Le Wagon

This is a great Bootcamp to learn Web Development fundamentals.
They teach you a lot of stuff, so it's pretty intensive and there are some hard things to internalize.
It's totally worth it, especially if you're aiming at starting in the profession.
Any previous knowledge about IT stuff will help you a lot. Read less

I’m an engineer who just finished a doctoral project in transport sustainability and renewable energy. I cofounded a social/environmental startup called Volunteer Vacations, that helps and prepares people to volunteer around the world. 

Being an entrepreneur made me realize that I didn’t want to depend on a developer any longer, but I’d wish to be one! 

Doing LeWagon web dev bootcamp helped me to accomplish my mission very effectively. The teachers are exceptional and the staff is always available. The Le Wagon teaching method is really good and I would strongly recommend it to every person who thinks get into tech world.

They made me love coding so much that now I intend to grow my freelancers projects.

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I joined the Wagon in summer 2020 after graduating from business school to upgrade my technical skills and learn about web development.  I think it was one of the best experience of my life but also one of the most challenging: 9 weeks to become a web developer is quite a challenge!  What I liked the most about the Wagon was the highly structured and efficient pedagogy: learning new concepts every day until I could develop Airbnb and my own project. Read less

Before Le Wagon, I was preparing the agregation in philosophy, but during the year, I realized that teaching in national education did not suit me. I needed a change, something more dynamic! I’ve always wanted to learn to code, so I decided to take the plunge!
As it didn’t require any prior skills and I had heard a lot of good things about it, the training offered by Le Wagon seemed to be the best according to my profile.
In October 2020, I joined Batch501! I met great people, the atmosphere was very friendly and the teachers were very educational and competent. We learned a lot of things very quickly and we are a little better every day than the day before. The buddy system allows students of different levels to help each other, so you never feel alone when you struggle! I had an incredible experience during these two months! Read less

After more than ten years in the movie business, I wanted to reconvert myself in the web. A friend of mine had just left a batch and was transformed, and I wanted to be transformed too. I have discovered a new passion, something new and new people who accompany me. More than a bootcamp, it is a benevolent environment where there is a lot of help. It is not easy every day but each small victory is a huge one, and I loved that feeling. Every day you feel stronger, every day you have the impression of evolving. Being at Le Wagon had been a perfect springboard to a new life, and I will continue to recommend it ! Read less

I noticed that there was a very friendly atmosphere between the students, the staff and the teachers at Le Wagon Istanbul. I never felt alienated, so Le Wagon was a very positive experience for me and I am happy with how it met my expectations. I really miss coding at the Bootcamp from 9 am to 6pm. The thing I miss the most is the discipline we had, and the teachers were very helpful to sustain that discipline. The campus atmosphere was very nice, we used to gather every Friday to relax and have a small party with the teachers and the staff.

How Le Wagon teaches you new things is very enjoyable, the lessons were intensive, and when I had a hard time understanding a problem or a task,  no questions remained unanswered. Besides that, Le Wagon is a very responsible organization. For example, I live in Frankfurt and I wanted to join Le Wagon Germany’s “Career Week”. When I told the staff in Istanbul about this they arranged it very quickly. That’s just one example of how the people at Le Wagon take responsibility and love to help. Le Wagon’s Global alumni network is really useful too. I was looking at job offers on Linkedin, and I saw that some of the graduates were working for those companies. I have sent them connection request and we have started talking and through them I was able to get useful information, advice and further insights.

Before joining Bootcamp, I tried learning software myself, but it didn't work the way I wanted it to. Thanks to Le Wagon, I learned how to code. I noticed that I could work more comfortably within a team. We were very busy during the “Projects Weeks”, when we built an awesome application from scratch. This was great fun! We learned how teamwork works! When you get a job, you will not take a solo role, you will be working with a team and Le Wagon’s buddy system has prepared us for a real work environment. 

I found that everything we learned in the curriculum is also necessary and relevant for our future jobs in tech. When I was looking at a job application, I realized that I had many of the skills required. That is why I found the curriculum useful. Also, during “Career Week” – when Le Wagon Istanbul prepared us for our future jobs - we had some very interesting speakers attend. It was very nice to learn about how job interviews are being done and to learn from other professional experiences.

