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About Co.Lab

Location: Online

Co.Lab is an 8-week hands-on, team-based tech training program for career switches looking to gain experience as Product Managers, Designers, and Developers. Co.Lab students are placed into agile product teams, with each group consisting of a Product... Read More

In addition to putting their discipline-specific skills into practice, Co.Lab students get the full end-to-end experience within an actual product team. They get to work in an agile environment, conduct sprint planning, road mapping, team retrospectives, negotiate scope, and implement trade-offs between team members. They also receive dedicated mentorship and guidance on their disciplines and their specific product. Our mentors are from companies like Google, Apple, Microsoft, Linkedin and many more top tech companies.

All Co.Lab students receive full access to over 15 classes taught by top leaders currently in the industry in companies like Microsoft, Amazon, Guild Education, WealthSimple and many more. Upon completion of the program, students will showcase their products during a live Demo Day and get feedback from the community and will get the chance to network with recruiters and hiring managers.

Courses

4-week Product Management Sprint

Cost: $500
Duration: 4 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

Product Management is all about identifying important problems for your customers, and being able to communicate that value to others. Learners in Co.Lab's 4-week Product Management Ideation Sprint will experience the role of a PM in the strategy, discovery, research and definition stage of new product development. You will get to discover problem spaces, interview real users, write a proposal spec, and get direct feedback on your work from industry product leaders.

Co.Lab Product Design Bootcamp

Cost: $1,000
Duration: 8 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

The Co.Lab Product Design bootcamp is designed for UX/UI designers looking to get practical, team-based experience. Students are put into product teams with their own Product Manager and Software Engineers. Over the course of eight-weeks, students will take a product from ideation to launch using personas, journeys, and mockups. The Co.Lab Product Design bootcamp is open to applicants with bootcamp level experience or above. Students in Co.Lab's Product Design track will experience the role of a UX/UI Designer within the end-to-end software development lifecycle. You will get to decide on problem spaces, conduct user research, synthesize feedback, design, and ultimately ensure your designs are implemented and brought to life. Beyond that, you'll get to work with Engineers and Product Managers, to prioritize, scope and ultimately ship a functioning MVP.

Subjects:
Product Mgmt, Design Sprint, Project Management, Agile

Co.Lab Product Management Training Program

Cost: $2,000
Duration: 8 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

The best way to learn product management is to build products and the Co.Lab Product Management program provides the practical experience that prepares candidates to succeed at the job. Throughout the eight weeks, students in Co.Lab's Product Management track will experience the role of a PM in an end-to-end software development lifecycle. They will get to discover problem spaces, align their team via product documentation and written specs, and manage a team roadmap. Beyond that, they get to work across product design and engineering to prioritize, scope and ultimately ship a functioning MVP.

What You'll learn (&Do!):
- Product Management fundamentals
- Analysing problem spaces
- Conducting user research
- Synthesizing Customer Pain Points
- Executing Development Sprints
- Implementing Lo-fi & Hi-fi Designs with a Junior Designer
- Agile Product Planning
- Creating Scenarios, User Stories & Tasks
- Building an MVP with Junior Developers
- Creating Product Documentation and Specs
- Aligning your Remote Team
- Standing out with real-world, team experience

Subjects:
Product Mgmt, Project Management, Agile

Co.Lab Software Developer Bootcamp

Cost: $1,000
Duration: 8 weeks
Locations: Online
Course Description:

The Co.Lab Software Developer bootcamp is designed for Developers looking to get practical, team-based experience. Students are put into agile product teams with their own Product Manager and Product Designer. Over the course of eight weeks, students will take a product from ideation to launch, choosing their own tech stack and going through feature estimation and iteration. The Co.Lab Software Developer bootcamp is open to applicants with bootcamp level experience or above. Students in Co.Lab's Software Development track will really step into the role of an engineer within an actual tech environment. You will get to decide on problem spaces, partake in conducting user research, work to implement designs, and communicate the impact of what you've built on an end customer. Beyond that, you'll get to work with Designers and Product Managers, to prioritize, scope and ultimately ship a functioning MVP.

