Do not index
Do not index
Bootcamps and certificates won’t help you stand out or get you hired.
Bootcamps and paid courses are immersive. They’re great for someone who’s:
- Really committed to learning the fundamentals of UX design
- Needs a more structured learning approach
- Gets motivated by other students
Paid UX courses are not cheap and require a lot of commitment.
- Ask yourself how much time can you dedicate each week to learning UX
- How much flexibility do you need in terms of scheduling?
- What’s your budget realistically?
Bootcamps, paid courses, and certificates are NOT essential.
Courses sometimes offer UX certificates — this is also NOT important and WON’T get you hired. Applying what you learned and showing evidence WILL.
Be careful of job guarantees, it’s most likely wrapped in lengthy terms and conditions.
A good paid UX course offers these 5 things:
- Project-based learning — a course that requires you to get hands-on to master the right practical skills, not just theory.
- A tangible portfolio piece — a course that leads to at least one portfolio project and helps you to refine it, ready for the job market.
- Human support — a course that offers at least one industry expert, be it a mentor, a tutor, or (ideal scenario!) both.
- Career support — a course that offers specialist career support, for example, coaching throughout your job search.
- Expert curriculum — a core syllabus written (and continuously updated) by expert curriculum writers, not third-party curated content writers.
Ultimately, if you’re paying for a UX course, you want the full package.
Here are some of my favourites:
I wrote an analysis of 8 paid UX courses below 👇
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