Tier 1 · 12 weeks · 16–20 total hours/week, including 6 live hours
Full-stack Software Foundations
Move from basic programming to a complete, deployed application — requirements, data model, API, UI, tests and deployment, connected.
Who it's for
Final-year CS, IT, AI/DS and allied-branch students, and self-taught builders, who can code but have not yet shipped a complete application.
Entry evidence
Basic programming and debugging; able to work with files, functions and simple data structures. Starts with a setup and coding diagnostic.
Capability at exit
Build, test and deploy a role-based CRUD application independently.
What you’ll build and learn
- Engineering workflow: Git, branches, pull requests, issues and acceptance criteria
- Python and FastAPI; REST, HTTP and browser behaviour
- React with a consistent JavaScript/TypeScript baseline
- PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy and migrations
- Authentication and role-based authorisation
- Unit, API and browser tests
- Docker, configuration, secrets and a simple cloud deployment
- Responsible, disclosed use of AI coding assistants
How you’ll show it
- A working application with separate role permissions and validated flows
- A readable repository with migrations, tests and documented setup
- A deployment a reviewer can access and reproduce
- A live change implemented across database, API and UI during review
Credential: Full-stack Software Foundations
Role direction: Junior full-stack/backend roles or internships, subject to each employer's hiring bar.
Role readiness is assessed; it is not conferred by attendance.