Our mission is to provide pathways for people from diverse backgrounds to develop their careers in technology and consulting.

The Academy was created to provide an entry pathway into BJSS for people from the widest possible range of backgrounds. We provide opportunities for apprentices, returners, retrainers, career switchers, and graduates, as well as helping existing BJSS people develop their skills in other specialisms.

History

Our Academy started in 2015, but in 2019 we delivered our first BJSS-wide Engineering Academy and we’ve been improving and expanding it ever since.

Delivered in four weeks at our head office in Leeds, our first cohort enjoyed an intense curriculum designed to provide a solid foundation across multiple concepts and principles in the software engineering lifecycle.

Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic in 2020, we were determined to continue and pivoted to an entirely online Academy delivery model.

Growth

In 2021, we added Data, Platform, Consulting, and Design to the range of courses we offer, delivering to more people than ever before.

We also welcomed the first of many Apprentices.

Hybrid working had become more widespread, and we had to adapt to reflect that. Where we'd previously only been offering courses in person or fully remote, in 2022 we switched to a hybrid-learning style, comprising some days in an office with the rest of the group, and other days fully remote helping people learn how to communicate and work effectively at distance - the way many engagements are delivered nowadays.

From our first intake in 2015, we were now introducing more than 150 people a year into the world of consultancy!