Northcoders in Leeds launches new remote web development course

Northcoders, which is based in Leeds and Manchester, has created ‘Web Development: Remote’ in response to the coronavirus crisis with millions currently furloughed, and unemployment expected to rise over the coming months.

The course is designed for those who are looking to change career, upskill or retrain.

Chris Hill, CEO of Northcoders, said: “These are unprecedented times, so we’ve adapted to help provide access to the very best coding tuition that there is.

“Our aim is to turn these difficult times into an opportunity for people to upskill or retrain.”

The course will cover how to build complex websites, including the fundamentals and best practices of using HTML, CSS and JavaScript, the languages of the web.

Participants will learn skills designed to help them become an employable web developer in a course delivered by the same experts who teach on Northcoders’ coding bootcamp.

Northcoders, which was established in 2015, says it will provide one-to-one tuition, tutor support through video, voice and screenshare, and provide access to a community of more than 500 other developers.

Mr Hill said: “We’ve worked hard to create a cutting edge curriculum that will deliver the skills to anyone who is interested in learning an in-demand new skill that can also help them kick-start a career switch or progress their existing career path when the crisis passes.”

The organisation, which launched a base in Leeds last year, also offers scholarship schemes and a deferred payment programme aimed at women and gender minorities, as well as those who identify as BAME or LGBTQ+, have a disability or have had limited access to education, to help address a lack of diversity in the tech sector.

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