Turn Real Business Needs Into Meaningful Student Projects
Twenties is a project-based experiential learning platform that helps employers scope real work, engage students based on skills, manage project delivery, and evaluate emerging talent through what they actually accomplish.
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Project-Based Experiential Learning, Built Around Real Work
Twenties Network is the project-based experiential learning platform built to turn business needs into student-ready projects.
Whether you have an important initiative your team cannot get to, need short-term project capacity, want to introduce skills-based hiring into your internship program, or need a better way to manage student talent, Twenties provides the structure to scope projects, match students, coordinate delivery, collect feedback, and evaluate demonstrated skills.
Our Vision
A future where every student can enter the workforce with real evidence of their capabilities, not only a résumé.
Our Mission
To connect education and work through structured business projects that help students build verified skills and help employers discover emerging talent.
One Platform. Three Connected Partners.
Students & Learners
Build experience you can prove.
Work on meaningful employer projects, strengthen your professional skills, receive feedback, and build evidence of what you can do.
Apply Classroom Knowledge to Real Challenges
Use what you are learning to solve practical problems for real organizations.
Gain Employer-Validated Experience
Receive feedback that recognizes the skills and contributions demonstrated through your work.
Build a Portfolio of Completed Work
Showcase real project outcomes that provide evidence of what you can do.
Develop Workplace Confidence
Strengthen your communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and professional skills.
Form Meaningful Professional Relationships
Connect with employers, mentors, and industry professionals who can support your career journey.
Employer & Organizations
Turn business needs into project outcomes.
Access emerging talent, move important work forward, evaluate students through demonstrated performance, and build a stronger early-talent pipeline.
Scope real business projects
Turn business needs into structured projects with clear goals, timelines, and deliverables.
Match Students Based on Relevant Skills
Connect with students whose skills, interests, readiness, and availability align with your project.
Manage Milestones and Deliverables
Keep projects on track through clear expectations, structured check-ins, and progress tracking.
Evaluate Performance Through Real Work
Assess how students solve problems, communicate, respond to feedback, and deliver results.
Identify Talent for Internships and Future Roles
Build a pipeline of proven students for future projects, internships, and employment opportunities.
Colleges & Universities
Scale experiential learning with less administrative burden.
Expand access to employer projects while maintaining alignment, quality, visibility, and measurable learning outcomes.
Source Meaningful Employer Projects
Give students access to structured projects based on genuine organizational needs.
Connect Curriculum to Real Business Needs
Align academic learning and skill development with current industry challenges.
Expand Experiential Learning Capacity
Create more student opportunities without adding significant coordination demands for faculty and staff.
Track Participation and Project Outcomes
Monitor student engagement, completed projects, employer feedback, and demonstrated skills.
Strengthen Relationships With Industry
Build lasting employer partnerships that support learning, curriculum relevance, and student pathways into work.
How our process works
01Create Your Profile
Share your skills, interests, goals, availability, and the experience you want to gain.
02Complete Readiness
Finish the required profile, onboarding, and eligibility steps so you are ready for employer projects.
03Find the Right Project
Review opportunities or receive matches aligned with your skills, goals, and availability.
04Deliver Real Work
Complete defined deliverables, communicate professionally, meet milestones, and respond to feedback.
05Build Evidence of Your Skills
Receive employer feedback and add completed projects and validated skills to your experience portfolio.
01Bring Us a Business Need
Tell us about an initiative, challenge, or project your organization needs to move forward.
02Scope the Project
Twenties helps define the deliverables, skills, timeline, expectations, and level of support required.
03Meet Student Talent
Review or receive matches based on the project requirements, student readiness, interests, and availability.
04Complete the Work
Students work through defined milestones, with project coordination and support based on the service selected.
05Evaluate and Reconnect
Provide feedback, verify demonstrated skills, and identify students for future projects, internships, or employment.
01Define learning goals
Identify the students, programs, skills, learning outcomes, and participation goals for the experience.
02Activate Employer Projects
Twenties sources and structures employer needs into projects that can be aligned with institutional objectives.
03Connect Students to Opportunities
Students apply or are matched based on skills, readiness, interests, and program requirements.
04Monitor the Experience
Track participation, engagement, project progress, feedback, and student outcomes.
05Measure and Improve
Use employer feedback and experience data to strengthen curriculum alignment, industry engagement, and future programming.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Twenties Network?
Twenties is a project-based experiential learning platform that connects students, employers, and educational institutions through structured, real-world business projects.
What kinds of projects can employers submit?
Projects may include research, marketing, data analysis, AI workflows, operations, sales support, process improvement, technology, community engagement, and other clearly defined business needs.
How much time does an employer need to commit?
The time commitment depends on the project and service model. At minimum, employers should participate in project scoping, kickoff, agreed check-ins, and final feedback. Twenties can provide additional coordination and project-management support when needed.
Can projects support internship hiring?
Yes. Employers can use structured projects to observe how potential interns think, communicate, solve problems, and deliver before making a longer-term hiring decision.
Are the projects paid?
Compensation depends on the project structure, employer, program, and applicable requirements. Payment expectations are communicated before a student accepts an opportunity.
How are students selected?
Students are matched or selected based on project requirements, demonstrated skills, interests, readiness, learning goals, availability, and applicable eligibility requirements.
How is Twenties different from a job board?
A job board advertises openings. Twenties helps organizations create and manage structured work experiences, engage students through real projects, and evaluate the skills students demonstrate while completing them.
What are verified skills?
Verified skills are capabilities demonstrated through completed work and supported by employer feedback. They give students evidence of experience beyond simply listing skills on a résumé.
Does Twenties manage the projects?
Employers can choose the level of support they need. Twenties can assist with project scoping, matching, onboarding, milestone tracking, student coordination, employer communication, evaluation, and reporting.
Have a Project Waiting to Move Forward?
Bring us the business need. Twenties will help turn it into a structured opportunity where students gain meaningful experience and your organization gains a measurable outcome.