Skills Abroad

Skills Abroad operates a 4-month front end development bootcamp where students learn to code while traveling to and spending time in four different cities around the world. An instructor travels to each location with the students and teaches technologies like HTML, CSS, jQuery, Bootstrap, and Javascript. Students also learn soft skills like project management, how to succeed in the job market, how to create peer and professional networks, learning strategies, self-motivating job skills, and how to communicate your skills. Skills Abroad believes that passionate employees are what makes a successful company. The goal of the coding bootcamp is to help students develop their dreams while they learn to code.

Skills Abroad’s coding bootcamp is designed to accommodate any level of learner. Some students have degrees, and some don’t. The average age of students ranges from 20 to 30 years of age. The one thing held in common among Skill Abroad’s learners is that they all crave knowledge, and want to learn all that they can about everything. 

Skills Abroad aims to prepare students for a freelancing career by the end of their coding bootcamp. The final month of the coding bootcamp focuses on a capstone project, job hunting skills, pitching to clients, making technical presentations, and mentoring others in the community. 

Skills Abroad doesn’t have a concrete coding bootcamp location, but instead takes each cohort of students to four different cities. Some of these destinations include cities in Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand. The school stays in each city for a month, allowing students to fully immerse themselves in the local culture and cuisine. Tuition includes flights from the US, transport between countries, and accommodation in each country.