Our thesis
New Horizons is not a course finder. It is not a job board. Both exist here — but neither is the point. The work experience is the point. Real work, for real employers, verified and permanent. The challenge is how we deliver it. The Industry Passport is the proof it happened. The course search brings students to the work experience. The jobs board shows where the work experience leads. Without the work experience in the middle, both are just another search box.
The story in 4 beats
Why four layers matter
“A two-sided marketplace tells you where to study. A connected ecosystem tells you why — and what's next.”
How it works
Search courses by grades, location and goals — and see which universities have live business challenges built in. Start building your Industry Passport from day one.
Find a course →A level, degree and independent students anywhere in the world. One profile follows you across every course, challenge and application — and becomes your Industry Passport.
Get started →Live problems from real businesses — inside your curriculum or independently. Every brief you complete is graded by the company that set it, and added to your Industry Passport.
View challenges →Employers hire from a ranked shortlist of candidates whose work they've already graded. No cold applications. No guesswork. Your Industry Passport is what puts you in the room.
See graduate jobs →How the fit score works
Every course you see is scored against your inputs in real time. We show you the score and the human-readable reasons it landed there. No mystery weighting, no pay-to-play boost. The detailed mechanics live in the FAQ.
How well the course matches what you want to study.
Whether you qualify on grades and qualifications.
In-person, online or hybrid — matched to your preference.
Distance from your location, with online courses unrestricted.
Operating principles
Universities cannot buy a higher fit score. Sponsorship, where it exists, is labelled and ranked separately. Every result shows the reasons it appeared — no opaque models, no hidden filters. The Industry Passport is only worth having if it means something, and we hold every student, university and employer to the same bar to protect that.
We measure success by the learner's destination 12 months out, not by enrolment numbers.
Whether you're applying from Birmingham or Bangalore, the platform works with your qualifications, your grading system, and your entry requirements — not against them.
The Industry Passport is not a UK credential. It is a globally recognised, employer-verified record of capability that works anywhere in the world. The opportunity follows the talent — not the other way around.
FAQ
How we connect students to courses, what a live challenge is, and why purpose isn't optional.
Run a search, post a brief, or list a course. The model is best understood by using it.