Latest News | 27 September 2021
DCG running software development boot camp
A software development ‘boot camp’ run by Derby College Group (DCG) is helping people from different backgrounds change their career direction.
The 12-week online course teaches software development principles and practice as well as skills designed to help attendees find a job in the rapidly growing sector.
Among the students recently offered a new role in software development on completing the course, is Andrew Widdowson who previously worked in food retail. Andrew is soon to start a level 3 apprenticeship with butchers Owen Taylor and Sons in Alfreton, the award-winning business which supplies retail and catering customers across the East Midlands.
As an apprentice software developer, Andrew will be assisting Owen Taylor and Sons with the company’s new food ordering app, helping to fix errors and add new features.
He said: “I was keen to learn more about software development so when I noticed a D2N2 advert for the software boot camp run by Derby College I decided to apply.
“I’d definitely recommend the boot camp to anyone interested in learning more about software development. It gives you the basic knowledge you’ll need, such as teaching you programming languages. We also learned about computer science on the course – something I didn’t know before.”
For further information about the software development bootcamp programme visit https://www.derby-college.ac.uk/careers-courses/courses-subject-list?controller=courses&task=details&cid=20&courseType=Apprenticeship&courseid=83328&searchKeyword=&ItemId=1316&currarea=20
