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At December 2022 I started Software Engineering program with Practicum. Since this moment alot of things has changed, the program is so organized and well developed with a way that makes you amazed of how fast you have developed as a programmer. The amount of support you have from tutors and comunity managers is awesome, all I can say is people who work over there are really welling to help and they like doing so which is in my opinion, the most important trait that makes an educational platform success. Read less

Practicum is a great learning environment for those who need a learning structure. I'm trying to change careers and tried to learn programming by myself but began to wonder what I knew verses what I didn't know. That's when I found Practicum. It's curriculum is great and seems to always be improving! I'm able to get help from the tutors, go to office hours if I'm struggling and the projects focus on real-world projects. The career team is also helping me advance my future career by giving me tips on my resume, portfolio and cover letters! Without Practicum, I would still be stuck trying to figure out what I needed to learn to break into the workforce of programming. Read less

I joined Practicum Software Engineer bootcamp with the sole purpose of learning end to end web development. I tried many programs (from youtube videos to other freely available bootcamps) to get minimum knowledge in web development. In all these programs, I felt that a methodical approach is missing. I know that I can easily create a website following some youtube tutorials. But such websites are not professionally implemented, and are very difficult to maintain. For instance while styling websites, we should follow a methodology like BEM to create well maintainable websites. Practicum has the state of the art methodologies to implement real websites for businesses. I tried Practicum's free code camp (the first module), and was impressed that they have an excellent program that could help me to create professional websites. After my free trial, I immediately switched to the paid program, and I am quite satisfied with my decision. If you are serious about developing professional websites, please do not waste your time in following youtube tutorials or some freely available bootcamps. Unless you do hands-on work and get the feedback on your work, you are not on the right path to success. Practicum's curriculum has the right balance of theory and practice. In each sprint you will be given some study material with exercises, and you will also work on a project, which will be professionally evaluated. The project work in each sprint will reinforce your learnings. Consider Practicum if you have these goals and traits: 1. You want to develop professional websites 2. The program does not have video lessons (or have very limited videos). You should be comfortable in studying the text material rendered via practicum website. 3. You are not discouraged by the feedback you get highlighting the mistakes in your logic/code in each sprint. 4. You seriously looking to start a career as a Software Engineer 5. You are ready to spend at least 10 hours a week on the program Read less

I am a full-time employee working at Uber and some other companies that use the same business model. The reason I decided to become a programmer started a few years ago, thing that became a little bit difficult since I had to move from my home country. I used to study using Udemy platform, and I can already tell the difference between the two courses, in practicum you have assistance 24/7 from tutors located all over the world and the country. The course has a wide curriculum for you to have in your personal portfolio but also varies the projects every certain amount of time. The career acceleration program seems something super useful, in which you have somebody help you land your first job in this awesome career. Read less

Practicum has been a life changing experiment for me. The entirety of the program has taught me so much and I am not even half way done with the course. The material is amazing and all the tutors and community managers are super nice and are always there to help. I can not stress how much I have learned in just two months and how much you can learn if you put your faith into the program! I would tell anyone to take this course if they are serious about learning and want to be a successful software engineer! Read less

Let me start by saying WOW! This is a really good course. It exceeded all my expectations, although I am still studying and I still have 4 months of study. I had study experience: I graduated from college with a degree in programming (but this was not enough for the modern market, plus the college program was very weak), then I took 3-4 courses at udemy (it was a good experience, quite interesting pet projects, but still not enough to start working). My last step was to go to the practicum. I thought I already knew a lot, after all, college courses .... I knew no more than 40% of what they gave me on the course. This is an amazing course, constant technical support, support from mentors, sooooo much practice. Interesting projects that you are not ashamed to show to the employer later. I have never regretted taking this course. Read less

I had been looking for a Data Analytics  bootcamp for awhile that provides live support, but would be flexible enough that I could complete it while working. Practicum Bootcamp was exactly that - you complete the lessons on your own time, but they have built-in live support and deadlines to keep you on track. The lessons included tasks where you practice and learn to apply the code to business scenarios, and you have to complete them correctly to proceed. If you get stuck, there is a Slack channel where you can ask for help from tutors and fellow students. The tutors were always responsive, and they also held regular office hours to provide real-time support. I thought the best part was that each sprint ended with a project where you get to practice applying the skills in real world scenarios. These projects are reviewed by coders, so you get individualized feedback and pass the project back and forth until it is approved. Each sprint built on the one before, so you continue to practice basic coding skills (ex. data preprocessing and exploratory data analysis), as they add on more advanced topics. Finally, the tutors hold regular live workshops to review the topics in the lessons. These are optional but they are a chance to get some extra support on projects and learn some additional resources around the topics covered in the lessons. The program is definitely a time commitment, and something you have to stay on top of in order to complete (you have to meet a number of hard deadlines to stay in the program), but I would recommend it, especially for professionals looking to add on coding skills while working.   Read less

