The Bristol Curriculum
This curriculum has been refined over many years in the delivery of both apprenticeship schemes and graduate training programs. The contents cover the technologies listed below. In addition to the specific subjects below, you will also work in teams on a realistic software project. The core focus is .NET back end with a REST API and HTML5/JavaScript front end.
C# Programming Language
The C# language is the mainstream language for the .NET platform. It is an enterprise technology language that is widely used around the world in enterprise application development. You will learn this language.
AWS Cloud Computing
Almost every major organisation now runs applications in the cloud. You will learn how to take advantage of the Amazon AWS Cloud platform as part of your training and optionally take an official AWS certification exam.
Web Technology
Web application development has undergone a major shift in recent years to more sophisticated approaches. You will learn the fundamentals of HTML, CSS and JavaScript and also an appreciation of the various Web frameworks that are available.
.NET Core Web API
You will learn how to create microservices and reusable APIs in the form of REST services. Microservice architectures using REST is a very common approach for building modern enterprise systems. There are many ways to create these services, and you will be introduced to the .NET Core Web API framework from Microsoft.
Data and Storage
You will learn how databases work. Specifically relational databases using SQL, but also non relational databases such as MongoDB. You will also be introduced to big data and big data analytics using Hadoop. You will also see how to access databases from .NET Core.
Development Methodologies
All development is done in teams, and you will learn how these teams work effectively to deliver working software ontime and on budget. Optionally, you will have the opportunity to take a professional exam in Agile Scrum.