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Tech Education
Cloud Engineering Course for Beginners in 2023
To become a Cloud Engineer, you need a strong understanding of software development, IT operations, and the tools and techniques used. The Northcoders Cloud Engineer Course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of principles and practices, as well as hands-on experience with the tools and technologies used in the field.
Steven Oakes
Director of Marketing
General
The Top 5 Non-Tech Careers Perfect for Switching to Cloud Engineering
Cloud Engineering is not just for developers and IT professionals. If you're a non-technical professional with a passion for process improvement and a desire to learn new skills, a career in Cloud Engineering may be the perfect fit for you. In this blog post, we will explore five non-technical job roles that can launch your career...
Bootcamp Life
What I have learnt in the first 9 weeks of the Data Engineering bootcamp
The teaching team is extremely engaging and knowledgeable in Python, Data Engineering and AWS. The skills gained with AWS are transferable to other platforms; it is unlikely that you are not going to use it in your professional career at some point.
Vasi
Data Engineering Student
How to find the right bootcamp for you, looking beyond the course content
You're dead-set on completing a coding Bootcamp to finesse your tech skills and land your first high-earning tech job. You’ve spent time mentally preparing yourself for the switch in gear, researching the needs of businesses you’d ultimately like to apply for; perhaps you even pride yourself in already knowing your carets from your carrots? For all intents and purposes, you have caught the tech bug.
Clare Townley
Junior Content Creator
Opinion
Beyond The Code X Verity | Northcoders Mentor and Software Developer
Welcome to ‘Beyond The Code’ a monthly Northcoders interview series, where we ask the big questions surrounding the lives of those who work in contemporary tech.
Beyond the Code with Jonny | Northcoders Head of Engineering
In last month’s blog, ‘Is Tech Only For Logical Thinkers?’, we explored what skills make a good coder, and determined that there is much more to the tech profession than just being logical.Â
Dealing with Imposter Syndrome in Tech
Around 70% of tech workers feel as if they are imposters who only got to where they are due to blind luck, or by appearing to peers as being more intelligent than they feel they actually are.
Betty Burrell
Marketing Manager
Key Steps to Successful Networking for a Career in Tech
Networking is the process of forming connections with potential future co-workers & employers, and making new relationships with other people across the space, and a big part of what we do here at Northcoders is help people get the careers in tech they're looking for using the various networks we provide for our students. This blog aims to highlight the ways you can start networking effectively.
Elliot Fernihough
Junior content producer
Is tech only for logical thinkers?
Brains are marvellous things. The brain is the physical manifestation of our consciousness, hosting 86 billion neurons that constantly fire to make connections with synapses, ultimately giving way to our body’s speech, thought, and movement, among other abilities.