A small, selective, mentored programme. You ship a real public portfolio and walk away with a transcript a recruiter can verify in ten seconds — not a PDF that says you attended something.
Applications close 26/06/2026 (Fri). Results by 04/07/2026 (Sat). Batch starts 06/07/2026 (Mon).
Sample transcript
NIN-2026-XXXXXX
Intern
[redacted on sample]
Programme
8-week mentored UI/UX sprint
Mentor's close-out
“Designed the entire checkout flow from teardown to shipped prototype. Drove conversion-rate hypotheses with real user-test evidence.”
Portfolio
niniconai.com/p/…
Verify at
niniconai.com/transcript/…
Why this exists
They don't say what you built, who reviewed it, or whether the work survived scrutiny. Recruiters know this, which is why they discount most of them. At Ninicon, your certificate is the by-product of work a mentor closed every week — and it points back to a public record that anyone can verify in seconds. That's the whole point.
What you walk away with
Your transcript lives at a public Ninicon URL. The certificate PDF carries a QR code that points back to the same record. It is issued only after every weekly reflection, every mentor close-out, and your capstone URL are in. Not a certificate-as-decoration. A certificate-as-record.
Not a self-paced video course. Not an AI bot. A mentor reviews what you built each week and writes a closing note on it. Accountability lives in the cadence, not in your willpower.
Your capstone deploys to a public URL. Hiring managers click and try it — they don't read a PDF and guess. Your transcript links straight to it. Together they're the proof that survives an interview panel.
How it runs
We focus on the mechanics, not the project list. Selected interns get the cohort's brief at kickoff. The cadence is the same regardless of the project.
You receive the project brief, set up your tools and repo, and meet your mentor.
Each week you upload work against tasks, write a short reflection (built / surprised / next), and your mentor writes a closing note. The week doesn't close without all three.
You deploy your capstone to a public URL and write the case study that ties the eight weeks together.
The certificate gate is enforced in code, not in marketing copy. Every weekly close + the capstone URL must be present before issuance.
Time commitment: about 10–15 hours a week, fully remote, async work with synchronous mentor close-outs.
How we select
Small batches mean every intern gets real mentor attention. Selection is based on motivation, evidence of prior work, and fit with the cohort's brief — not pedigree. Not everyone who applies is selected. That's by design, not by accident.
Access & financial paths
Selection is. We don't turn strong candidates away over money. Every applicant is reviewed against the same bar; the financial path is decided after that.
A small number of interns each batch receive a stipend in addition to a free seat — for those whose participation genuinely depends on it. Tell us why on the application.
For applicants who cannot pay the full fee but don't qualify for the stipend track. We work the number out with you. No public schedule of reductions — conversations, not tiers.
Most seats. The fee funds the mentors who close your work every week and the platform that hosts your transcript forever.
Full pricing details → · the application asks which track to consider you for.
FAQ
Applications close on 26/06/2026. Results by 04/07/2026.
Real work. Real mentors. A record that holds up.