The Coders Guild Blog

From hospitality to finance to maternity leave to tech; 31 year old Rachael Lawlor is just one of the hundreds of learners who have completed our government funded digital skills courses in partnership with West Yorkshire Combined Authority.

Whether your business is looking for a software developer, software tester or UX designer, our digital skills Bootcamp graduates are ready to roll up their sleeves and bring industry-leading tech know-how to your team.

We are delighted to share the news that we are offering an exciting Bootcamp 100% FREE for ANYONE in West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire looking to start or progress their career in tech.

This International Women's Day we're breaking the bias women face in the tech industry. We chat to our Community Engagement Manager, Charmaine Connors about equality and diversity in the workplace.

As career choices are thrown into the spotlight this week, it’s only right that we highlight the tech industry as the place to be if you’re just starting out in your career, or you’re considering a career change.

To celebrate LGBTQ+ Month, we spoke to: friend of The Coders Guild Quinn Daley, and the LGBTQ+ community about how to make the tech industry more inclusive.

We’re celebrating this year’s National Apprenticeship Week (7-13 Feb) by sharing stories from our fantastic apprentices and businesses #BuildTheFuture

Our CEO, Crispin Read, comments on today's announcement of the Levelling Up white paper.

With the Government's Levelling Up White Paper due to be published shortly, our CEO, Crispin Read is calling on Yorkshire businesses—big and small—to play their part in being a force for good.

Do you currently work in tech? Are you a Developer, Tester, Project Manager? Do you work in DevOps, Security or Data? Would you like to be involved in training the next gen of tech talent? Do you want to be a force for good to improve the quality of the skills in the tech industry? Then start your side hustle as a trainer and coach for The Coders Guild.

Fully funded digital skills courses for businesses and employees in Greater Manchester.

Leading healthcare software provider, Dedalus UK are seeking 12 apprentices to help contribute to the development of healthcare software products for clients across the UK.

We’ve rounded up the best free resources to help you kick-start your coding career:

We’re super excited to announce that The Coders Guild is hosting three super events at this year’s Leeds Digital Festival. The Festival brings the tech world’s best and brightest together to showcase our dynamic digital sector.

We caught up with Ellie to see how she’s been putting her UX skills to use and how she feels the industry could move forward in the future.

Exciting new course 100% FREE for ANYONE in West Yorkshire looking to start or progress their career in tech. The course is designed to bolster your skill set and supercharge your career prospects adding instant value to your team.

Thanks to the success of our industry led Software Testing bootcamp courses, we are thrilled to announce that we are launching a new Software Testing Apprenticeship. We are looking for forward thinking employers to join us in developing the emerging talent our sector needs.

The importance of good recruitment, finding people with a willingness to learn and an aptitude to grow into roles, was something we’d underestimated.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on everyone, with lots of people losing their jobs and facing unemployment uncertainty. In particular, these challenges are affecting the same groups who continue to be marginalised in the tech industry. Breaking down those roadblocks is a huge part of what we do at The Coders Guild.

Due to popular demand, we are delighted to share the news that we are offering an extension of our free Digital Skills bootcamp courses!

Discover how digital skills training with The Coders Guild helped Ben Palmer progress from furlough in lockdown to an exciting software testing apprenticeship at Ascensor in just a few months.

The Coders Guild team is incredibly proud to congratulate all the participants for successfully graduating from our Digital Skills Bootcamps this week!

In this article, we’ll uncover some of the lesser known business benefits that can be achieved by hiring an apprentice developer for SMEs.

Take advantage of a unique opportunity to close the gap in your team’s digital skill-set, promote diversity and equality within the workplace, and drive growth and success for the local tech industry.

We asked Ady Stokes a few questions about his experiences working in the software testing community, and how he draws on that to inform his approach to teaching.

We caught up with Helena Hill to ask her a few questions about her experiences working in UX and how she draws on that to inform her approach to teaching.

In this article, we share our five top tips to help you successfully pursue an exciting new career in tech in 2021.

The Coders Guild is offering free digital skills bootcamps for people in the Liverpool City Region, launching at the end of January, in partnership with the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.

The Coders Guild is inviting businesses in West Yorkshire to collaborate with us in delivering digital skills training to people in the local area, to create a brighter future for the tech industry in 2021 and beyond.

Our web and app development bootcamp is a one-of-a-kind chance to learn new digital skills, create job opportunities, and boost your employability, putting you on the path to a more rewarding career.

Our user experience (UX) bootcamp is a one-of-a-kind chance to learn new digital skills, create job opportunities, and boost your employability, putting you on the path to a more rewarding career.

Our software testing bootcamp is a one-of-a-kind chance to learn new digital skills, create job opportunities, and boost your employability, putting you on the path to a more rewarding career.

We’re delighted to announce the launch of three exciting new training courses, exclusively open to people in West Yorkshire.

We explain how hiring a developer apprentice is a proven way of driving workforce growth and optimisation for SMEs in the UK.

Back in 2012 I got together with a bunch of developers to solve a problem - or, as it turned out - a few problems. We were about to create the first industry led digital apprenticeship and we had organised a hack day to thrash out some ideas.

A heads up to invite you to the event we are hosting as part of Leeds digital Festival. A celebration of neurodiversity in tech.

There has never been a better time to take on an apprentice. Last month, further financial incentives were announced by the UK Government for businesses recruiting new Apprentices.

One of the first questions you likely had when considering an Apprenticeship programme was ‘How much time will the apprenticeship take up?"...and this is a really valid question!

Yorkshire has been chosen as the base for an exciting project to make tech education more accessible, create career opportunities for people from under-represented groups, and close the digital skills gap for local businesses.