Micro-Internship Work-Based Learning
Do the Work. Understand Your Role. Build Your Story.
Zero to 360 is a five-session simulated technology project in which participants take on defined roles, collaborate across a team, produce deliverables, and experience how workplace decisions move from discovery through presentation.
The journey
Five sessions. One real project.
- SESSION 01
Enter the Workplace
Learn SDLC fundamentals, form project teams, receive role assignments, and review the project brief.
Deliverables: Role assignment · Project brief
- SESSION 02
Discover and Define
Identify the user, clarify the problem, gather needs, and define requirements.
Deliverable: Requirements document or equivalent project artifact
- SESSION 03
Build Sprint
Teams create role-specific work such as designs, code, QA plans, user stories, or sprint-board updates.
Deliverable: Working prototype, component, or role-specific contribution
- SESSION 04
Test and Iterate
Test the work, document findings, respond to stakeholder feedback, and improve the solution.
Deliverables: Testing evidence · Iteration log · Stakeholder feedback
- SESSION 05
Present and Translate
Present the completed product or solution, reflect on individual contributions, and convert the experience into a career roadmap.
Deliverables: Final presentation · Completed project package · Individual career roadmap
Role experience
Take on a real role.
Every participant is assigned a defined role with real responsibilities — not everyone performs every role, and that is what makes the teamwork real.
Business Analyst
Clarify the business need, interview stakeholders, write requirements, and keep the team pointed at the real problem.
Developer
Turn requirements and designs into a working component or prototype, and respond to what testing uncovers.
Quality Assurance
Build the QA plan, test the work against requirements, and document findings the team must act on.
User Acceptance Testing
Represent the end user, validate the solution against real needs, and deliver structured feedback.
Scrum Master
Facilitate standups and ceremonies, keep the sprint board honest, and remove blockers for the team.
Project Manager
Own the plan, the timeline, and stakeholder communication from kickoff through final presentation.
UX/UI
Research the user, design flows and interfaces, and hand off work developers can build — when included in the cohort design.
Tools of the workplace
Work with the tools teams actually use.
- Azure DevOps
- Agile/Scrum practices
- Miro
- Figma
- GitHub
- HTML/CSS
- Quality-assurance tools and practices
Tools may vary by program configuration. Participants use the tools their role and project require — the goal is fluency in how the workplace uses them, not mastery of every listed tool.
Learning outcomes
What participants learn.
- How a technology project moves from discovery to delivery
- What their assigned role owns, produces, and depends on
- How cross-functional teams hand work off and make decisions
- How requirements, design, build, and testing connect
- How to present work and translate experience into a career story
Evidence of work
What participants may produce.
- Requirements and user stories
- Designs, prototypes, or working components
- QA plans and documented testing evidence
- Sprint-board updates and iteration logs
- A final team presentation and completed project package
- An individual career roadmap
For organizations
What organizations receive.
- A structured five-session micro-internship delivered for your cohort
- Role assignment and team formation guided by facilitators
- Participant deliverables produced inside a simulated technology project
- Individual participant career roadmaps
- A cohort summary report of engagement, deliverables, and observed strengths
- Facilitation, materials, and stakeholder-review touchpoints included
Ideal cohorts
Who Zero to 360 is built for.
High school and postsecondary CTE programs building work-based learning hours.
Workforce boards and nonprofits preparing participants for technology careers.
Employers and community organizations running early-talent or upskilling cohorts.
Individuals who have explored roles — often through Zero to 180 — and want to do the work.
Facilitation and delivery
Facilitated end to end, delivered your way.
Facilitated
Zeroth Round facilitators guide every session — role assignments, ceremonies, stakeholder reviews, and the final presentation.
Virtual or on-site
Delivered live online, at your location, or as a hybrid — scheduled around your calendar and your cohort.
Adapted to the audience
Timing, project scenario, role mix, and tools are configured to the cohort and the delivery agreement.
FAQ
Common questions.
Is Zero to 360 an internship with an employer?
Zero to 360 is a micro-internship inside Zeroth Round's simulated technology workplace. It is not described as an employer-sponsored internship unless a real employer relationship exists — and the work experience, deliverables, and story participants build are real either way.
Does completing Zero to 360 guarantee a job, credit, or certification?
No. Zero to 360 does not promise employment, academic credit, or certification. Participants leave with real deliverables, a completed project package, and a career roadmap — evidence they can speak to in interviews and applications.
Will I master every tool listed?
No — and that is by design. Participants use the tools their role and project require; nobody masters every listed tool. The goal is fluency in how the workplace uses them, not tool certification.
Do participants choose their roles?
Participants express preferences, and facilitators assign roles based on the project, cohort design, and participant interests. Not everyone performs every role — that is what makes the teamwork real.
How big is a cohort?
Cohorts are sized so every participant has a real role with real deliverables. Tell us your group size in the proposal request and we will recommend a configuration.
How is this priced?
Pricing depends on cohort size, delivery format, and configuration. Request a Zero to 360 proposal and we will follow up. No payment is taken on this site.
Ready to do the work?
Bring Zero to 360 to your organization, or ask about joining a cohort as an individual.
Want to observe the workplace first? Explore Zero to 180