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I am thankful for my time with Springboard. There is no doubt that I have leveled-up my skills as a designer, and have increased my value to teams--it follows that there is a sizable pay increase for the types of roles I am now qualified to fill. Coming... Read More into the bootcamp, I made it clear that there would only be value on my investment if I created good work, honed marketable skills and took it upon myself to work as hard as I can to create good work and get noticed. I think it's important to understand that your bootcamp alone is not going to land you a job. The effectiveness of your work will get you noticed, and your work with career advisers to ace interviews alongside finding an awesome culture fit and industry you can get excited about will combine to land you a role. I have heard this in multiple job interviews, that the reason I'm in the interview is because of the quality work in comparison to other bootcamp grads who don't have a design background. This is especially true if you're into UI, less so for UX. I do feel the curriculum and the projects set students up to create the right types of work to get hired. As a designer, I brought a healthy amount of design skills to the program, and I think that really helps throughout the course and job hunt. I do feel it was more challenging for fellow students without a design background to cram design skills into their work while learning the value of UX. The most valuable project is your Industry project, where you'll be matched with a company to help them solve some UI/UX issues--this is really valuable and acts as an internship inside your bootcamp. I really loved my industry team and felt it added a good project to my portfolio. I had a great mentor who offered really fair and measured advice. She also creates her own content and has an awesome portfolio with large brands, so I immediately felt that lent to the value of the course. Overall, Springboard launched some great opportunities for me, and I would recommend it for students in design and/or students who wouldn't mind working a bit harder to learn design basics to then apply to their UX work

To preface this review, I began this program with a background in a very specific area of design outside of tech. I had experience with design thinking and collaboration, just not in a corporate setting. I signed up for the UI/UX career course because... Read More of how comprehensive it seemed to be. I wanted to make sure that when I completed my certification that it would really land me in a position to feel comfortable taking a job in the field. It took me the entirety of 2020 to complete the program (I took some breaks and extensions) but I accepted a job offer within a week of completing the course. The job offer was exactly what I was hoping for when I was working on the program and I know that the extra time and energy that I put into the course allowed me to get the role. This course will give you what you put into it. You have to put in the work and you have to advocate for yourself. Take advantage of mentorship and career guidance. Don't cut corners with your portfolio. Stay focused. If you do, this course can change your life like it did for me. I will be moving forward making more than 3 times as much as I ever have in the past.

Springboard's Data Analytics Career Track curriculum covers a multitude of topics, both technical and non-technical. While most students are focused on learning software and other technical aspects, Springboard also has a heavy focus on career development... Read More and the 'soft' skills necessary to build a network to help you find a role and build upon in the future. The career guidance is supported by your personal mentor, the Springboard staff and a library of helpful reference documents. Whether you need help with a piece of software, job guidance or stuck on a certain question, help is easy to get. The curriculum is well thought out in it's layout and builds an early foundation that is utilized in later units. I definitely recommend this certification and its ability to set you up for future success. Use this link for a course discount https://www.springboard.com/invite/5SC3U

Getting into the UX Design Field was a dream for me. It is a field which I am extremely passionate about. I was at a stage where I wanted to do a proper course but not a full length graduation for more than 2 years. My main priority was also not just... Read More the course material but would I be taught the things that are necessary in a working environment. That's when I started researching about Courses and came across Springboard. Of all the courses I listed down, Springboard was the most flexible I could find to fit into my schedule. Initially it was just the basic/Foundation of UX. But as I went deeper and deeper, I felt like I was studying and managing a project in a working environment. At the end, I got the opportunity to do a project in a proper company and get the feel of utilising what I learnt in the course to solve a real-life company problem. I have to admit, despite doing the huge capstone, I was still scared, wondering What If I am not able to solve their problem or what If I do things that might be embarrassing. But the mentors and student advisors were there every step of the way calming my rapidly beating heart. But once I got into the company, things just came out smoothly, that's when I truly started appreciating the course on how well it prepared me to do this job, and thoroughly enjoying it during the process. All this I was able to do while having a baby and taking care of him afterwards. That's another reason I am glad I chose Springboard. Once I became pregnant after the course, I had only 6 months time to finish it, but I was gonna have a baby and everything. Thats when I reached out to Springboard telling them my concerns. Not only did they take my situation into consideration, but understood my predicament, and tailored the course around my schedule so that I may complete the course and start applying for a job. They told me, they understand how difficult it would be for a person who is having a baby, take care of them, and come back into the job market. Which is why, they would like to help me in anyway to prepare me to get a job. For that I am filled with gratitude. Thankyou Springboard for this and for making me have a good portfolio.

I took the UI/UX Career track with springboard. While an intensive program, this course gave me a thorough education and understanding of UX design that I had been seeking. The 1:1 mentorship was the highlight of my experience, since I got to talk face... Read More to face with someone that gave me constant support and encouragement. Although an online learning experience, springboard does its best to find ways to still build community. However I do think it would be great if there was more required interaction with peers through things such as group projects or critiques. Overall, it was great for my career because it not only taught me UX but it pushed me to network more and gave me resources to very current topics in the field of tech and design.

Springboard's Machine Learning Career Track has been one of the best career decisions I have ever made. From online advertisements, Machine Learning or Data Science aspirants may have doubts about how effective the curriculum is or whether the job guarantee... Read More is worthwhile given the detailed curriculum and course fees. But trust me, from someone who has gone through this, every penny will count provided you UTILIZE their brilliant offerings and EXECUTE the plan which they advise. Mentors and Career Coaches are blessings which one will cherish while learning a new technology and looking for jobs. This is The USP of Springboard. They are such wonderful people to work with - they have patience to handle all your worries and advise you with the best strategies. Remember to stick to the plan and not to lose focus or pace - and you will see how this course works wonders for you. Thank you Springboard.

The curriculum was good especially since we were given the opportunity to practice what we had learned through two capstone projects, a design sprint, and an industry design project. What really made it worth it though was the weekly feedback from the... Read More mentor.

Springboard provided me with the tools needed to jumpstart my career in UI/UX Design. I highly recommend enrolling in this course if you are interested in making a career change or pivot from your current role. They thoroughly explain every detail/process... Read More of UI/UX design and are constantly updating the curriculum to stay as relevant as possible. However, I whole-heartedly believe you get what you put into it. My advice would be to take advantage of your mentor's time and go the extra mile in your projects, you won't regret it!

Well, overall, the course is well designed with 3 components, self-paced curriculum, community in slack and mentorship. Keep you on track on your progress steadily. As for curriculum, I like the spiral learning method that visiting the same topic multiple... Read More times from easy to hard. However, some of stuff you still need external reading to help you connect the dots of knowledge points in order to move on. As for community, it's helpful. You can throw any question you have. As for mentorship, quickly you will find out that half hour a week is too short to have all you question to be answered. The mentor is experienced, knowledgeable and supportive.

Pros: Flexible, thoughtful sequencing of curriculum, and helpful mentors/advisors/community Cons: the analytics track SHOULD have intro to machine learning. Consequential presentations should be taped. How are the mentors and coaches trained? IMO the... Read More career coach experience should be a bit more stream-lined where experience/expertise/professionalism should feel similar. How are the trainers trained? This should some how be communicated. The SQL module has room for improvement. Perhaps consider another vendor aside/in addition to Data Camp? FEELS like there is a missing learning piece between the “introduction” and “intermediate” section Springboard administers. The excel module should delve in to basic macros in addition to pivots. Both are valuable and seem to be in demand.