“I recently successfully completed a full-time data science program at BrainStation. I was already considering a career change to a data analyst role when I came upon the Toronto campus of BrainStation by chance and decided to look more in to what they offered. I had never considered doing a boot camp before but I decided to give it a try. The program offers more than just skills training, and includes some excellent information and tools to make a successful career transition. The instruction is fast but engaging with a lot of hands-on learning, and the program also included visits to workplaces where we could see data science in action and interact with those already in the field. There were also some great workshops on building a good resume, Linkedin profile and how build and use your network of connections. ”

“Excellent instructors who are at the top of their game in the industry. Good balance of theory and applied learning, including hands-on exercises with SQL, Spark, and Hadoop. Recommended for newcomers to the field who already have a business background. ”

“Loved this program! Three months of hard work won't make you a data scientist, but it will give you way more than you expect. This course taught me exactly what I want to do with my career and what to do after graduation. The instructors are there for you 12 hours a day. When I fell behind in one section, my instructor spent an entire evening helping me catch up. At the end of it all, I got a job offer through an on-site interview at General Assembly. The community is extremely supportive and I'm very grateful. This was no doubt time and effort well spent. ”

“I took the Big Data at Scale course with WeCloudData. The course introduces the latest big data tools and platforms such as Apache Spark and Amazon Web Services, as well as real-world use cases and industrial best practices. The course also includes an end-to-end group project which will definitely be something you can be proud of. I chose this course basically because my company uses Apache Spark and Hadoop distributed system, and I would like to learn more about it. Surprisingly, what I learned from this course has been far beyond my expectation! I wish I knew WeCloudData earlier so that I wouldn't have been that struggled at work. Before taking this course, I barely understood some log errors such as "Fail to start name node" and could only write simple queries in spark-shell. Now, I learned the theories behind and improved my programming skills. I am even capable to teach my peer colleagues some materials. Moreover, all the best practices and use cases taught in class gave me great insight of how to build pipeline efficiently and let me practice to think about the big picture of a design. It is actually something I appreciate the most, since when I did the project, the overall design architecture just came into my mind immediately after my team defined the scope. I would also like to express my gratitude and appreciation to the instructor Shaohua in this course. He is extraordinarily knowledgeable and experienced, one of the best instructor I have ever seen! The way he approaches to a theory is really straightforward and easy to understand. He is nice and patient while answering questions as well, and always makes sure every student is on the right track. The program managers of WeCloudData are kind and amiable too. It was a great pleasure to talk with them! ”

“I am a senior IT professional with over 20 years of experience in enterprise environments. One of the challenges that I faced was the trend of IT digital transformation, emerging and disruptive technologies. As open source tools became more popular and innovative it provided the flexible platform on creating applications and services. As a result, I needed to learn these various software tools. My challenge is that I didn't want to take single courses for each software tool which would be incredibly time intensive. I was really looking for the training that a boot camp environment would provide to allow me to simultaneously learn all these tools. As I was doing my research I came across this program and once I reviewed the syllabus I realized that this is what I needed to give me what I wanted in order to excel my career in this new digital age. I evaluated how the scheduling would impact my current lifestyle and found that the hours and commitment was manageable. This is why I chose this boot camp. I started this program in January 2019 and I was full of excitement! As I knew that once I acquired these skill sets, it would elevate my career. I quickly found that the program was quite intense. In addition, the instructors were extremely knowledgeable. My favourite part of this program is that everything we do is hands-on! We don't learn just from theory but work on things as we go. We did a lot of group projects that mimic real-life business cases, which made the program very relevant. I really enjoyed the facilities and environment of the learning space that we were situated in as students. It was very conducive to group learning--everyone was from diverse employment backgrounds, which made our skills really unique. I truly recommend this program for any senior IT person like myself that are looking for a refresher, skill updates and those who are looking at data analytics. This program provides you that one stop shop and the price is very fair! My advice is to commit the time, attend every class, review the assignments as much as possible, and look for YouTube videos for additional learning on each topic, as this will help a lot! If you put the time, your success would be unparalleled. ”

“I have heard about HackerYou over the past few years from some friends who attended part-time classes and the full-time bootcamp. I had taken a free intro class with another school in Toronto to see what Web Development was all about but I definitely have preferred my learning experience at HackerYou. The environment is fun and friendly and the learning style is positive and reinforcing. All of the lesson materials are in plain English which help with the sometimes complex language of the internet. Although the part-time program is fast-paced, the instructors ensure that everyone is on the same page and take the time to truly help you if you don't quite get something right away. The exercises and projects aid in the student's comprehension of the material and I feel as though I am prepared to apply for the full-time bootcamp in the spring! I highly recommend HackerYou if you are looking to learn a new skill or are interested in a complete career change! ”