I'll start with some background...
I recently completed my master's degree at the Faculty of Economics. In the process of studying various subjects related to statistics, I had to deal with data analysis. Many of my classmates were already familiar with data analysis and had experience from undergraduate studies. I had to learn everything from scratch. This is how my interest in the Date of Analysis was born.
Why exactly Practicum Bootcamp?
One of my friends, having learned about my interests, advised me to the Practicum Bootcamp school, since he himself had recently completed his courses and was very satisfied with the training he had completed.
Practicum Bootcamp has a very convenient interactive interface, friendly and always ready to help tutors, interesting projects, and training can be done at any convenient time. I especially want to note the responsible tutors who are interested in success in passing a certain stage of the Bootcamp.
It is also important to note the Slack community here, where you can get assistance or also help other students when they are stuck and get advice from the tutors or managers of the program.
As you know, the IT sector is one of the fastest growing sectors of the global economy. And one cannot do without knowledge of data analysis in modern business. I have not yet completed the course, as I combine work with study, but I have already noticed progress in the date of analysis. Therefore, I advise Practicum Bootcamp to anyone who wants to improve their career advancement or upgrade their knowledge. Read less

I am a student in the Practicum Software Engineer course.  In this course I have learned HTML and CSS, JavaScript, and I am currently learning React.  The course also includes Backend programming, which I will get to soon.

I am extremely pleased to have chosen Practicum to learn web development.   From day 1 the Practicum team has been very supportive, and their learning environment is excellent.  The course is web based, and Practicum has a very well designed and implemented environment.  After completing theory sessions in each section or sprint, you will use the Practicum IDE to complete exercises that are included with most theory lessons.  After completing the section you will complete a project designed to put your new skills to use.  It is extremely satisfying to see the web pages come to life!

One other exciting skill I have picked up is using GitHub.  All of the Practicum projects are done using GitHub, and this is a very valuable skill for web developers/software engineers to learn.

The lessons and projects are extremely well done, and the people are even better.  Practicum has global students, and they have a global team of community managers, code reviewers and tutors.  The Practicum team really is top notch and they do show a lot of care about my progress, and there is always someone to help me when I need help. Read less

I started my journey to become a data scientist with no experience in coding. I tried using online sources but was quickly overwhelmed by the bulk of material and things I needed to know. More than anything, I was looking for a structured program. A kind of road map to becoming a data scientist. I decided to start the course on Practicum and I am glad I did. 
The program is very structured and there is a definite road map that you can see. The lessons are quite understandable too.
Even with no prior experience in coding, I was able to understand different coding concepts and practice them on the website. And even times when I felt lost, all I had to do was ask questions and the tutors would give solutions to whatever problems I was facing. The support is really great.
Also, with this program, you don't have to go through long installations of different software just to get you up and running. All tasks can be coded and solved on the platform and so no need to worry about getting a new PC due to heavy software requirements.
I'm currently training and using machine learning models and algorithms on different real life projects. That's a huge step up from not knowing how to code when I first started.
In all, it's a great course, real value for your money. Read less

The data science program offered by Practicum is very well structured to help you succeed. I enrolled this program knowing nothing about programming, and the lessons offered in the platform offered enough practice, examples, and projects to practice the skills that I learned in the program. I had recently graduated from the University of Florida with a BS in biochemistry and I wanted to apply my analytical skills in data science, and Practicum offered me that bridge I needed to learn the skills. One of the best components of the program is that they have tutors that are always available for when you need it. I would highly recommend this program if you're a beginner and want to master the skills needed to become a data scientist.  Read less

Although I have a background in statistics through my studies in public health, I always felt really unprepared to enter into a data-related career and counted myself out of so many jobs and opportunities because of it. But even after going through just half of the Practicum Data Scientist curriculum, I have grown not only in my hard skills but also in my confidence to pursue a career as a data scientist. The support system is excellent and all the tutors and instructors are incredibly knowledgeable. I'd highly recommend Practicum to anyone who is looking to make a career shift into data science! Read less

Software Engineering Bootcamp with Practicum-Yandex

Here are some of my thoughts about the P-Y Software Engineering Bootcamp.  I’ve been involved for about five months since the beginning of 2022.  That’s almost half-way through the nine-month, part-time program.  I find this bootcamp to be a very powerful learning platform. The course is a combination of online course material, interaction with an experienced tutor, online coding videos, projects with rigorous reviews and interaction with other students.  All of this provides an opportunity to learn and prepare to enter the job market.  The program is comprised of sprints with two- to three-week duration, with enough flexibility to allow self-pacing.   Twenty hours per week is the minimum effort; more if you want to dive deeper.  

Since my goal is to work remotely, the day-to-day experience of this bootcamp has been a good model for what lies ahead.  Often, it’s too easy to keep my head down working.  I’ve learned how important it is to recharge by stepping away. It’s true that short breaks bring solutions by letting your brain work in the background. Longer breaks help with maintaining balance.  When entering a bootcamp, it’s important to keep this in mind!  

