The Academy is a cohort for people in Ireland who want to break into work, change direction, or get back in. You join a real project, ship it under a mentor, and graduate with a public reference letter and a portfolio piece that points to live code.
1. Join a cohort. 2. Claim a real piece of work on an Irish portfolio site. 3. Ship it under a mentor over ~4 weeks. 4. Graduate with a public, verifiable reference at builtinireland.ie/references/<you> and a portfolio piece that’s actually live on the web.
References are co-signed by Built In Ireland and Raven Design. Projects are drawn from a portfolio of live Irish sites — you ship to real users.
Recent grads who can’t get past the “2 years experience required” wall. People laid off in the tech downturn who need a recent, public artefact. Career changers, returners, and hobbyists going pro. If you can ship, you’re in.