Join La Fosse Academy
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?
Your journey with La Fosse Academy
Admission
Apply without limits, just possibilities
We welcome all applicants, regardless of background or lived experience, and you don’t need any specific qualifications to apply.
Amplify
Develop the tools to start your career
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.
Accelerate
Put your new skills into practice
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.
Alumni
Be part of the Academy community
After finishing your placement, you’ll have access to our extensive alumni network, aimed at fostering connections and growth beyond life as an Associate.
La Fosse Academy in numbers
Why join La Fosse Academy?
Skills for any tech career
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.
Exciting placement opportunities
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.
Access to further learning
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.
Lifelong tech community
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.
Free to attend
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.
What you'll learn
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
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
Deep Dive
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
Explore
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.
Ready to take the first step?
Applications are now open for our 2024 cohorts – get in touch for help or further information.
What could your next role be?
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:
Data Engineering
Architecture
DevOps
Change Management
Testing
Cloud
Information Security
Product
You could be working with:
Diversity at La Fosse
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:
Meet our talented tech professionals
We’re extremely proud of our Associates and feel so lucky to have played a part in their personal career journeys.
“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.”
Puja
Cloud Engineer
“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.”
Leah
Data Business Analyst
NewsUK
“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.”
Shojib
Data Engineer
CQC
How we support you
Your continued development and overall well-being really matter to us. We want to help you bring your best self to work and feel supported through every step of your journey, because that’s how we see our students unlock their truest potential.
- Career coaching
- Lifelong tech community
- Networking events to meet leading tech companies
- Community events
- Mental health support
- Mentoring sessions
- Ongoing learning curriculum
- Finance support for further career certifications
- Winter and summer socials
*Please read our full terms and conditions
Ready to take the first step?
Applications are now open for our 2024 cohorts – get in touch for help or further information.