study part time
WORK FULL-TIME, STUDY PART-TIME!
- Fit learning around full-time work, studying evenings and weekends
- 15-20 hours learning per week over 46 weeks
- Next course starts in February 2025
Keen to become a work ready programmer but still need to work full-time? This is the option for you. Our Part-Time option is a great choice for anyone who is working full time, or those parenting or caring for others who have more free time in the evenings.
We also know how hard it can be to get back into study after time away from the classroom — easing back into study with more flexibility can be the better option for many students.
That’s why we’ve designed a reduced intensity, online course for our busiest students who are happy to study for longer, but fewer hours per week. You’ll enjoy the same high quality tutors, but ditch the commute and have more flex around your other commitments. You’ll be job ready in less than a year, and ready to kick start your new career as an entry level web developer.
Our students love the dedicated human support we bring to our learning. Even in the reduced intensity environment, you will get to work with your peers on projects but have flexibility in how you engage with our content. Your class time will be spent reviewing learning, asking questions and conducting your pair and group work (don’t worry - we match you up for this).
We are currently accepting applications for our next part time intake in February 2025.
COURSE STRUCTURE
Foundations
21 hours/week for 10 weeks
Foundations is a well-supported, self directed experience. You will study remotely, taking on weekly challenges, and having fortnightly check-ins with tutors. It is vital you have reliable access to the internet throughout the course.
Main course
19 hours/week for 28 weeks
During the 28 week main course, most students will have 15-20 hours per week of collaborative learning with classmates and teachers. Another 10 hours a week will be spent on assignments, challenges, and portfolio projects.
You will be guided by teachers who are passionate about helping students master the principles of software development, and you will learn by solving coding challenges in pairs, solo and in group projects.
Human Skills
Fortnightly deep dives and check-ins
While we train you to be a junior developer, we equally emphasise teaching collaboration and interpersonal skills. Most web development is done in teams and requires effective communication with designers, project managers, and clients.
Careers
25 hours/week for 2 weeks
Our careers sessions will help you develop the skills to land your first dev job and grow your career. Topics include effectively job hunting, CV preparation, and skills for interviewing. Careers sessions are recorded so graduates can review them when preparing for a big job interview. Graduates can also work 1-on-1 with an industry recruiter to help with their job seeking efforts.
Tech Stack
Dev Academy focuses on JavaScript and TypeScript, both essential in the current job market. Our students are also equipped with the skills to pick up other coding languages. Other languages and frameworks we explore include React, RESTful APIs, HTML and CSS.
We prepare you to be a full stack developer by giving you opportunities to work in teams, use industry tools, facilitate simple agile processes, and deliver technical and non-technical presentations just like you would in the industry.
Graduate in 46 weeks without uni debt
Course fees are $12,497
Junior Software Developers can expect a starting salary of $50,000 to $80,000 depending on location, employer and experience (the average is around $65,000). Tech salaries grow fast, with the median salary for tech jobs being over $100,000 within 6 years.
Student Loan
All fees can be covered by a student loan for Part-time study. This means you could start as soon as you’d like without the financial burden of up front costs*.
*Student loan criteria apply.
Fees Free
If you are a first-time tertiary learner, or your first tertiary education was covered by the Targeted Training and Apprenticeship Fund, you may be able to get your fees covered as part of the government's fee free scheme.
The changes that come into effect in 2025 are that when you enrol you will need to organise payment of your fees with us, via a student loan. Then when you complete your qualification you make a claim through the IRD website and your fees are refunded back to you. This portal will be available from 2026 onwards.Find out if you're eligible here.
Paying in installments
If you are paying for the course yourself, because we're a small institution we can be more flexible.
One option is to pay in instalments. The first instalment of $$3280.59 for the Foundations phase and then second of $9216.41 covers the remainder of the course fee and can be paid one month before the Bootcamp phase start date.
Or we could also discuss bespoke payment plans. Get in touch with us for a chat about more details.
What financial support are you eligible for?
Book a call and we can talk you through it.
Course Dates
Part-time 46 weeks February 2025
Applications close 30 January 2025
Programme start (Foundations) 3 February 2025
Bootcamp starts 28 April 2025
Bootcamp ends 5 December 2025
Career Skills 8 - 19 December 2025
Keen to study with us part-time?
Join our next Online Information Evening at 6:00 – 7:00pm Wednesday 23 October 2024
Come along to this information evening and find out how we help great people transition into tech. You'll hear from graduates and teachers, discuss career opportunities and pathways into industry, and gain a real understanding of the kaupapa driving our programme. Get your free ticket here.
