SOFTWARE ENGINEER TRAINING PROGRAM

Always wanted a career in technology? No matter your educational background, you have a chance of becoming a software engineer through this Betamore Academy program. The delivery of the course and the training commitment averages six months to complete. We also provide support in getting a job afterwards! Having connections with many engineering organizations helps us do our best to get you in front of as many hiring managers as possible. Access to these services, as well as interview coaching and resume support, are given for several weeks after the course has ended.

This entry-level training program teaches qualified individuals the foundational elements of software development including:

• Development basics and intermediate programming

• Introduction to Databases, Web servers, Front-end frameworks, Scrum/Agile

• The technical and interpersonal skills needed to succeed in a team-based, agile software development environment

• Role Preparation

• Full syllabus can be found here

The full fee for the 6-month, intensive course is $4,000. We understand the needs of our students and have made sure to implement payment options such as Pay In Full discount and the ability split payments across the first few months of training to lessen the up front financial burden. We aim to keep the cost as low as possible by gaining grant support from local organizations and foundations to support the overall operations of the program and offer limited partial scholarship slots, when possible.

Weekly in-person instruction on Mondays from 6-9PM. In addition to the weekly in-person training, there will be video and online content and projects provided for students to work on throughout the week. The workload for this course will require about 8+ hours of at-home work each week, in addition to the weekly 3-hour in-person sessions.

Qualified Maryland resident applicants who successfully complete this training program will be prepared to actively search and interview for open positions in the Baltimore area and beyond. Our team works with each student to ensure they are ready and connected to existing opportunities in the tech field.

• Desire to pursue a career in software development/ engineering.

• Be at least 18 years old.

• Basic proficiency using a computer and the internet.

• Some knowledge of coding/software development (bonus, not required).

• Have a high school diploma or GED (11th grade or better ability in reading and math).

• Be residents of Maryland (some scholarship openings may be restricted to Baltimore City residents).

• Have never committed a violent crime and are free of all illegal substance use for the past eighteen months.