Gain real experience. Accelerate your career.

Gain real referenceable operational, management and leadership experience and skills to accelerate your career by helping an early stage tech startup.

Ensuring fair play and win-win for both parties

Volunteer Strict Rule: All Opportunities listed are voluntary. You cannot earn financially or gain any taxable reward in kind. There are no paid jobs provided via SkilledUp Life after your Volunteer Term ends. You must not sign up as a Volunteer and then enter into a Volunteer Agreement with a tech startup expecting payment of any kind during or post Volunteer Term.

A Volunteer Term: Up to a maximum of 3 hrs per day Monday to Friday for 60 Volunteer Days over 3+ months. Can be extended upon mutual agreement.

Build real experiences and skills that matter

Stop collecting certificates. Start building demonstrable experience with actual tech startups solving real problems.

Youngesters.

You have just turned 18 years of age, are undertaking higher educational studies or recently graduated and are looking to land your first job. You may have done part-time jobs, internships, apprenticeships and/or full-time jobs.

Whether you want to land the next job, dream job or accelerate your career, we can help you at SkilledUp Life, provided you are committed and results driven. All Volunteer Opportunities are provided by early-stage tech startups including ourselves.

Career transition.

You may have had an awesome career or held many different jobs in the past. You may also be returning to work after a career break. You might have been held back due to organisational bureaucracies.

We have helped many such individuals transition their careers. At the same time, we have created highly senior management and leadership Opportunities to accelerate careers.

Semi-retired.

You might have semi-retired and fed up with not finding opportunities to keep the brain stimulated. You have immense life experience and knowledge that a young tech startup can benefit from.

How SkilledUp Life works.

Three simple steps to transform your career.

Create your account

Sign up and create your Volunteer account. Fill every field and build a comprehensive profile. Ensure most appropriate skills are selected. Be honest about your level of competency. Ensure educational and career history is fully captured. Clearly state the Volunteer Opportunities you are interested in under aspirations.

Find your match

Apply for the most suitable listed Volunteer Opportunities. Remember you can only apply for 3 at any given time. Don't apply randomly. Ensure Opportunities fit with your aspirations and chosen career path. In responding to Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ), please do not copy and paste from Gen AI.

Build together

Once you have been selected for a Volunteer Opportunity, make sure you do not start until the Volunteer Agreement is signed. Before you sign, please review it fully. Once started, make sure you understand your tasks and outcomes expected, and ensure you deliver results.

What's included

One plan giving everyone an equal footing

No restrictions

You can apply to any Volunteer Opportunity listed. However, we suggest you laser focus on applying to Volunteer Opportunities that align with your chosen career path.

All remote

All Volunteer Opportunities are remote. They should be considered as an daily add-on to your life and should not result replacing your current education or paid work.

Volunteer Agreement

Make sure you read the Volunteer Agreement sent to you by the Company and only sign it if in agreement. Do not start volunteering without signing it first.

Platform Dashboard

Keep your profile updated, find the most fit Volunteer Opportunities and manage your applications all through your SkilledUp Life Dashboard.

Knowledge Base

Comprehensive guides and best practices are provided in order for you to extract the most value from your Volunteer Opportunity.

Support

Dedicated support to help you maximise the value of your Volunteer Term.

Functional Career Pathways

Some of the career pathways you might be interested in exploring

Research

Marketing

Sales

Support

HR

Legal

Design

Product Management

Software Development

Operations

Partnerships

Finance

AI/ML

Consultancy

Advisory

Coaching

Community

Strategy

Success Stories

Real people. Real results.

60,000+ Volunteer Professionals from 148 countries

"I recommend SkilledUp Life to anyone going through career change. Before my volunteer term ended, I landed an HR job with an American company."

Elise Singleton

Head of Human Resources

"You are practically limited only by your willingness to commit, explore and grow through SkilledUp Life. It has been an enjoyable journey networking and building a pool of new friends"

Godwin Mayaki

Head of Marketing

"Volunteering was invaluable and helped me progress massively in my professional life. I highly recommend it."

Wishma Wickramatunga

Customer Support

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