Whether you’re just starting out, making a career change, or returning to work, at La Fosse Academy, you’ll develop the skills you need to begin a career in tech.
Through specialist training and industry placements, you'll establish the expertise to unlock an exciting future in a variety of tech roles.
La Fosse Academy is free to attend; we assess you based on ability, not the ability to pay.
Ready to start your career in tech?
Apply & pass competency & technical interviews
Complete prep work
Kickstart your learning with tech fundamentals
Explore skills across tech roles
Develop deeper expertise
Showcase your new
skills
Prepare for your placement
Build your expertise in different disciplines
Expand your expertise with additional disciplines
Through the four stages of the journey we'll expose you to real-world tech environments; as well as teaching you agile working practices.
Embedding agile working and business analysis throughout the entirety of the curriculum you’ll complete your 12-week training with the opportunity to find a placement and progress your career with continued roadmaps, training, and support from LaFosse Academy for a further 2 years.
Apply & pass competency & technical interviews.
Complete prep work.
Kickstart your learning with fundamental tech skills.
Explore skills across different tech roles.
Develop deeper expertise in specific areas.
Showcase your new skills & projects.
Prepare for your placement.
Build your expertise in different disciplines.
Expand your expertise with additional disciplines.
Unlike other coding schools, we don't charge you for the training and support you receive. We want to ensure the course is accessible to people from any background. Tech careers are for everyone. It doesn’t matter if you’ve got previous experience or not; we’re interested purely in your attitude, drive, and eagerness to learn, rather than your educational or financial background.
We value you as an individual and tailor our support services to suit your needs. After being taught by our experienced trainers and supported by a tight-knit network of your peers, you’ll receive ongoing training and mentoring with a bespoke technical and personal roadmap all the way through your placement. You’ll have access to our wellbeing services throughout, and support from our growing community.
Although we cover a range of tech fundamentals, we prefer to focus on techniques over tools. By the end of the course, you'll be proficient in a variety of tech stacks and have the skills you need to thrive. You'll then get to further hone those skills throughout your potential two-year placement.
La Fosse Academy is about so much more than just learning to code. We expose you to real-world tech environments; as well as teaching you agile working practices, we’ll also familiarise you with organisational structures, roadmaps, performance reviews, goal setting and other soft skills to ensure you're ‘office-ready’ for your new role and in a great position to hit the ground running from day one.
We welcome all applicants, regardless of background or lived experience, and you don’t need any specific qualifications to apply.
Our specially curated curriculum teaches you the right approaches to solve the tech challenges of tomorrow. We continually update it to keep your skills aligned with market demand.
Work alongside industry experts and tech specialists in a professional placement, further developing your skills and gaining real-world experience. Our Academy Associates have worked with leading companies such as Coca Cola, Ford, Mastercard, and British Red Cross.
After finishing your placement, you'll have access to our extensive alumni network, aimed at fostering connections and growth beyond life as an Associate.
Apply & pass competency & technical interviews
Complete prep work
Kickstart your learning with tech fundamentals
Explore skills across tech roles
Develop deeper expertise
Showcase your new
skills
Prepare for your placement
Build your expertise in different disciplines
Expand your expertise with additional disciplines
Through the four stages of the journey we'll expose you to real-world tech environments; as well as teaching you agile working practices.
Embedding agile working and business analysis throughout the entirety of the curriculum you’ll complete your 12-week training with the opportunity to find a placement and progress your career with continued roadmaps, training, and support from LaFosse Academy for a further 2 years.
Apply & pass competency & technical interviews.
Complete prep work.
Kickstart your learning with fundamental tech skills.
Explore skills across different tech roles.
Develop deeper expertise in specific areas.
Showcase your new skills & projects.
Prepare for your placement.
Build your expertise in different disciplines.
Expand your expertise with additional disciplines.
Unlike other coding schools, we don't charge you for the training and support you receive. We want to ensure the course is accessible to people from any background. Tech careers are for everyone. It doesn’t matter if you’ve got previous experience or not; we’re interested purely in your attitude, drive, and eagerness to learn, rather than your educational or financial background.
