Tekniksprånget

What Tekniksprånget does

Tekniksprånget is a Swedish non-profit paid-internship program established in 2012 and operated by Kungliga Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien (IVA), the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. It targets young people aged 18–21 who have completed science, technology, economics, or IB programs at upper secondary school and offers four-month paid internships at host companies so participants can test the engineering profession before committing to a university degree. Since inception, more than 7,000 internships have been completed, with approximately half of participants being women. The program is funded by the Swedish government through IVA and operates with a small core staff of around five people based in Stockholm.

The program runs on a biannual application cycle with open enrollment in April–May and October–November, with internships beginning in January/February and August/September. More than 220 employers participate, spanning ABB, Ericsson, Volvo Cars, IKEA, Vattenfall, Capgemini, BCG, WSP, Sectra, Mycronic, NKT, SVT, AFRY, Chalmers, and multiple regional governments — covering virtually every Swedish industry that employs engineers, with national geographic reach from Ystad to Kiruna. Internship compensation is set through collective negotiation between employer organizations and trade unions, currently SEK 18,182/month (2024) and rising to SEK 19,270/month from April 2026. Employer participation is supported through a self-serve web portal (iva.my.site.com/tekniksprangetPortal) for applications and recruitment, supplemented by the TS Community mobile app for events and networking.

Distribution relies on a hybrid channel mix: school visits and career fairs at upper-secondary gymnasieskolor, alumni ambassadors returning to their former schools, organic and paid social media on Meta/Snapchat/TikTok, email/newsletter, and PR/earned media. Candidate acquisition is supplemented by partnerships with Skolverket (data and evaluation), Teknikföretagen (industry advocacy), and the IVA Student Council. Reported outcomes include 8-in-10 interns wanting to pursue engineering after the placement, 60% of alumni returning to their host employer in some capacity, and 80% reporting a more positive image of the host company — positioning the program simultaneously as a candidate funnel for students, a pre-recruitment branding tool for employers, and a public-policy instrument addressing Sweden's engineering talent gap.

Name

Tekniksprånget

Legal name

Kungliga Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien (IVA)

Website

https://teknikspranget.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tekniksprånget is a Swedish non-profit paid-internship program run by IVA (Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences) since 2012, offering four-month engineering internships at 220+ participating employers to Swedes aged 18–21 with science/technology upper-secondary backgrounds.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Development / Engineering Internship Programs

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Apprenticeships, Internships & Work-Based Learning Programs (BPACANAK)

Keywords

• Engineering internship program
• STEM workforce development
• Paid youth internships
• Talent pipeline programs
• Pre-university engineering practice

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Employer Internship Salary Reimbursement: Participating employers pay internship salaries to Tekniksprånget participants. The salary level is negotiated between employer organizations and trade unions. For 2024, the monthly salary was SEK 18,182 (from 1 April 2024), increasing to SEK 19,270 for 2026 (from 1 April 2026). The program is funded by the Swedish government and operated by IVA (Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Tekniksprånget runs a four-month paid internship program for young people aged 18-21 who have completed science, technology, economics, or IB programs at Swedish upper secondary schools. The program is operated by IVA (Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences) since 2012 and connects participants with 220+ Swedish engineering employers for hands-on workplace experience. Applications are accepted twice yearly (April-May and October-November), with internships starting in January/February and August/September.

Product overview

Tekniksprånget is a paid internship program operated by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) since 2012, offering a four-month practical internship experience for young people aged 18-21 who have completed science, technology, economics, or IB programs. The program connects over 220 participating employers with aspiring engineers, providing supervised work experience across diverse sectors. The core offering consists of the Internship Program itself, supplemented by an Application Portal for managing the recruitment process and the TS Community App for event and participant communication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tekniksprånget Internship Program A four-month paid internship program for young people aged 18-21 who have completed science (NA), technology (TE), economics (EK), or IB programs at Swedish upper secondary schools. Run by IVA since 2012, it enables participants to test the engineering profession at 220+ Swedish companies across sectors including construction, AI development, sustainable energy, and manufacturing. Over 7,000 young people have completed internships, with approximately half being women.
• Application Portal An online portal for candidates to register, browse internships, submit applications, upload CVs and video presentations, and for employers to manage recruitment, review candidates, and coordinate internships.
• TS Community App A mobile application for event participants providing access to schedules, networking features, chat functionality, and event-related information. The app is developed by Ventla International AB and allows participants to share photos, presentations, and connect with other attendees.

Quantifiable outcome

• 8 out of 10 technology leapers want to become engineers after completing the internship
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Skolverket (Swedish National Agency for Education)coreOthersTekniksprånget reports personal data to Skolverket on all participants who receive internships. This is for the Swedish National Agency for Education's annual follow-up and evaluation of the Tekniksprånget program. The partnership enables statistical tracking and program assessment.
• Teknikföretagen (Swedish Engineering Employers' Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferenced in research showing that young people are often discouraged from STEM education. Tekniksprånget aims to counter these biases and work toward increasing diversity in engineering.
• IVA Student CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA group of students from across Sweden who participate in IVA's activities and contribute perspectives from young academics. Some members are Tekniksprånget alumni.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• WayUp: US-focused internship and entry-level job platform purpose-built for students and recent graduates. Comparable mission of connecting early-career talent to first opportunities, though primarily a marketplace rather than a curated internship program.
• Multiverse: UK-based apprenticeship and professional training platform placing young adults into structured paid apprenticeships with employers. Comparable model of employer-hosted work-based learning, though focused on longer apprenticeships in tech and business rather than short engineering internships.
• The Forage: Australia-origin platform offering free virtual job simulations and career exploration programs to university students globally. Adjacent to Tekniksprånget's 'career testing' value proposition but delivers it digitally at scale rather than through employer-hosted internships.

Others

• Year Up: US non-profit providing workforce development combining technical training with corporate internships for low-income young adults. Similar non-profit structure and employer-matched learning model, but targets a different demographic and offers longer-form training.
• Generation: Global non-profit (founded by McKinsey) offering free employment programs in high-demand fields, with employer-matched training and placement components. Comparable non-profit training-to-employment model and employer ecosystem, though focused on unemployed adults rather than youth career exploration.

Broad incumbents

• Handshake: Largest US-based career services platform connecting university students with employers, including extensive internship and early-career matching functionality. Overlaps on the student-to-employer matching mission but at much greater scale and broader across all majors, not just engineering.

Direct peers

• AIESEC: Global youth-led organization running international volunteering, internship, and professional development programs for university students and recent graduates. Overlaps with Tekniksprånget on the youth-focused internship-matching model and career-exploration outcomes, but at much larger global scale.
• Jobbsprånget: A Swedish Public Employment Service (Arbetsförmedlingen) program offering 4-month paid internships to newcomers to Sweden to test the Swedish labor market. Structurally near-identical to Tekniksprånget in duration, employer-matching model, and salary framework, but targets immigrants rather than young Swedes exploring engineering.
• IAESTE: International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience, operating paid technical internships for science and engineering students across 80+ countries. Closely comparable mission and operational mechanics for engineering talent mobility, with global reach that contrasts Tekniksprånget's domestic focus.

Regional players

• Erasmus Intern: EU-wide platform under the Erasmus+ framework facilitating cross-border internship placements for European students. Comparable mission of structured work-based learning for young talent, but focused on transnational mobility rather than domestic placement within a single country.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/teknikspranget

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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