Skills Bootcamp in Cloud Computing (AWS) & Data Engineering
Skills Bootcamps – part of the Government’s Lifetime Skills Guarantee and Plan for Jobs – are flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, giving people the opportunity to build up sector-specific skills and fast-track to an interview with a local employer.
This training has been made possible and is free to individuals thanks to Greater Manchester Combined Authority securing funding for Skills Bootcamps, forming part of the Government’s Lifetime Skills Guarantee and funded through the Department of Education’s National Skills Fund.
Our Skills Bootcamps are free for anyone aged 19+ living in the North West of England who is:
- Employed either full-time or part-time
- Unemployed
- Self-employed
- A serving prisoner due to be released within 6 months of completion of a Skills Bootcamp and those on temporary release
Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis to eligible applicants.
Typical job roles include:
- Junior Cloud Engineer
- Junior Cloud Infrastructure Technician
- Junior Cloud Analyst
- Junior AWS Engineer
- Junior Azure Engineer
- Cloud Support Technician
- Cloud Support Analyst
Multiple start dates available throughout 2023/24, please register your interest using the button above for more information.
This Skills Bootcamp teaches the skills to get you started in a career in cloud computing.
Week One - Introduction to Cloud and Python Basics
Week Two - Introduction to Software Defined Networking and Python Basics
Week Three - Data Equipment & Deployment Devices and Python Intermediate
Week Four - Service Models Private vs Hosted and Python Intermediate
Week Five - Redundancy & High Availability and Data Analytics
Week Six - Security & Endpoint Protection and Data Analytics
Week Seven and Eight - AWS Cloud Practitioner and Data Analytics
Week Nine and Ten - AWS Cloud Practitioner and Final Projects
Week Eleven and Twelve - Employability Skills
AWS modules include:
- Introduction to AWS
- Computing in the cloud
- Global infrastructure and reliability
- Networking
- Storage & databases
- Monitoring and analytics
- Pricing and support
- Migration and innovation
Data modules include:
- Datasets and common sources of data
- How to access and extract data
- How to collate and format data in line with industry standards
- Analysis management and presentation tools
- Communication methods, formats and techniques
- Basic statistical methods and data modelling
- Algorithms for common problem solving
- Ways of validating data, legal and regulatory requirements
- Data in the digital world
Soft skills employability skills are embedded throughout the duration of the Skills Bootcamp alongside technical content.
Commercial environment focus:
- Working in an agile environment
- Mastering Kanban, timesheets and Trello
- Lifecycle of a technical and cloud-based project
- Development and technical responsibilities to project managers and client-services
- How to work with project managers/tests
- How to approach problem solving in tech
Employability, Communications and Soft Skills:
- Working in a team and understanding where Junior Cloud Developers fit in typical structure
- Understanding the traits of a valuable team member
- Presentation skills; internal and external lightning talks
- Taking part in daily stand ups with the cohort
- High degree of self-awareness and empathy
- Taking and giving constructive feedback
Attendance is required:
- Monday to Friday 9.30am - 4.30pm
There are no formal entry requirements for this course however, you must be eligible for funding to apply, please see the section below - Fully Funded Entry Criteria.
Our Skills Bootcamps are free for anyone aged 19+ who is:
- Employed either full-time or part-time
- Unemployed
- Self-employed
- A serving prisoner due to be released within 6 months of completion of a Skills Bootcamp and those on temporary release
- Must live in the Northwest, Yorkshire or Humber region
