Our full-time, project-based coding course is fast-paced and stimulating – just like your new career in the demanding tech industry will be.
We’re the first digital skills academy in the UK to become a Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) approved centre, which means we are the only UK academy to be able to offer a Professional Development Award in Software Development, recognised and endorsed by employers across Scotland. With a high ratio of instructors to students, our teaching approach supplements and complements more traditional routes.
Pre-course
After a meet-up to get to know your instructors and fellow students, you'll work through structured assignments and online courses and begin to pick up key terminology and gain confidence in navigating your development environment. You'll complete this part of the course from home over 3 weeks.
Programming Fundamentals Module
This first module of our course focuses on giving you a solid foundation in understanding key programming principles and concepts, building and strengthening your software development skills using standard tools.
Statically Typed Programming Module (Java)
This module of our course changes your language to Java, and gets you understanding the key differences between statically and dynamically typed languages and their impact in development work. You will build new skills in developing your own applications which obey the SOLID principles.
JavaScript Module
This module introduces web programming using JavaScript, one of the key technologies used to develop websites. You will learn the key fundamentals of the JS programming language to learn how to develop full-stack JS applications and learn to use the web framework React.
Career Focused Activities
Throughout your time at CodeClan you will be given guidance and support to enhance your ability to transition into the tech industry. Everything from advice about improving your LinkedIn profile and CV to making a professional Git repo that showcases your new portfolio of work.

Fast-track your career in digital by training as a Web Developer through our 12-week immersive course in Inverness. You’ll learn some of the most widely used technologies and methodologies used by employers across the north of Scotland.
Pre-course
No-one gets dropped into the deep end… well not quite! This part of the course is designed to help you get comfortable with the terminology, concepts and development environment you’ll be using throughout your training. The pre-course is self-guided and completed at your own pace during the two weeks before you kick off on campus.
Programming principles
Time to get stuck in! Taught through the Ruby programming language, this first module is all about getting you familiar with some of the main principles, approaches and methodologies used by web programmers today. These include test-driven development (TDD), object-oriented programming (OOP) and databases (SQL).
JavaScript:
Welcome to the programming language of the internet. JavaScript powers many of the sites and services you interact with every day and is one of the key technologies used to develop websites and web applications. This course uses JavaScript as a full-stack language, so you’ll explore its front-end and back-end use. You’ll start by learning pure, ‘vanilla’ JavaScript before tapping into the power of a web framework.
Projects:
See your code come to life! At CodeClan you’ll learn by making things and building a portfolio of web applications. You’ll put your technical skills into practice using the languages, tools and methodologies learnt throughout the course. Your portfolio will also become a vital tool in your job search, showcasing your skills.


Pre-course work
This part of the course is designed to help you get comfortable the tools you’ll be using throughout your training. We’ll also use this time to give you a refresher on some of the maths you might not have looked at since you left school. The pre-course is self-guided and completed at your own pace during the two weeks before you kick off on campus.
R Programming
We will use the R language as a tool to carry out all the data analysis tasks and techniques. We’ll start by focusing on the language basics, but before long you’ll be developing your own interactive web applications, machine learning models and complete data analysis projects. As R is an open source language, you’ll be able to use it alongside Python and SQL at no additional cost when you get into the office.
Data analysis
You’ll learn everything you need to take a raw dataset, clean it up, manipulate it, visualise it and use it to create predictive models. Along the way, you’ll also learn the best ways to clean data, the right graph to choose and brush up your statistics to ensure you make solid recommendations from your data.
Business applications
Data impacts every corner of a business, so we’ll make sure you understand how to manage data well within an organisation, alongside the ethical and privacy implications of doing that. You’ll get to work on real-world problems and datasets provided by our partners, so that you can start to make a difference before you’ve even graduated.
Skill outcomes
•	Develop the knowledge, skills and best practices to become a professional Data Analyst
•	Consolidate, present and model data in multiple ways
•	Key skills to lead data driven decision making within your organisation
•	Forecasting, competitor analysis and probability
•	Story-tell through the visualisation of data
•	Understand the right tools to use to fir the audience and purpose
•	Apply your knowledge of data to multiple business sectors including health, arts, environment and tourism
•	Communication and presentation skills