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Purpose I recently completed a data science bootcamp at Le Wagon in Tokyo. Prior to the bootcamp, I worked in technical fields where drawing insights from data was par for the course. I discovered Python and enjoyed learning how it can be useful in data manipulation and machine learning. Pursuing an intense course (9 weeks, 9a-6p weekdays) in data science seemed like a great way to focus on enhancing my analytics and modeling skills, rather than the hour or so a day I was spending before. I found Le Wagon online and decided to apply based on the great reviews they had. The application process was straightforward and the Tokyo team was responsive and proactive about setting up an interview.    Prerequisites The main goal of the interview is to determine your motivation for attending the program. They also check that applicants have a firm grasp of Math and coding concepts. You need to be able to articulate why you want to join the program and what you want to get out of it. For Math, a firm grasp of high-school level algebra and precalculus is recommended. For coding, having a basic understanding of how to code in Python is helpful. I would not recommend going in with zero knowledge in Python - while the course spends a day or 2 on Python syntax, it is likely not enough to get you where you need to be for the coursework. Le Wagon also provides pre-work to be completed before the course. They will not check up on you to see if you did it - this is a course for paying adults after all - but it will quickly become evident if you did not at least do some of it (there is way more than most people could likely finish).   Program The course itself began with the fundamentals of data science - data sourcing, data analytics & visualization, algebra, calculus, and statistics. Understanding these foundations was critical to understanding the models we would later build when we covered machine learning and deep learning. Finally we went through how to deploy models and make data solutions available to others. Each day started with a 1.5 hour long lecture, after which we completed a series of challenges. We worked in pairs that changed daily to promote the collaborative way in which many developers and data scientists work. The day ended with a 1 hour group coding session in which we reviewed what we had learned that day. I really liked the fact that most of the day was spent working on problems rather than sitting in lectures. We finished up with a 2-week capstone group project to bring everything together.   People The Le Wagon teaching and support staff was amazing! The teachers were knowledgeable but still able to break down the concepts for us. The support staff remained engaged with us during and after the bootcamp to make sure we remain on track to meet our goals. The other students in my cohort had varied work experience which made discussions richer. We also got to work in the same space as the web development students which allowed us to connect with them too. The staff did a great job of creating an atmosphere where we learned a lot but had fun at the same time. We also got the benefit of teachers and teaching assistants that were working in the data science field and they were able to share real world applications of the content.   Post-program What happens after the program is dependent on the motivation you had for joining in the first place. If you are looking to enhance skills to move internally within your organization, it is a great investment of time and money. What you learn can quickly be applied in your current job to demonstrate that you are ready to move into data science positions. If you are looking to change companies, understand that it is not an automatic process and you will need to be patient. While Le Wagon does have connections with employers, it is not like a college career fair where employers are committed to hiring X number of graduates. Be prepared to do the work to put yourself out there. If you are looking to start your own company, the program is a great place to meet potential co-founders and come up with ideas. No matter your goals, one of the best things about the program is that you can stay connected to the global Le Wagon community if you chose to. You keep access to the Le Wagon Slack and to all the learning materials. The engagement on the Slack channel is phenomenal - members around the world help each other solve problems, generate ideas, and continue to learn on a daily basis.   TL;DR Le Wagon Tokyo offers a data science bootcamp that could help you meet your career goals. It is a well-structured, engaging program where you will learn a lot and have fun connecting with new entrants and seasoned experts. There are part time and full time options to suit your schedule. You will get the most out of the program if you know your goals, your high-school level math, and some Python. You will gain a life-long connection to a global community of developers and data scientists.  Read less

Before attending Le Wagon I worked full time as a construction worker and home designer. I had spent the previous 2 years or so doing my best to learn to code through different free online programs but I could never get past building simple landing pages. Unfortunately my bootcamp coincided with the pandemic so I was forced to attend remotely. Luckily for me Le Wagon excelled in making me feel like I was there in person every day. Working with a different partner every day not only helps you get to know everyone on a more personal level but also creates a unique experience where some days you’ll be partnered with someone whose knowledge base and skills far exceed yours, while other days you’ll be working with someone who will need you to explain things as the day goes on. That is one of the many things that makes Le Wagon amazing, the myriad of backgrounds and skill levels of all of the students fosters an amazing environment of idea sharing and learning.  As the bootcamp progressed and our final projects approached I began to develop a real love for Front-End development even though I entered the bootcamp expecting to like Back-End more. Embracing this love, I took on the role as the main Front-End developer for my groups final project. The ability to design and build a fully functioning web app helped me hone my skills while also giving me a great project to have in my portfolio.  The skills I learned during my time at Le Wagon helped me turn a $7,000 investment in myself into a full time job. After spending less than 2 months actively searching for a position I have a full time salaried position as a Front-End developer for an NBA franchise! There isn’t a doubt in my mind that I would never have had even the slightest chance at landing this position had I not attended Le Wagon.  Read less

A Life-Changing Experience
There are so many coding schools and boot-camps out there but Le Wagon isn't only teaching you how to code, they taught me how to create something new, how to work in a group, how to speak to investors.
It's a completely straightforward approach to code, you never feel you're wasting a single hour of your time, and you always want to know more, also, with the learning platform they built, you can keep learning new stuff on your own, also after the boot-camp! They give you all the necessary knowledge to convert your ideas into reality, and as you finish, you enter a new world of possibilities you can't imagine without doing it. It is one of the best choices I've ever made. Read less

Did Le Wagon's part time course in 2020 and it was one of the best learning experiences I've ever had. The curriculum lets you learn complex IT concepts step by step and most importantly, you learn by doing, assisted by an amazing teaching crew. After the 6 months course, I have acquired enough practice to help me gain confidence in my skills as a web developer.  Read less

I decided to do the Le Wagon coding bootcamp after becoming bored of my old-school IT job and it was one of the best decisions I have ever made! The whole experience was amazing - great teachers, great students and most importantly a really effective way of teaching coding. The learning platform is perfect and in combination with a great timetable for the day; it's crazy how quickly you learn. It's probably the fastest I've learnt anything and the 2 week project at the end really rounds up the whole 9 weeks. It is incredibly satisfying to see your idea come to life. Would love to do it all over again. Read less

I attended to the data science bootcamp on Brussels. It was a great experience. I never thought before that I could learn in 9 weeks all the things I learnt. Now after 3 mounths, I still have full access to the web page and all my lectures to see them whenever I want.
I strongly recommend Le Wagon. 

