So you’re keen to add a new skill to your existing set, or even change careers to join the tech world. You’ve been checking out online coding bootcamps, and thinking you could become a programmer, possibly a software engineer, …
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The spread of COVID-19 shows the power and importance of tech
As COVID-19 passes the 1,000,000 cases mark, the effects of the virus have been horrific and inescapable. Travel has been banned. Entire economies have been put on pause. Whole countries have gone into lockdown. In America alone, the number …
Read MoreWhy COVID-19 takes me back to the early days of HyperionDev – a note from CEO, Riaz Moola
The effects of COVID-19 have left the world reeling. Businesses have closed doors and people have retreated to their homes, as everyone comes together in an effort to flatten the curve and beat back the virus. Cut off from physical …
Read MoreStudent Success Story: Michael – from IT Technician to Web Developer
Thirty-two-year-old Michael Boonekamp worked as an IT Technician, repairing and maintaining computer systems. He liked the work that he did: it was technical, and required him to discover, investigate, and solve problems. However, Michael wanted a career where the demand …
Read MoreStudent Success Story: Simone – from Fabric Specialist to Software Engineer
Having spent years studying to work in the Textiles industry, 25-year-old Simone Groenewald had finally started working professionally with fabrics. The work was intensive, and everything she had studied so hard towards, but Simone soon found that the environment was …
Read MoreStudent Success Story: Leandri – from Risk & Fraud Analyst to Junior Software Engineer
Since 2012, when we first started our work to close the global tech skills gap, we’ve had hundreds of students come to us because they wanted to make drastic career changes. Some wanted to learn web development or software engineering …
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