The Skills Bootcamp
A free part-time pre-apprenticeship course in web development based in London.
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Real-world coding skills.
Learn how to build web applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Git/GitHub, test-driven development, and agile project management.
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Collaborative approach.
Our cooperative, open-source web development curriculum focuses on peer-led problem solving — just like professional dev teams.
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Career Opportunities.
This programme prepares you to interview with tech firms for our Level 4 Software Developer apprenticeship.
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Impact Driven.
Web development has social impact. We’re training socially conscious candidates motivated to change the tech industry for the better.
About the Programme
The Skills Bootcamp is offered three times a year and requires a commitment of two evenings and an additional 10+ hours of self-study and projects per week.
To attend you must be over 18 years old, have the right to work in the UK, and be within commuting distance of London.
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Weeks 1-3: Markup
Git workflow, CSS layout, semantic HTML, web accessibility, HTML forms
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Weeks 4-6: HTTP
Functions, callbacks, and asynchronous JavaScript; fetch and promises; reading code
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Weeks 7-9: Testing
Testing libraries, unit testing, integration testing, variable scoping, debugging, test-driven development, writing code
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Weeks 10-12: Interviews
Interview preparation, final project, employer interviews
Upcoming Cohorts
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Autumn 2022
- Applications close: 29th July 2022
- Skills Bootcamp: 19th September - 9th December 2022
- Begin full-time apprenticeship*: 16th January 2023
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Spring 2022
- Applications close: 25th November 2022
- Skills Bootcamp: 16th January - 6th April 2023
- Begin full-time apprenticeship*: 15th May 2023