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Le Wagon was an amazing experience. I had some prior knowledge about programming and Machine learning through academics, but during the bootcamp I reviewed my basics in coding especially in Python, and it allowed me to learn more about how data gathering, algorithms and packages work under the hood. A very special note of gratitude to the team of teachers, TA's and the staff at Le Wagon, they were always there when we had questions, you can sense that they are very passionate about what they do and giving us all the tools we need to succeed. Read less

I discovered Le Wagon during my semester in Shanghai where I participated to a workshop and loved the teaching approach. I ever since followed their updates and finally started the web development bootcamp in Milan this past September. The overall experience was over my expectations! My dream was to gain the necessary coding skills to be able to turn my ideas into apps and Le Wagon made it possible.  It was challenging but in a nice way because of the motivating and community-like environment that the professors and TAs created. I truly lived an amazing experience along with inspiring and interesting people and would recommend it to anyone that shares my goals. Thank you Le Wagon 🚀♥️ Read less

Before enrolling at Le Wagon I had just finished a Politics degree, but was struggling to find a job and wanted to get into a more hands-on role. The best thing about the course was having 1-to-1 support always at hand, no matter how large or small my problem was. It was an intense 9 weeks, but I'm amazed at what we were all able to produce in a such a short time. I'm now searching for Junior Data Science/Analyst roles, and still receiving lots of support from the Le Wagon team! Read less

Before Le Wagon, I was interning in Private Equity in West Africa. This bootcamp completely changed my approach to data science and computer programming ! It was challenging and probably  the best learning experience I have had throughout my education. It is truly amazing what you are able to achieve once you finish. Le Wagon  gives you the tools and the confidence to pursue your career goals. The teachers and TAs always take the time to walk you through each concept, whether simple or complicated. During our final project, my team and I were able to build a sentiment analysis model to find out how people felt towards the green energy transition throughout the world ! Read less

I joined Le Wagon after 5 years of working as a Project Administrator for architectural and interior design studios, ultimately looking to gain technical skills and change career path. The bootcamp was a pretty intense 9-weeks, but it’s truly surprising how much I managed to learn in that time. I had great classmates, and the buddy system meant we were all in it together. This was comforting, and also prepared us nicely for teamwork during the project weeks.  After many weeks not being sure if I was even getting it, the highlight for me was AirBnb week where we built Tropic Like it’s Hot. All those weeks of learning finally clicked and came together and it was so rewarding to present our first finished project.  The teachers and TA’s at Le Wagon were amazing! Always patient and available to help. No matter how bad at coding I thought I was, I always felt that the TA’s were supportive, reassuring and welcomed all types of questions. The bootcamp would have been very different if it weren’t for such a great team.  Since the bootcamp, opportunities have already presented themselves and I’m working a project with one of my TA’s and two of my classmates. I’m also looking forward to returning to Le Wagon as a TA in January. For anyone on the fence about enrolling, do it. It’s such a rewarding experience and challenge, but most importantly you come away with the skills you need to change and advance your career.  Read less

Before Le Wagon, I had worked in various product and data roles at GSK and only really focussed on the change management aspect of data, integrating processes and new tools into the organisation. After leaving, I was searching for a way to pick up the breadth of knowledge and confidence you really need to advance in the world of data science, and help me be successful in future product management or data leadership roles.  A good friend of mine was thinking about enrolling on the Le Wagon web development bootcamp and put it on my radar. I was intrigued about the possibility of picking up so many technical skills in a short space of time, and was excited to do that learning in a fun, collaborative and start-up-style way. The experience did not disappoint. This was by far one of the best choices I’ve made. Other than the expected, obvious plus of gaining expert-level knowledge, the best thing about Le Wagon is the dedication of the teaching team and the way that inspires all students to keep learning, get better and support each other, especially during the tricky parts of the curriculum. The Le Wagon network, alumni platform and hands-on careers support are the things I’m now really going to appreciate as I try to land my next role. Read less

I joined Le Wagon with a desire to build real applications for real problems as I felt that as a consultant I never got beyond expressing my ideas on a slide. Over the course of the next 9 weeks we built applications everday from building a simple game of blackjack to a mobile app that helps those with chronic conditions manage their health for my final project. The Le Wagon ethos of learning by doing, working on challenges with the buddy system and having ex-students teach the course has meant that I have gone from someone who knew no code to building my own mini-projects post-bootcamp. The world around us being transformed by technology and if you feel like you don’t have the skills to play a part in it, join Le Wagon! Read less