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Software Development

Kickstart or fast track your career in coding


The Coders Guild LTD

Summary

Price
Free
Study method
Online + live classes
Course format What's this?
Video with subtitles and transcript
Duration
12 weeks · Part-time
Qualification
No formal qualification
Additional info
  • Tutor is available to students

Overview

Would you like to kickstart or fast track your career in design and web development? Join us for a pro led short course in the fundamentals of digital design and basic programming. After 12 weeks of these part time sessions, you’ll be well on the way to coding glory and better career opportunities.

Learn the fundamentals of working as a web designer from the people who know.

Code is 10% of the job.

We don’t just teach code, we teach people how to work with code, version control, problem solving, pseudocode, teamwork - these are the things employers are looking for when hiring.

This course has been specifically designed to meet the needs of team leaders and businesses - the people who are hiring for entry level developer positions.

Regardless of your background, you will be very welcome on this course. You will learn crucial skills from the best in the business - all whilst making connections and broadening your network, powering up your career from this point forwards.

Description

All learners will gain a full, basic understanding of vanilla JavaScript as well as the ability to break problems down and solve them with code.

Those seeking their first position as a developer will produce a portfolio of work to help them with employment opportunities.

This portfolio will provide learners with the opportunity to showcase themselves as someone with the potential to become a valuable asset to a web/app/software development team. Not only will they be able demonstrate code proficiency but also an understanding of key tools and processes such as version control and deployment.

The course contents are the key skills needed and valued by coding teams. These are derived from a consensus from team leaders and employers from a wide variety of teams and companies. All sessions are devised, reviewed and delivered by professionals from the software development industry and are under constant review and improvement to ensure they are as relevant and current as possible.

You'll learn all the necessary fundamentals in user experience, customer experience, accessibility, and usability. We will also cover research, planning, testing, and measurement.

What’s in the course?

  • Fundamental principles of programming.
  • Full recap of or introduction to coding with Vanilla JavaScript (as required).
  • Working with JavaScript, APIs and Markup (The JamStack).
  • Using pseudocode to break problems down and structure problem solving.
  • The importance of semantic markup and Accessibility.
  • Communication - specifically within a tech team setting.
  • Source control with Git - best practice and common workflow.

This course runs over 12 weeks. Sessions are delivered remotely with the option to attend outside of working hours, so it is easy to fit around your existing commitments.

These sessions are supplemented with additional guided but self led learning, shorter ‘lunch-and-learn’ sessions on key skills and knowledge as well as ad hoc 1-1 support and coaching.

In this career we never stop learning - an appetite for learning and self teaching and a clear interest in the job are the most important things we can show. This course is designed to help you showcase these traits with real code examples and an understanding of the tools of the trade and working best practice.

Who is this course for?

This course has been developed with employability and career progression in mind.

Maybe you’re a front-end coder or web designer ready to make the jump into full stack programming with JavaScript? Perhaps you are a bedroom coder looking for your route into this exciting and rewarding career. Or you might be someone who works alongside coders who just wants to find out how this stuff all works

Requirements

This course is not for absolute beginners - you will need a basic understanding of HTML and CSS.

You do not need any formal qualifications, we are looking for aptitude and enthusiasm - if you have been teaching yourself to code and want to succeed in this business, that will be enough for us.

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