Web Developer (Cert.)  (Schaffhausen):
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Web development continuing education, further training takes different lengths of time depending on the content. Many courses last between a few months and six months. More comprehensive courses can take up to two years or, if combined with other topics such as web design, up to 5.5 years.

After continuing education, further training as a web developer, graduates work in web agencies or companies. Self-employment is also possible. In any case, you will be working in an area with a secure future.

In a Full Stack Developer course you do the following in the sense of a boot camp:

• Basics of JavaScript, HTML and CSS
• JavaScript for advanced users
• React and state management with Redux
• Frontend project
• Python and databases
• Backend administration with Django
• Docker and deployment
• Backend project
• Group project
• Final project

Studying Web Development gives you the following skills:

• Manage websites
• Creating websites with HTML5/CSS3
• Retrieve dynamic JSON content via AJAX request
• Knowledge of web hosting and CMS
• the markup languages XML, JSON and HTML in combination with CSS
• the JavaScript programming language

In the Web Developer course you will learn the following tools to get started in web development:

• HTML5 ("HT5")
• CSS3 ("IC3")
• JavaScript ("ISC")
• Advanced training in JavaScript ("ISA")
• Bootstrap 5 ("BOOTST")
• Possibly frontend development with React and Vue.js

The cost of a web development course varies depending on the content and scope. The costs can range from CHF 500 to CHF 6,500. It is therefore essential that you clarify the exact costs, including all additional costs, before you register with a training institute.

In a postgraduate studies CHE (NDS CHE) as a Web Developer course, you learn the following:

• Operation of web hosting
• Legal aspects that are relevant for working as a web developer
• How to use the WordPress content management system
• The basics of HTML and CSS
• The basics of the JavaScript scripting language
• DOM, AJAX and JSON
• Application of the front-end CSS framework Bootstrap

Of course, there is also a web developer course online or web developer training online. The advantage is that you can learn online regardless of time and place. This allows you to acquire the knowledge you need in a short space of time, which makes it possible to quickly enter this professional field. This means that you can work on your own web development project after just a short time.

Important topics in continuing education, further training for web developers are:

• Use of modern workflow tools for versioning, automation and dependency management
• Conception and realization of web projects
• Implementation of sophisticated front-end solutions
• Programming of complex internet solutions with backend tasks
• Continuous deployment and integration processes for web applications

A Web Developer or Web Fronted Developer carries out the following activities

• develops complex, web-based applications or interfaces
• Use of workflow tools for versioning, automation and dependency management
• Conception and implementation of web projects
• Realization of sophisticated front-end solutions
• Programming of complex internet solutions with backend tasks
• Continuous deployment and integration processes for web applications

There are various ways to complete a web developer apprenticeship:

• Diploma of an offering school
• ICT Application Development Specialist (Federal Professional Examination)
• Web Developer postgraduate studies CHE
• CAS at a Universities

As a rule, the following persons are admitted to the Web Developer training:

• Experience in using the Internet
• Knowledge of the technical basics of the Internet
• Frequently: Bring Your Own Device - students use their own device for lessons
• Partial minimum age of 18 years
• Partial basic knowledge of HTML/CSS
• Partial knowledge of English, at least level B1

Find out about the admission requirements from the provider of the course of your choice.

There is a very comprehensive web development course that is combined with web design. It is a certificate course with a school-leaving certificate. The study regulations provide for two stages. In the first stage (2 years), the Web Design & Development diploma is obtained, followed by the Bachelor's degree part (3.5 years), in which additional skills are learned and topics such as an overview of the media and web industry, project management, copyright and special web development techniques are covered. The advantage of the second part is that it is an internationally recognized BA/BSc (Hons) Web Development degree, validated by the University of Hertfordshire.