We value you as an individual and tailor our support services to suit your needs. After being taught by our experienced trainers and supported by a tight-knit network of your peers, you’ll receive ongoing training and mentoring with a bespoke technical and personal roadmap all the way through your placement. You’ll have access to our wellbeing services throughout, and support from our growing community.
Although we cover a range of tech fundamentals, we prefer to focus on techniques over tools. By the end of the course, you'll be proficient in a variety of tech stacks and have the skills you need to thrive. You'll then get to further hone those skills throughout your potential two-year placement.
La Fosse Academy is about so much more than just learning to code. We expose you to real-world tech environments; as well as teaching you agile working practices, we’ll also familiarise you with organisational structures, roadmaps, performance reviews, goal setting and other soft skills to ensure you're ‘office-ready’ for your new role and in a great position to hit the ground running from day one.
Our curriculum is constantly updated to ensure training is aligned with market demand. Combining interpersonal and business skills, we prepare you to quickly adapt and excel in a variety of roles.
We connect you with leading organisations offering fantastic placements. You'll work alongside established tech professionals, further developing your skills and learning from industry experts.
Throughout your time with La Fosse Academy, you'll have access to further learning, monthly 1-1s, career coaching, a bespoke personal roadmap, and ongoing guidance and advice.
Our supportive community helps you to build connections with other new tech professionals. Attend events, connect with mentors, and keep in touch with the community to further boost your network.
We work hard to make La Fosse Academy accessible to all applicants, so we don't charge our Associates. We're interested in your attitude, not your education, qualifications, or financial circumstances.
We focus on techniques, not just tools, to ensure you’re ready for whatever the world of tech might throw at you during your career. Here are just a few of the key programs, methodologies, and skills we’ll cover throughout the course:
Discover covers the first five weeks of the course, in which you'll learn the fundamentals of managing and developing a project or application from inception to completion.
- Agile methodology
- Principles of design and user journeys
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- Version control and team-working
- Testing
- Risk assessment
- Stakeholder management
- SQL
- RESTful API design
A deep dive is a focused fortnight in which you immerse yourself in one particular area of technology, allowing you to specialise in a particular discipline.
Business Analysis & Project Management
- Business Analysis Life Cycle
- Business Analysis - Core Techniques
- Project Management - from inception to completion
Cloud & DevOps
- Containerisation and scalable applications
-Infrastructure As Code
- Pipelines
- Configuration As Code
- Cloud Platforms
Software Engineering
- React
- Component Driven Development
- Hooks, Props, & State
- Multi-platform development
Data & Data Visualisation
- Advanced Excel
- Python
- Data Analysis
- Visualisation & Storytelling
Our Explore phase is your chance to show off what you've learnt on the course. You'll be working in mixed teams made up of trainees with different skill-sets tasked with the creation of a Final Project that showcases you and your ability to work in a multi-discipline team.
Having learnt core principles and techniques, we'll help you to focus your specific skillset and develop specialist knowledge for a career in one of the following areas:
Diversity is at the heart of La Fosse Academy. We work hard to make our training accessible to all, regardless of background and lived experience. Of the 600+ professionals we’ve helped to start a career in tech:
We’re extremely proud of our Associates and feel so lucky to have played a part in their personal career journeys.
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"The whole team was extremely supportive and prepared me for the work environment; they helped me bridge my knowledge gap and learn the latest tools used in industry. [La Fosse Academy] helps set you up for a career you always dreamed of."
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"La Fosse Academy pushed me to my limits and I came out ready for the world of tech - a world of constant learning and innovation. I felt supported throughout, but it was really the mental challenge of knowing that I could complete the course for myself."
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"The training and support have been crucial in developing my technical skills and understanding of the industry. I value the experience; as I continue to grow in the tech field, I'm genuinely grateful for the knowledge I've gained."
