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by kaminskis 1819 days ago
Several things make us different:

1) Our program is self-paced, while almost all bootcamps have a strict learning schedule. We ensure accountability through daily meetups, 1on1, and project assessments. Turing College suits people, who work full-time and want to upskill part-time by flexible schedule. As we have platform, which organizes all the learning activities for students, project-assessments happen from Monday-Sunday from early morning to late evening without our operational staff involvement.

2) Students spend 1/3 of their learning time on hiring partners' projects. Companies create projects that reflect their business problem and tech stack. Thus, our students are more ready to deliver from day one than other bootcamp alumni.

3) Students learn everything through practice. I know this could sound cliche as many bootcamps claim to do that, but in reality, it is just happening on paper. We have a custom platform that organizes curriculum into data science projects, which each of them should be assessed by a minimum of three people. To finish Turing College, students need to complete 20 projects that should be peer-reviewed by Senior Data Scientists and peers. Through this process, students get a lot of feedback about their learning and overall performance. They also need to assess at least 20 projects to finish the course - by this, they are pushed to learn to examine other's work, which is crucial in every technical position.

4) Students have personal development programs to improve their habits, communication skills, critical thinking, etc. Many employers' problems are related to the human factor, so we focus on shaping essential soft-skills parts.