Learn to plan, build, test and deploy modern software.

The B Learning Centre Software Developer Programme is a practical route into junior full-stack web development. It combines structured technical training, assessed portfolio work, tutor support, career preparation and a guaranteed 12-week work placement.

Programme structure

The programme contains 400 hours of learning: 320 hours of structured training and 80 hours of assessed project work. Learners use TypeScript, React, Node.js, Express and PostgreSQL throughout the programme.

What you will learn

• Programming foundations: logic, functions, clean code and problem solving.
• HTML, CSS and accessibility: responsive interfaces for desktop and mobile.
• Modern JavaScript: the DOM, events, asynchronous code, APIs and application logic.
• TypeScript and object-oriented programming: types, classes, interfaces and maintainable design.
• Algorithms and data structures: arrays, stacks, queues, maps, searching and sorting.
• React: components, state, routing, forms and data fetching.
• Node.js and Express: server-side JavaScript, routing and business logic.
• APIs, authentication and security: REST, validation, sessions, JWT and OWASP basics.
• Databases: PostgreSQL, SQL, schema design and NoSQL concepts.
• Testing and debugging: unit, integration and end-to-end testing.
• Git, Agile and the software development lifecycle: branches, pull requests, user stories and teamwork.
• Deployment and DevOps: CI/CD, Docker basics, cloud hosting and monitoring.

Assessed portfolio projects

• An accessible, responsive business website.
• A React data application with routing, state and an external API.
• A secure Node.js and Express API with PostgreSQL, authentication and tests.
• A deployed full-stack capstone with documentation, CI/CD and a technical presentation.

Assessment also includes weekly coding challenges, code reviews, refactoring, automated testing, a capstone demonstration and a technical interview.

Guaranteed 12-week work placement

After the training and assessed projects, learners move into a guaranteed 12-week work placement. The placement is designed to produce evidence that can be discussed accurately with employers, including:

• real tickets and user stories;
• Git branches and pull requests;
• code review and testing evidence;
• technical documentation; and
• a deployment or release contribution.

The placement is guaranteed, but employment is not. Hiring decisions remain with individual employers.

Entry-level career routes

The main career target is Junior Full-Stack Web Developer. Related routes include Junior Developer, Junior Front-End Developer, Junior Back-End Developer and Graduate Software Engineer. Indicative UK starting salaries generally range from £25,000 to £42,000 depending on the role, employer, location, portfolio and previous experience. Salary figures are guidance, not guarantees.

Who is this programme for?

• People seeking their first professional software development role.
• Career changers moving into technology.
• Graduates who need stronger practical and portfolio evidence.
• Professionals who want structured full-stack training and workplace experience.

Career support

Support includes CV and cover letter review, GitHub and portfolio feedback, focused job-search planning, professional profile guidance and preparation for behavioural and technical interviews.

Enrol to begin your Software Developer Programme with B Learning Centre.