Another aspect is the enormous body of knowledge.  My guess is that I’ll have acquired ten-percent of the available knowledge when I’m done with the bootcamp.  Together with an attitude of continuous learning, I believe that ten-percent will be the right amount to get started.  With so much information, so many different programming languages, and so many different specialties, I think it’s important to think of the bootcamp as a launching pad.  

You must be willing to search out information on your own.  The course will take you only so far and then it’s expected that you will be creative and inquisitive to find answers on your own.  Use internet search to find not only solutions for the project in front of you, but also to learn how to promote yourself in the job market, and to learn what your future path might be.

Finally, a hats-off to both our Community Manager who helps to keep everything afloat from making sure we know deadlines, online workshop schedules and upcoming seminars about networking and finding jobs, and our Tutor who goes out of his way to explain how your code may be great but what you did in twenty lines of code could be done in two.

 

 

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My name Is Reg I started studying with Practicum because I am looking for a career change. That can truly allow me to work with a flexible schedule. And work from home so I don't have to relocate my family. My experience with Practicum has been excellent. though their program is still relatively new so there are some hiccups with in the program. But nothing major that cant be worked around. The curriculum is top notch and the Community managers and tutors are excellent. They are very hands on and involved with their students. And are very accommodating as well. I work a more than full time job where the term weekend does not apply and over exhaustion is a real pain to deal with. And piling the workload from the program on top of that has not been easy. And because of this they have been really accommodating for my tuff schedule and that is something I highly value about their program.  They truly want you to succeed. Read less

"I was hesitate joining an online software coding course but Practicum provided a free introduction course. This trial course was beneficial with preparing my final decision. Three days into the course it was clear, Practicum is an excellent solution to become a successful software engineer. They take pride in their product by providing accessible information, support system and attention to detail. You can see that there is a great deal of passion behind this company."

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I started the data science (DS) Bootcamp with Practicum by Yandex during the first week of October 2021. I choose to attend a DS Bootcamp because I want to prepare myself well for a career in DS. The cohort and community manager, Ana, is always very responsive and supportive of any questions during the learning process. The instructors and tutors are very knowledgeable, and they actively answer any questions that I have within 24 hours and usually within only a few hours. The interaction on the Slack channels is very smooth, responsive, and engaging. If some tough questions are hard to explain by typing in Slack, tutors will happily hold 1-1 Zoom sessions with any questions. I found the personalized support very motivating and beneficial.
The DS Bootcamp has 17 modules/sprints on essential data science topics: basic python, data preprocessing, exploratory data analysis (EDA), statistical data analysis, integrated project 1, data collection and storage (SQL), introduction to machine learning, supervised learning, machine learning in business, integrated project 2, linear algebra, numerical methods, time series, machine learning for texts, computer vision, unsupervised learning, and the final project. Each module/sprint has chapters to study and interactive exercises and lessons. At the end of each module/sprint, an assigned sprint project requires applying the knowledge and skills in that module and some previous modules to solve problems. It is a cumulative learning process. Modules and projects in later modules require the skillful application of skills learned from previous modules. That also means that as one progresses, the project feels harder. So if you start off feeling, "Wow, these are too easy for me!" Then wait for a while, you will realize, "Wow, these are not that easy for me!" I like to be challenged and grow, so the progression of the complexity of the modules/sprints feels excellent!
It is a flexible learning process. There are deadlines for each module and project. A certain level or amount of extension is possible if one falls behind. If you want to finish faster, that is possible too. As long as you can complete the modules' lessons and projects and pass the project code reviews, you can continue and move forward. Speaking of project reviews, the reviewers are sharp at picking out mistakes. The perk is that they also offer more efficient code or approach to solve problems if my code is too bulky or output looks too "ugly." The community manager will coordinate the process and facilitate your needs, whether you are going fast or slow.
Now, 16 weeks into the program, I am at module 11. I spend a few hours learning and flexing my DS muscles each day. I am feeling stronger. This journey with many like-minded friends, peers, and data scientists is super enjoyable. I like the journey more and more. My heartfelt appreciation goes to everyone I come across on this journey. Thank you. Read less

The free intro course by Practicum fulfills it's purpose well. It introduces you to the learning platform with a very light introduction to HTML & CSS. It also gives you direct access to  Practicum personnel that are able to answer your questions about the program. At the end of the course it gives you an idea if Web Development is something you may choose to pursue. The sales rep is helpful and not pushy. From my limited experience the people at Practicum want to provide a quality learning experience that is mutually beneficial. Read less

Practicum experience was the best thing I did this year, from theory to practice, even before finishing I was passing interesting interviews. I improved my portfolio significantly and feel I'm way more confident in my hard skills but also soft skills…- Projects and reviews are on point, - Courses encompass all that you will need to master the field. And you can turn back to summaries when you want to.- Slack channels are very organized.- Instructors office hours' are helpful. - Community managers were always there to help with meeting deadlines for example.
The overall experience was very helpful and fun.  
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