Subjects:
Product Mgmt, Project Management, Agile

Co.Lab Reviews

Average Ratings (All Programs)

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4.83/5 (41 reviews)

EMMANUEL JOLUGBO
Graduated: 2023

1/27/2023

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Co.Lab Software Developer Bootcamp

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"It was a challenging and wonderful experience."

I had a positive experience. The instructors were knowledgeable and supportive, and the curriculum was well-structured and covered a wide range of topics. The hands-on projects and group work helped me to solidify my understanding of the material and... Read More

Anonymous
Product Designer | Graduated: 2023

1/25/2023

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Co.Lab Product Design Bootcamp

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"A career boosting experience"

I've got so many job offers as a product designer after my role at Co.Lab. The experience has really boosted my resume and also helped me in interviews. I would recommend co.lab to anyone looking to start their career/boost their career in product design.... Read More

Chris West
Software Developer | Graduated: 2023

1/23/2023

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Co.Lab Software Developer Bootcamp

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"Amazing place to gain work experience and supportive community"

I enjoyed every minute of my time at Co.Lab. While the goal is to ship a real-world product to customers from product idea conception to deployment, I gained so much more than the tech aspect of the role of the software developer. I got to work with an... Read More

Johnpaul Edet Eyibra
Software developer | Graduated: 2022

11/30/2022

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Co.Lab Software Developer Bootcamp

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"Great program to gain experience"

During my time with CO.LAB, I learned that effective communication is key to shipping an MVP. I learned how to build a scalable cross-functional application on devices ranging from android, ios, and desktops. I have learned that taking an idea from the... Read More

Pa Chang Vang
Graduated: 2022

11/16/2022

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Co.Lab Product Design Bootcamp

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"Product Design Track"

I had a great experience overall with Co.Lab! Before joining this program, I didn't have the skills and experience to work in a cross-functional team but I was able to gain those skills that I wanted. Through working with a team and having a mentor, I... Read More

Onyedikachi Eni
Software Engineer | Graduated: 2022

11/15/2022

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Co.Lab Software Developer Bootcamp

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"I enjoyed Co.lab"

I worked with an amazing cross-functional team and shipped a real-world MVP, while being given awesome resources from the co.lab team. The weekly check-in and program support by the co.lab team is also amazing. What I wished was better was time, I wish... Read More

Alvin Chou
Graduated: 2022

9/16/2022

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Co.Lab Software Developer Bootcamp

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"This program gave me valuable experiences"

Co.Lab was such an experience, you get to work on a team to ship a product from concept to deployment. You gain experience working with a cross-functional team, grow your network and meet other techies, and a better understanding of product-building fundamentals,... Read More

Jerome Ah Ching
Graduated: 2022

9/15/2022

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Co.Lab Product Management Training Program

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"Amazing experience looking for hands-on experience!"

Co.Lab was a great experience in getting to know like-minded people who are trying to achieve the same goals as me, and working with some of them. It was very valuable to get this learning by doing experience and to add this to my resume/portfolio. I'd... Read More

Christine Amistad
Product Designer | Graduated: 2022

9/10/2022

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Co.Lab Product Design Bootcamp

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"Product Designer Experience"

I had a great experience with Co.Lab! I'm a post-bootcamp grad and I didn't get to interact or work on projects with a PM or devs before this. Not having this experience really hurt my interviewing capabilities since I had no direct experience as a designer... Read More

Valence Fredrick
Software Engineer | Graduated: 2012

9/10/2022

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Co.Lab Software Developer Bootcamp

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"Join Colab Once and Belong in Tech Forever"

This is one of the best Bootcamps I have completed regarding real world software development experience, team work, software development life cycle and learning resources provided. The bootcamp is organised in the best way to support people falling in... Read More

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