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Makers Apprentice Awards Spotlight: Usna Hakimi, a DevOps graduate at SITA
Usna Hakimi completed the BCS Level 4 DevOps apprenticeship with Makers and SITA in 2023. During the pandemic, she decided to leave her job as a Museum...
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Makers Apprentice Awards Spotlight: Orla Dunlop, a DevOps graduate at the Department for Work and Pensions
I was working in a non-technical role at the DWP, following graduating from university with a History degree.
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Returning the favour: from apprentice to mentor
Software engineer Troy Snowden reflects on his time as an apprentice at DWP Digital and his experiences now mentoring others.
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Google and Makers celebrate four years of tech apprenticeships
Makers have been delivering software apprenticeships with Google since 2020. To celebrate this year’s Makers Apprenticeship Awards we spoke to James Jeffries.
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Apprenticeships are for everyone, including line managers.
Ajit shares his experience with Makers of being an apprentice line manager for Employer Tuesday as part of National Apprenticeship Week.
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Emanuele Gorga: Casino Dealer to Tech Lead
Makers alumni, Emanuele Gorga, graduated in 2018. Since finishing the course he’s risen through the ranks to become a Technical Lead at Aza Finance.
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The Journey from Software Developer to Testing to Sales: A Career Reflection
In the early stages of my career as a Software Engineer, I embarked on a path that I never thought I’d enjoy — testing.
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Makers becomes a B Corporation!
We are delighted to announce that Makers is now B Corporation (BCorp) certified. Makers have joined companies reinventing the business landscape.
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Why Building Emotional Intelligence is the Secret to Better Tech Teams
This Mental Health Awareness Week we’re looking at a topic close to our heart at Makers — Emotional Intelligence.
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