CareerFoundry

I am taking UI online class and it is interesting and exciting to me. I get lots of help and advice from my tutor, my mentor, student advisors and the whole students‘ community.

Before attending Careerist I wasn't quite sure how to take my IT career to another level. During those 11 weeks of the immersive program, I received the tools and fast-paced skills to be a great QA Automation Engineer. I can confidently say that I am no longer just a tester. I can now master Automation, l use the popular language Python and I am an in-demand QA Engineer.

Great structured course with strong Learning resources and amazing support! It's also the most flexible course i ever made...

CareerFoundry helped me to deepen my knowledge about UX and finally start my own projects and my portfolio. For me, it was fine to do the course part-time, but I probably would recommend doing it full-time. I think that will help you to have the whole learning experience because I didn't have that much time doing bonus tasks or browsing through the resources of the chapters.

I began my UX design course at CareerFoundry four months ago. I'm quite pleased with my decision. The course is well-structured, and the projects and activities are highly practical. The tutors and mentors are quite competent, and I feel extremely well supported. As you build your portfolio throughout the course, you will be ready to apply for jobs at the end. I haven't started the job preparation course yet, so I can't provide an evaluation of that part. 

I really enjoyed the first part of the course, and my tutor and mentor really care about me; they give really great feedback and we have rapport. I think that I will eventually learn all the programs I need to get a job, and the staff at CareerFoundry make sure that I know what is expected of me in order to get a job by the end of the course. I am very grateful and would recommend this course to anybody interested in UX.

The course is well designed for the learner who need to work and learn side by side, while it still has a process to constrain  learning pace to encourage finishing the course on time. The curriculum is practical and elaborate. Tutor and mentor are helpful!

I am happy with my choice in choosing CareerFoundry because I feel very supported by my mentor, tutor, and career specialist. I really wanted a school that provided assistance and guidance in my career search after completing the course. I love the project-based format and feel like I have learned so much already being halfway through the course.

I started my course back in October and already I feel so much more confident in the process of designing. The preparation and long term goal focus is encouraging and the feedback is so helpful! I can’t wait to start my new career 

I am so glad to be in the CF UX program. My mentor and tutor are wonderful and I am confident they are helping me to learn what I need to. I am constantly challenged to do better and take every opportunity to learn what I can. I think this human touch is what sets CF apart from other programs. 

Intro to UX is a fantastic investment. It provides structure to a broad, evolving career field and makes it easy to gain valuable skills. The course provides a series of lessons and corresponding tasks that help students gain hands-on experience researching and designing an app. While there are some leaps between lessons, the course provides ample resources to help you fill in all the blanks and create something to be proud of. Additionally, their network of tutors and mentors provides invaluable advice every step of the way. I now feel confident in my understanding of how researchers and designers work and I have vital experience to begin my career transition into UX design. 

I am currently a student at Career Foundry in the UX Design Program. The program is well structured providing you with a lot of content and external resources to expand on the topic you are on. It is project based and is designed to take you through the various phases of UCD where each exercise will build upon the previous one to the completion of a final project. Reviews are quite prompted and the tutor and mentor are very available in my experience. (This may vary depending on who is assigned to you). I haven't had any problem learning remotely through their platform, I actually prefer this option over relocating to a new town and live in a Uni Campus (more expensive). Overall, I am happy with it and I do recommend it to others. Hope this helps.  

The coursework has been informational and enjoyable, I feel like I'm learning a lot about what it's going to entail being a UX designer. My tutor helps me by making sure my assignments are perfect before approving them. I am looking forward to working with the career specialists to hone in my interview and portfolio skills later on in the course.

I've been doing the UX Design programme with CareerFoundry for six months and it's been great so far. I'd say their main strength lies on the human factor, as you are assigned a personal tutor, a personal mentor and a personal career mentor that help you develop your skills as you go along with the course content. Additionally, the Student Advisors are always available to help with any questions and are very active promoting additional resources, such as the school's Slack channel, onboarding webinars and so. The course is structured to allow students to keep their own learning pace, so I'd say it would be a good fit for those who need some flexibility on their studies. Overall, I can see I've been learning a lot in these past few months and look forward to the next achievements.

