[TECH ED] Think about what to do next

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Link to the coursework

https://curriculum.codeyourfuture.io/

Why are we doing this?

If you are confident you have finished the course (i.e. you meet the Success criteria for all modules), you should step back and think about what you want to do next.

If you are not sure, you should talk to people! The whole community (volunteers, graduates, other trainees) may all have interesting and useful perspectives.

If you are really eager to get a job as a software engineer, you should apply for the Piscine. Read through the Piscine's prep. You must be enrolled as a trainee to apply for the Piscine. If you are not a trainee, you should enrol now.

If you are excited about a job in tech, but don't think software engineering is the role for you, that's totally fine! Consider the Tracks for jobs after ITP. You must be enrolled as a trainee to join these tracks, and they only run when there are jobs available.

If you are not eligible to enrol as a trainee, for instance because you live too far from a Code Your Future class, consider other schools that may be able to help.

If you have some spare time (e.g. while waiting for the Piscine or a track), we recommend you practice your skills. Do Codewars exercises, build websites that do interesting things, work on projects that will help you practice what you've learned. If you're really confident in your skills, you may want to follow one of the self-study tracks.

It's always more important that you understand what you know really well, than that you understand lots of things. If in doubt, we always recommend you revisit prep and exercises you're not sure about, or work on projects to get more practice.