7-week

Certified UX Design 7-week Funded Skills Bootcamp

18 Sep 2023–1 Mar 2024, 13:00–18:00 (UK)
Online via Zoom
Beginners–Intermediate
Fully or partially funded

What's on

Our most comprehensive UX bootcamp to get you career-ready in User Experience and User Interface design in 🕑 7 weeks with classes every other week Monday to Friday 1—6pm UK-time over Zoom.

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💷 Funded by UK government as part of Skills for Life programme
 — if you are a UK-resident aged 19 or over, have the right to work in the UK, and live in England. Self-employed, unemployed, employed individuals are 100%-funded. If you are applying through your current employer — it's 70%—90%-funded based on the size of the company. Skills Bootcamps are free, flexible courses giving people the opportunity to build up sector-specific skills and an offer of an interview with an employer upon completion. 

💪 We cover an entire product design process: business and user research, content design, wireframing UI in Figma using grid system and style guide, usability and A/B testing, conversion tracking, pitching your product to business stakeholders and more.

🗓️ Dates:

Group 1: Sep 18—Nov 3 (full)
Group 2: Sep 25—Nov 10 (full)
Group 3: Nov 13—Jan 3 (full)
Group 4: Nov 20—Jan 5 (full)
Group 5: Jan 8—Feb 23 (full)
Group 6: Jan 15—Mar 1 (full)

There's also a 4-week version in Feb and Mar 2024:

Group 7: Feb 26—Mar 22 (full)
Group 8: Mar 4—Mar 28 

📑 Schedule:

— Week 1: classes
— Week 2: no classes
— Week 3: classes
— Week 4: no classes
— Week 5: classes
— Week 6: no classes
— Week 7: classes

💼 You will be working on various projects with lots of practical exercises throughout the weeks. And you'll design your own portfolio too.

💬 The bootcamp is run remotely via live video with live instructors (not recordings) – you'll be able to ask questions and we'll provide feedback on your work in real-time. 

🤝 One-to-one mentoring is included in the bootcamp: we'll review your portfolio, provide career advice, salary insights, and prepare you for that interview. 

Who runs it

The School of UX speaker Sergei Golubev

Sergei – UX designer & entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience working with Microsoft, Heathrow and British Gas. The companies Sergei worked with

The School of UX speaker Chimmy Kalu

Chimmy – Senior UX designer who has experience working with British Airways, Vogue and WorldRemit. The companies Chimmy worked with

The School of UX speaker Patrick Fagan

Patrick – Behavioural Scientist trusted by Sony, eBay and Vodafone. Ex-Lead Psychologist at Cambridge Analytica. The companies Patrick worked with

The School of UX speaker Iannish Posooa

Iannish – Lead Product Designer at what3words. Previously worked for BBC, ITV and Time Inc. The companies Iannish worked with

The School of UX speaker Felice Hawley

Felice – Content Designer Manager with vast experience working for Transport for London, CNN and London Councils. The companies Felice worked with

Our students rate us ‘Excellent’. Come see why for yourself.

As a graphic designer I wanted to gain more of an insight into the world of UX/UI design and I was definitely given the knowledge and tools to be able to apply them into my day to day role.

Shauna

I took this course as a content designer wanting to learn more about UI and UX. Most other courses don't offer certificates but this one did. So it's great to have actual evidence to place on my CV, LinkedIn and online portfolio.

Jordan

This was a fantastic week of learning. Each tutor was incredibly helpful. Would highly recommend to anyone wanting to start a career in UX and or UI.

Izzy

I did the UX writing course and it was exactly what I needed. I'm looking forward to finishing the UX/UI cycle with the school of ux and upping this to a 5-star review.

Cerise

Week 1 — UX & UI design fundamentals and wireframing in Figma

  • Carrying out user research, map user journeys, run usability and A/B testing, track conversions and more
  • User Interface design principles, how to make your UI responsive and accessible, create a style guide, and more
  • Setting up analytics and track conversions across your websites — plenty of examples and hands-on exercises
  • Creating an interactive prototype of your own portfolio website using Figma, which you'll then preview and test on your mobile phone.

Week 2 — no classes

Week 3 — UX writing, design systems and project work

  • Digital copywriting skills and basic content strategy techniques.
  • Creating a design system that can enable creativity, serve whole teams, and be resilient in the face of organizational change.
  • Working on a project designing a mobile app from scratch

Week 4 — no classes

Week 5 — Behavioural psychology, prototyping UI in HTML & CSS and project work

  • Using behavioural science to optimise and personalise user experiences.
  • Prototyping responsive UI using HTML and CSS 👩🏽‍💻 (with no previous coding experience – seriously!). You'll be working on a project from scratch with a lot of practice – designing a mobile-first responsive website, tweaking it in browser and publishing it to your own web hosting.
  • More project work, this time on a large screen desktop app for a public kiosk

Week 6 — no classes

Week 7 — Career in UX & Portfolio Advice, Inclusive Design, and personal project

  • You'll leave with plenty of knowledge on what it's actually like to be a UX designer in the field, what you need to become a freelancer, how to create a portfolio, where to find a job, interview tips and market rates.
  • Designing more inclusive user journeys, features and page layouts as well as understand the fundamentals of accessible design.
  • Working on a personal project of your choice, building your portfolio, practicing everything you've learned throughout the bootcamp

What's included. We’ve got you covered.

Real-time interaction.
Join in-person or online.
Hands-on projects.
Build your portfolio.
Accredited certificate
Stand out to recruiters.
Q&A with tutor.
Get valuable feedback.
Books & tools .
Stay hungry.
Alumni Slack-group.
Networking & jobs.
Private mentoring
(booked separately)

Our curriculum is CPD-certified. Stand out to hiring managers.

The content of our most popular 1-day to 5-day course on User Experience & User Interface design is accredited by the CPD Certification Service (certificate no. A022883) as conforming to continuing professional development principles.

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