Our six-month, part-time bootcamp - turning career changers into confident developers, one project-based cohort at a time.
Six months, part time, project-based from day one
Plus runs outside business hours, so it fits around a life already in progress. Designed by women, for women with a clear goal - a pathway to jobs in tech. Cohorts start when the numbers stack up - we work with businesses and individuals to ensure a cohort that is driven, motivated and well supported. There's no live enrolment window open right now, but here's how it works.
For individuals
Whether you're changing careers, upskilling alongside your current job, or you've been putting off learning to code for years - Plus is built for you. It's open to anyone who identifies as a woman, runs fully in person, and asks a simple but firm commitment: two sessions a week for six months, your own laptop, and a minimum attendance to graduate.
At the end of program you'll have written and developed unique projects in GitHub, accessed a Slack community with hundreds of mentors on it, and a pathway to the tech industry. To help you get there, you recevie weekly sessions, 1-1 video calls to troubleshoot outside class time, and a team that genuinely wants to see you succeed.
Because seats are tied to partner-funded cohorts, we don't take individual bookings outside of one running. Register your interest and we'll let you know when the next one's confirmed.
For businesses
Our model is unique - we call it our one for one. You have talent sitting inside your organisation that is just waiting to be upskilled and redeployed. We bet you don't have a shortage of great people - but you might be missing your next great developer who is currently working in Operations, Admin, HR or another part of the business.
Fund a seat (or several) and you're not just training your own people - you're creating a scholarship place for someone else, building you a culture-aligned pipeline of future hires, and increasing the pool of talent for the next 2-5 years. Over the years we've trained folks within Rio Tinto, BHP, Bunnings, Bankwest, Racing and Wagering WA, RAC and Imdex. Your team could be next! It's the same, iconic, much loved, six-month program - backed by your brand.
Because every cohort needs a minimum number of seats per location (plus we want to align what we teach to the skill gaps you might be seeing) - this one's best worked out together. Get in touch and we'll figure out what fits.
"I understand how and why these skills are used in the real world"
Before Plus
43%
After Plus
97%
Averaged across Perth, Brisbane and Sydney cohorts
What you'll learn
The way we teach is heavily project-based — five stages, each building on the last, ending with a group project built for a real client.
HTML & CSS
The fundamentals of front-end development — how a web page is structured and styled, from scratch.
Learn what HTML and CSS are, and how they work together to create webpages
Implement simple responsive designs using CSS media queries
Recognise what the developer tools in a web browser can be used for
Design a new website to represent their personal brand
Python
Using Python to create and manipulate data sets - the logic underneath everything that follows.
Solve problems using programming concepts such as variables, conditional statements, loops, lists and functions
Understand the concept of different data types
Create and use a virtual environment
Demonstrate ability to read and save data from files
Learn about OOP
Django
Building an interactive, dynamic web page in an open-source Python framework.
Learn about databases and build a simple relational database schema
Understand what a web framework is
Learn about REST API's and create an API spec
Build a crowdfunding website in Django
Deploy our first cloud deployment
React JS
Learning front end development by adding interactive elements to your site.'
Learn both vanilla JS and working with a JavaScript framework
Create dynamic and interactive web pages using React
Understand how to use React Router to show different components based on the URL
Deploy a full stack application with a Django backend and React front end
Group project, for a real client
Placed in a team and matched with a real client to deliver a working product.
Work on a real project alongside a client from the local ecosystem
Learn how to effectively collaborate with a team to plan, design and deliver a full stack web application
Understand how software is built as a team, including merge conflicts, git issues, scope creep, managing stakeholder relationships and balancing time
Learn from your team mates as you share the load together
Plus, every week for the whole six months:
Guest speakers
Pair programming and collaboration
Weekly stand-ups
1-1 mentor time (some students book as many as 35 sessions)
Immersion days at corporate HQs
30+ industry mentors in class plus 400+ more online
“
Before She Codes I was living in my cocoon and I am feeling very different now. She Codes changed my life.
— A She Codes Plus graduate
Common questions
We teach from the beginning, but the pace is intense. We recommend trying a tutorial or two before you apply, just to get a feel for it.
No — the program runs in person only. The community, the mentors, and pair programming with your cohort are a huge part of why it works.
Written content, a Slack channel with hundreds of mentors on it, 1-1 video calls to troubleshoot outside class time, and a team who genuinely wants to see you succeed.
Let us know in your application. It'll be a challenge, but we'll see what we can do.
