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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...
Read PostMakers 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.
Read PostReturning 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.
Read PostGoogle 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.
Read PostEmanuele 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.
Read PostThe 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.
Read PostFrom Motherhood to Mastering Tech
For almost five years now, Makers has joined forces with Codebar to help individuals gain the skills needed to succeed in the tech industry.
Read PostFrom Bootcamp Grad to Chief Technology Officer
Oliver joined Makers bootcamp in February 2016 and is now the Chief Technology Officer at Radically Digital, a born-digital Tech Consultancy empowering...
Read PostFrom Support Team Manager to Software Developer: Lauren’s Apprenticeship Journey
Lauren loved working for Spektrix but was looking to get into the technical side of things, so when her workplace started to pilot Software Development...
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