8 weeks / funded course / paid internship

CodeClan Youth Academy

Learn how to create and design websites and get real-world experience in a paid internship.

Your springboard to a tech career

Ready to take your first steps in an exciting and rewarding career? The tech industry needs more people and software development is right at the heart of it all. Over four weeks of training, we’ll teach you the basics of programming and prepare you for a guaranteed paid internship with one of Scotland’s exciting tech companies. You’ll focus on Front End Development which is all about creating and designing websites.

This is a fully funded opportunity. We’re delighted to deliver this course in partnership with Baillie Gifford.

When is it?

Bootcamp starts: Monday 4 July
Internship starts: Monday 1 August
Graduation: Friday 26 August
Course hours: Mon – Thursday, 10am – 4pm
Applications close 6 May at 5pm

Where is it?

Edinburgh city centre

CodeClan’s Edinburgh campus address:

37 Castle Terrace,
Edinburgh
EH1 2EL

What will I learn?

Four weeks of bootcamp...

Weeks 1 and 2: HTML & CSS, presentations skills
Weeks 3 and 4: JavaScript, NodeJS, Intro to UX, Intro to Angular

By the end of the bootcamp, you’ll be able to carry out Web Development tasks like testing and making changes to websites.

Four weeks of PAID internship

Practice your new skills in a workplace setting
Understand how a technology business works
Gain real-world experience for your CV

Every student is guaranteed an internship paid at the living wage. You’ll have a mentor and will work on live projects.

The curriculum

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Week 1 and 2: HTML & CSS, Presentations Skills, Command Line, GIT and GitHub, and a social event at the end of week 2.
Week 3 and 4: JavaScript, NodeJS, Intro to UX, Intro to Angular, A workshop on work readiness and how to get the most out of your internship.
Week 5 to 8, paid internship, a social event, and a CV and interview skills workshop.
At the end of week 8: graduation, and a social event.

Who is this for?

Aged 16+

You might want to apply if you are…

– starting college, university or apprenticeship in September and looking for a summer internship;
– studying a computing, marketing or business related course at college;
– taking some time to figure out your next steps after school and want to find out if coding is for you.

What are the entry requirements?

An interest in technology, finance, business, computers or marketing

Commitment for eight weeks (bootcamp plus internship)

A problem solving attitude and willingness to learn

Tech is the future

Programming is one of the most in demand skills, not just in Scotland but across the world. If you learn how to code, you can work across any sector in any part of the world. CodeClan Youth Academy will enable you to learn essential programming skills and gain experience in some of Scotland’s most exciting and forward thinking technology businesses.

Apply now

Applications close on 6 May at 5pm