CareerFoundry

I really like how the whole learning platform is set up. I think you get a great insight into the job and process of a real project and the flexibility of the schedule is great. I would recommend CareerFoundry to everybody who is looking for a career change. However, I think that some of the tutors are not as skilled as I would expect them to be and their schedule might be too tight to get feedback in a reasonable amount of time. I think within 24 hours seems to be okay on paper, but if you are struggling with a specific task and you cannot proceed for the next 24 hours this can be challenging and really put you off schedule. But the mentors and student advisors are great and the overall experience as well. Read less

Coming from cultural projects management, UX design seems like a drastic change (and surely is one). It was very important for me to find the right bootcamp, a training that would give me time to ingest all this new knowledge and push me to stay on track and motivated. After comparing a variety of online courses, I opted for CareerFoundry. Why this choice? Well, first of all it had great reviews from former students on sites such as Course Report. And second of all, everyone I had the chance to get in touch with was absolutely lovely. You can see right up that these people really care about you, your path and your projects. The Program Advisor I talked to prior to registering took the time to answer all my questions, and then sent me the documentation and further information by email. I had trouble with my bank regarding the payment of the fees (something to do with the bank transfer), and CareerFoundry stood by me while I was tackling it, offering multiple solutions to help me. So from the beginning, I knew I was going to be well looked after.
And guess what, this only got better when I actually started the training! The course material is very accessible, even to someone who doesn't have a previous training in IT. The fact that it's a hands-on training is invaluable, because you can see your project grow as you grow along as a UX designer. You are paired with a tutor and a mentor, both very accessible, who are here to guide, inform, help and congratulate you. The student advisor team checks in regularly to see how you're doing. You get a dedicated Career Specialist to help you get job-ready by the time you're done with the course. And the icing on the cake is really all the online events CareerFoundry offers to its students: webinars about UX writing, networking, portfolio creation, and so on and so on. Not to forget the great community of students, readily available on dedicated Slack channels!
To sum it up, choosing this course was probably one of the best choices of my life. The people are lovely, the course is accessible, I get the feeling that I'm definitely growing and learning. Even though I can't wait to begin my new career as a UX designer, I think I'll shed a tear when this training is over...! Read less

I am undertaking for around 6 months now the course offered from Career Foundry on Ux Design. The process of learning is very well structured, with high quality material to read through and practice upon. The unique and exciting part is that u get to practice through the development of your own projects throughout the course. A bit plus for me is the fact that u get also to interact with ur designated mentor and tutors. Both have been extremely helpful to me, very nice professionals and make the best i can just from learning by their experiences.   Read less

As a trained dancer with no experience in Tech or Design, I did the leap and signed up for the UX course at CareerFoundry. I am astonished a how much I have learned in what little time. I was picked up where I was standing by mentors and tutors and the best thing: I can keep the power over my own time, so that I can train, work and study. Read less

 I’m really glad I enrolled in the UX Design program. I came across UX Design two years ago and the more I was reading about it, the more I wanted to know about it. However, design is not only about reading, exploring theory, it’s mostly learning how to apply it. I realized that without having a structured way of learning and mentorship to get feedback, it would be very difficult to advance, especially while working full time.
I really appreciate the mentors and tutors that I had and the prompt, honest and encouraging feedback that I received. CF staff members are also very welcoming and friendly, quickly answering all the questions. UX Design is a broad domain and there will always be something to learn, this course will give you the methods and tools to start and then dive deeper. 
I recommend it especially to career changers as it comes also with a Job Preparation module, which I find very useful. Read less

The UX Design course through Career Foundry is everything I wanted! My tutor and mentor are there for me every step of the way. I have been building my portfolio to be able to land a design job, and with their job in 6 months or tuition back guarantee, I know they will work with me every step of the way to help me move into my career and land that first job. I have been so impressed at how clear and simple they have been able to describe everything, especially since I have no background in design. I would highly recommend this course to someone that like to work at their own pace. With my little kids at home, I have been able to be flexible with my school schedule and respect my family life.  Read less

I've been enrolled in CareerFoundry's UI Design Program since January and it has been so enjoyable to learn from them these past 4 months. The reading material is easy to understand and sets me up to accomplish each task. Additionally, my tutor has been so helpful along the way and always gives prompt feedback on my projects. I definitely recommend CF to anyone looking to make a career change to UI/UX design! Read less

I went in to this course with no knowledge of ux design. Im currently mid way through and its been a great experience learning wise and preparing fir future work wise.  If anything the toutor & mentorship really make this course worth the tuition!  5 stars!  Read less

