Kevin Khoury, left, taking part in one of the many hands-on workshops offered by Concordia Bootcamps.
Learning to code is about changing the way you think.
So it isn’t surprising that Concordia Bootcamps are taking the coding world by storm with a hands-on, project-based approach to teaching and learning.
The courses came about as the result of a partnership between CCE and Concordia alum Kevin Khoury’s own coding school, DecodeMTL.
“Why these courses are so popular comes down to a few factors. For one, they’re specifically designed for mid-career professionals, or career changers,” says Kevin, who graduated from the John Molson School of Business and started Decode in 2014 with friend and co-founder Ziad Saab, a senior developer.
“Having a specific audience for our programs allows us to tailor our offerings to their unique needs,” he adds.
“Knowing that most of our students are looking to become professional software developers, we’ve built an offering that encompasses an admissions process. This ensures a high probability of success amongst our students, and a curriculum that emphasizes programming fundamentals and project-based learning, as well as industry-specific career services.”
With both full-time (Immersive) and part-time (Nights and Weekends) Full-Stack Web Development programs to choose from, Concordia Bootcamps’ emphasis on the technical skills needed to master the fundamentals of programming, learn to build complex web applications and work on both solo and team projects makes it ideal for participants who want to be job ready when they graduate.
Alumni have gone on to work for such companies as Breather, Shutterstock, Element AI and Shopify.
The flagship Full-Stack Immersive program is a fast-paced, full-time 12-week course that packs a lot of practical knowledge into a short amount of time while the Full-Stack Nights & Weekends program covers the same material, just over a 30-week period two nights a week and every Saturday — ideal for those who already work full-time.
“Concordia Bootcamps brings together the knowledge, people, and expertise of two organizations that work amazingly well together, and rely on each others’ different areas of expertise to craft the best possible experience for our students,” says Kevin about the partnership between the university and DecodeMTL.
“My co-founder and I got a group of people together and he started teaching us the basics after work. Recognizing that more and more people wanted to take part, we eventually turned our hobby into a business.”
As for the future of coding, and Concordia Bootcamps, Kevin is confident in the success of both.
“We have a feedback loop that consists of employers, alumni and our teaching staff, so we’re constantly getting feedback from all three channels to modify and improve our curriculum,” he says. “Constant improvement based on feedback, and data, is extremely important to the success of our programs.”