Northcoders’ new pay later scheme for bootcamp study

The initiative is the organisation’s latest effort to make careers in tech more accessible for everyone.

This new option will mean that students will not have to pay tuition fees up front with monthly interest free repayments only starting after graduation.

Since its inaugural course in 2015, Northcoders has helped around 600 people switch careers into tech, 96 per cent of whom have secured software developer job offers within three to four weeks of graduating on average starting salaries of £25,000.

A contribution is being asked up front for the cost of the course’s introduction week. To qualify for the scheme, applicants must be a UK citizen.

In addition, women and those belonging to gender minorities (people who identify as non-binary, transgender or intersex) can also claim up to £500 from Northcoders’ Gender Diversity Fund. This contribution can be put towards the cost of their 13-week bootcamp fee.

Applicants can study out of Northcoders’ Leeds or Manchester campuses, or choose to join the course virtually through the remote learning option.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the team is delivering remote learning for people enrolled at the schools’ campuses.

Coding Bootcamp students will learn the skills that they will need to become a full-time stack software developer as the curriculum is constantly updated to match the talents employers demand.

Chris Hill, CEO of Northcoders, said: “Helping people from all backgrounds and all walks of life to access a career in the tech sector has always been a priority for us.

“Our aim with the new Study Now, Pay Later scheme and the Gender Diversity Fund is to provide another route into the sector for as many people as possible.”

The coding bootcamp organisation launched a base in Leeds last year.

Mr Hill said: “The demand for people who are skilled software engineers and technically skilled people is growing far more than supply.

“More and more day-to-day things are becoming automated, becoming driven by computer programmes rather than manual processes.

“As that happens everyone is having to be more efficient and that’s the reason why the demand is outstripping the supply.”