Overall, Career Foundry has been quite an amazing boot camp. It’s project based so you are constantly practicing what you learn from the reading prompts, which helps everything stick in your mind. Additionally, there are no tests or scores- you just keep refining and submitting an assignment until your tutor approves it. Having a mentor who has direct industry experience is probably the most valuable part of Career Foundry. They are able to fill in the learning gaps and teach you how to apply your projects to real world situations. The only reason this course got 4/5 stars is because there isn’t much opportunity for real-world projects. If you want to do something for an actual company, then you have to make those opportunities and connections on your own. 

It's a great course. I'm learning a lot - although I would be happy if my tutor and the course materials always said the same thing. The course sometimes doesn't give me the information I need or want. Sometimes information is left out. The way I see it is this: if I have to look at other students' work in order to complete a task, then there's a problem. Looking at other students' work should be optional and it shouldn't have to substitute course material that is not clear or easy to understand.

The other problem I've been having so far has been in trying to keep up with deadlines. The course always seems to be ahead of me no matter how hard I try. I wish there was more time to get projects done.

I'm happy about the content and what I'm learning though. I don't think I ever would have found the information I'm getting at CareerFoundry if I would have tried to find it by myself. But I think the best thing about it so far has been my tutor. It's great to have somebody who can work with me throughout the whole process and give feedback on my work. 

I would recommend taking CareerFoundry courses instead of going to college. I've learned more at CareerFoundry in just a few months than in the 3-4 years I went to college for graphic design. Maybe it was just the college I went to - who knows. But that's my advice to anyone who is considering bootcamp or college. 

I started with CF when I decided to switch careers from Music into Tech. I had ZERO prior experience, and so far, CF is a great break into learning programming and the necessary skills to land a job at the end of the course. I was beyond grateful for the help of the student advisors (working with financial aid), course planning, and mentor support. Additionally, the peer Slack community is a fantastic support system for a newbie like me. 

Clear and easy to understand course also for people without any previous experience. 

CareerFoundry offers an outstanding program in UX Design. I come from a very different background, accustomed to a different way of thinking and working, but the thorough, well-structured and practical curriculum is clear and easy-to follow, making me feel confident every step along the way as I acquire new knowledge and skills as a UX designer.  

CareerFoundry has devised an exemplary support system to ensure student success. Every student has a dedicated tutor to give assistance, guidance and feedback on coursework, as well as an experienced mentor to provide feedback, insight and context into both coursework and real-life applications of UX. I have been fortunate to have two excellent tutors and two outstanding mentors. (Changes in circumstances led to changes in my tutor and mentor assignments. Although I was reticent to change at first, I soon discovered that CareerFoundry has a large pool of talented and experienced professionals who are dedicated to supporting students along their learning and career path.) I always look forward to video feedback from my tutor and live exchanges with my mentor; they never fail to provide practical feedback, clear and concise explanations, constructive criticism and sincere encouragement.

Remote, self-paced learning can bring challenges with it, but CareerFoundry has built a system that optimizes learning and minimizes the sense of distance. With remote work being more and more common since the pandemic hit, it is an added skill to be able to organize one's time independently as well as to communicate and collaborate from a distance. A very user-friendly digital framework offers a dashboard and various communication tools for students to connect with staff, tutors, mentors and one another. The network of students and faculty is international, with participants from all across the globe, which makes for exciting opportunities to make new connections and gain new cultural insights, in addition to the already rich education on offer.

I especially value the freedom of the self-paced curriculum. On some days I may feel organized and motivated and on others I struggle with time management. Either way, helpful guidelines in the course dashboard keep me on track. A responsive team is always available to answer questions. It was crucial for me in selecting a course that I be able to fit it into my life, instead of the other way around. The CareerFoundry UX Design Program more than fits the bill.

This course it is great!! Love it