Breaking into a skilled occupation can be difficult for career switchers who do not have the means or the time to go back to school and pursue formal education, but a new study from Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) has found that coding bootcamps and similar learning collectives offer a way for novices without formal training to break into skilled professions.
who learn collaboratively and purposefully to reach a shared goal. Dr. Kaynak found that coding bootcamps enable aspiring programmers to progress from novice outsiders to hireable software developers, despite limited expert training and situated learning opportunities, such as internships and new graduate roles that are reserved for formally trained novices.
Bootcamps encouraged aspiring coders to develop self-learning skills. This prepared novices for learning beyond the bootcamp curriculum and socialized them for an occupation with high learning demands. Dr. Kaynak said,"Many career switchers who are unable to go back to school or take on internships and apprenticeships may find themselves in the position of novice outsiders trying to break into an occupation. For people in this situation, learning collectives such as bootcamps could facilitate entry into many skilled occupations.
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