I began to learn UX Immersion course with Careerfoundry in August 2020.
I got surprised by the quality of the course first with exercises to put into practice all that I have been learning throughout the process. I'm very happy to have a mentor with whom I can get Visio call very often and who can answer any questions that I have. I'm also very happy to have a tutor who takes care of my homework for each exercise. Now I'm at the last 2 achievements of the course, I'm pretty confident to say that I've learned useful knowledge and gained experiences in UX design. I have a job preparation course in parallel after I finished half of the UX Immersion course and I'll have another 2 specialization courses after this course. I've been surrounded by a caring team and very professional people. I'm very satisfied. Thanks to the Careerfoundry team. Read less

I’ve passed the first half course to of CUX. Each learning is valuable and assignments are supported by friendly and helpful teachers. It held me to keep my motivation high and I can see myself growing. The way I think and see any software/application has changed. I also improved to explain my design decisions and teachers always give me valuable feedbacks.

Moreover, when I need a general support, staffs are responsive and helpful. Thanks to CF’s simple and helpful journey, I can be laid back and concentrate my goal to be UX designer :) Read less

I am currently studying at Careerfoundry and it's one of the best decisions I've made in my life. 

The team at CareerFoundry is always helpful and you'll get lots of support and guidance. 

One thing I want to say about the UI course is that it needs a lot of effort from your side. Be prepared to work a lot, this is part of the whole learning process.

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I took this course in Feb and really enjoyed it. Coming from a complete novice, not very technical background I really liked how efficient the course was, enabling you to start creating real websites and features from the very start. Instead of spending ages going through a slow introduction and the theoretics of everything,

Career Foundry's short course leads to you creating a tangible product to show off after a few days. If you want to go back and learn more about the pieces behind each step instead of just following the instructor, the step-by-step text under the video really helped with my understanding.

I liked that the instructor was natural with their typing and didn't go too fast, teaching us good habits about going back to check your code to fix it when things aren't displaying properly. I also liked that instead of just the bare minimum, they teach you features like Mobile Responsive in CSS, something that it's not obvious to include but really important if you want to work as a web developer with a client.

I'm going to go back over the course in a while to refresh my memory again, then decide which area I want to focus on first. Read less

UI ProgramThe UI Immersion is 5 months at 30 hrs/week or up to 9 months at 15 hrs/week.

• I utilized all of the 9 months, and CF kindly added an extra month at no cost due to the pandemic. The additional time helped me complete my design portfolio!
• At the bottom of every task are student examples that are helpful references.
• Note: the courses require hard work and commitment. Ultimately, it is the student who needs to make it all happen, but with the help from the tutor & mentors.

  UI Immersion Support
Each student is paired up with both a tutor, who reviews the tasks, and a mentor that reviews the final task at the end of each achievement.

• I noticed some students received better support from their tutors and/or mentors than others. I wish I pushed harder (past the resistance)  to change my tutor, which was the only negative experience. Luckily the second mentor I changed to was a better match to my needs when it came to providing detailed feedback.

Career prep
Halfway through the program, students can opt in for the job preparation course. Similar to the immersion, a career specialist is assigned to provide guidance and support.

• Every Wednesday, students can also attend the Office Hours to get even more answers to burning questions and even get feedback on their resume, portfolio, and Linkedin profile!
• My career specialist was filled with positive energy and attitude. She helped pull out my confidence and sincerely believed in me.
• This portion of the course was extremely helpful and truly valuable!

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I finished the data immersion course with CF. It was a very straightforward, chug and plug kind of Bootcamp. From 1-10 difficulty i would grade this an 8 as there are some challenging statistic concepts and much coding. The hardest part about it was not getting enough support from tutoring in a timely manner. You have one tutor for the entirety of your course, the challenge is to get your schedules to match up so that the courses can be graded on a timely manner. Reaching the tutor proved quite a challenge specially during holidays. Read less

Overall, I have had a positive experience with Career Foundry. I am currently in their Data Analyst program. I’ve been learning lots of new skills and my tutor/mentor have been very helpful and encouraging. The lessons are interesting and the tasks have been challenging. In this course, you work with real data from several different industries and the programs covered are Excel, SQL, Tableau, and Python. My only criticisms are that there have been some minor mistakes in the lessons and sometimes it takes longer than I would like to get in touch with my teachers. That said, CareerFoundry has always been accommodating with extra time to finish my course when there were technical problems out of my control. I haven’t begun my job search yet, so I can’t speak to that part of the program. That said, I’ve looked over the curriculum for the Job Preparation part of the course and it is very thorough! Read less