Skills Bootcamp in Software Development
Skills Bootcamps are flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, giving people the opportunity to build up sector-specific skills and fast-track to a guaranteed interview with a local employer.
On successful completion of this Skills Bootcamp, you will have learnt essential knowledge that can’t be found in a textbook – like problem-solving, communication skills and working in a team, as well as the key technical and commercial skills you need to land a great career in tech.
9 January 2023 - Limited places available
Apply today to secure your place!
Week 1: Introductions and installations
Week 2: Introduction to HTML
Week 3: Intro to DOM
Week 4: JS engine + Higher Order Functions
Week 5: Testing
Week 6: Introduction to React
Week 7: Dynamic content / Conditional rendering
Week 8: Fetch API
Week 9: Deployment with Netlify / Serverless functions
Week 10: REST API with Auth
Week 11: Employer Project (Week1)
Week 12: Employer Project (Week2)
Soft/employability skills are embedded through Weeks 1-12 alongside technical content, including:
Employability/ Soft skills
- Presentation skills
- CV writing
Presentation and interview skills
Employability skills are embedded throughout the Skills Bootcamp to help prepare you for an interview.
During the 12-week Skills Bootcamp, we will cover:
- Working in an agile environment
- Mastering Kanban, timesheets and Trello
- Lifecycle of a technical project
- Development/technical responsibilities to project managers/client-services
- How to work with project managers/tests
- How to approach problem-solving in tech
Attendance is required:
- Monday to Friday 9.30am - 4.30pm
There are no formal entry requirements for this course however, you must be eligible for funding to apply, please see the section below - Fully Funded Entry Criteria.
Our Skills Bootcamps are fully funded for anyone aged 19+ who is:
- Employed either full-time or part-time
- Unemployed
- Self-employed
- A serving prisoner due to be released within 6 months of completion of a Skills Bootcamp and those on temporary release
