  • Budgeting and cash flow
  • Investing basics
  • Understanding how money works
  • Business fundamentals

The kind of foundation school never taught.

Honest fit check

This programme rewards ownership.

Free to attend, but built for people willing to put in real effort. Expect direct feedback and real expectations.

Not for you if

  • ×Only want something to add to your CV
  • ×Prefer passive learning over practical work
  • ×Avoid difficult feedback
  • ×Want shortcuts without putting in the reps

Good fit if

  • Want practical skills with long-term value
  • Care about growth beyond grades alone
  • Learn best from people with real experience
  • Stay consistent even when it gets uncomfortable

The journey

Your 6-week journey.

  1. Week 1

    01 / 06

    Foundations & introductions

    Meet the cohort, mentors, and the practical skills you will build.

  2. Week 2

    02 / 06

    Communication & pitching

    Learn how to write, speak, and present with clarity.

  3. Week 3

    03 / 06

    Real project work

    Start working on a live brief from a Singapore business.

  4. Week 4

    04 / 06

    Mentor reviews & refinement

    Direct one-on-one feedback on your work and direction.

  5. Week 5

    05 / 06

    Presentations & collaboration

    Sharpen delivery, team work, and cross-cohort collaboration.

  6. Week 6

    06 / 06

    Portfolio, network, next steps

    Wrap with portfolio-ready work and a network that keeps going.

From past cohorts

What participants say.

  • I became more confident speaking and presenting ideas.

    JX

    Jun Xi

    SMU Student

  • This was the first programme where I worked on projects that actually mattered.

    GK

    Gabriel Kow

    NSF · Post-ORD

  • The mentor feedback helped me understand what employers actually look for.

    KS

    Kenny Soh

    NTU Student

Leo Tan — FINternship founder

Founder

Built by an operator, not an academic.

“Most young people do not lack potential. They lack guidance, practical exposure, and the right environment to grow.”

— Leo Tan, founder
Meet the mentors

Open cohort

Build skills that continue paying off years later.

Join a mentor-led apprenticeship focused on practical business, career, and financial skills.

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