Can I enroll myself into a coding bootcamp while working full time?

7 comments

1. You’re probably overthinking it. It’s just a course by a private institute you take on the side, and in the very unlikely event they ask you just tell them you have flexible hours and were able to combine the two. Perhaps you could even say the company is sending you on this training.

2. Of course you can.

3. If you are thinking about joining the camp starting with c , there was an interesting post about it a few months ago.

4. > I just have so much free time when I have work and I’d like to use that free time instead by gaining more skills/knowledge

   Then start doing self-study instead of wasting money on a bootcamp. Plenty of free materials, like the CS50 stuff from Harvard, a bunch of udemy courses, and so on.

5. As long as you’re still working full time, and not violating the terms of your status of residence (which SOR?), then studying is not a problem.

   But as others have said, before spending potentially a lot of money on this, do some self-study yourself first:

   1. Get a reasonable laptop.
   1. Pick a programming language to learn.
   1. Do an online course (some universities have free CS courses), or
   1. Buy a copy of “Learn ???? Programming Language” and do it from cover to cover.

   Also learn UNIX/Linux, your editor, Git, basic principles, and problem solving. There’s no end to it.

6. You have a work visa. There’s no rule against taking lessons in anything while on a work visa. You just have to be able to keep your job while doing the classes. Since you don’t need visa sponsorship as a student, immigration won’t even know you’re doing a boot camp.

7. As others have said, best to start with self study or maybe some beginner friendly courses rather than boot camp. Bootcamps generally take people with basic skills and push them higher in a short time so while classes might be 9-6 you are probably expected to do 9-10 daily with self study and project work.