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Become a game changer
BuildUp School is an excellent place for accelerating professional development for junior/mid specialists from Tech and going from outsource-oriented work to product-oriented.
Our educational methodology, customized/personalized for you with the help of ChatGPT, is designed so you can learn from top-level tutors, grow your network worldwide, and find like-minded professionals to collaborate with, all while solving a real user pain point by creating a digital product.
We use problem-based learning, which means that everything you learn is used in practice. No boring theoretical lectures are forgotten in days. You will immediately apply the knowledge to solve a problem as you learn.
Real-Life Projects
At the end of the program you deliver a real working product
Community
Our 100+ industry leaders community is open to share knowledge, support you while product creation
World-leading tutors
Internationally successful tutors designed an interactive classes that put in practice everything you learn
Let’s talk details
At BuildUp, we have spent enormous time synchronizing all the programs so that students learn the same processes, work together, and make critical decisions together, just like in real life.
Value requires time commitment
All of the self-learning and one-on-one meetings take part starting from 19:00 YVN time so that you can combine your work with education. Education at BuildUp requires about 12 hours per week:
Learning Challenges
~4 hours
- Do a self-paced BuildUp Extention for all the learning problem solving
- Solve enough learning problems so you can move to your real-life problem-solving for that week
- Schedule a one-on-one meeting with Tutor, or ask questions from your BuildUp extension
Real-life problem-solving
~4 hours
- BuildUp extension with ChatGPT will organize tasks to aid product development with the team
- Focus on what is the most important based on what you practically learned with BuildUp Extension
- With help of ChatGPT do the actual work (see the Product-Development Lifecycle)
Teamwork
~4 hours
- Set Team Objectives and Key Results
- Share personal findings to the team
- Involve in discussions and decision-making
- Prepare for StandUps and presentations
Selection process
Our selection process is performed online with simple assessment tools CodeSignal and Cauldron. There are two types of tests multiple questions and open-ended deep knowledge tests. Once complete, the final tests are double-blind checked by our deans and tutors to keep scoring honest and free of bias.
Who you'll be learning from?
We created a balanced system so that our Students can receive support in many dimensions. Our educational programs are designed by International Tutors with the help of Armenian Deans, who understand the local context in Armenia.
Teams will also tap into industry expertise from advisors within our Community and be challenged by our Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR) — successful entrepreneurs who have already delivered real-world, working products. Additionally, an Agile Coach helps teams to stay on track and apply best industry practices in organizing the product development process.
FAQ
1. Will I receive a certificate upon program completion?
No. BuildUp does not provide certificates. However, for each course you take, we will list your name on our website as having successfully completed that course. Rather than simply a certificate, our aim is to provide tangible results for you from BuildUp, such as salary increase and better job satisfaction.
2. What are the minimum qualifications to apply?
To view the required qualifications, please check the "You should have" section on each program page.
3. How does the school work? What will I get out of it?
At BuildUp, we train mid-level specialists to become high-performance professionals capable of solving complex problems. We invest in you, and then you pay it forward to the industry in the future.
4. I’m not currently based in Yerevan. Can I apply to the school?
Yes. Our program is online for 16 weeks.
5. Can I apply without any previous experience?
Unfortunately, not at this time. Currently, BuildUp is focused on mid-level professionals. We've structured it this way because students need to work on real-world problems with the team, and the whole team is dependent on each team member. Therefore, greater experience is required. However, we may be able to provide entry-level courses in the future.
6. What is the time commitment?
First off, note that education at BuildUp is entirely online and all of our tutors are remote. So you’ll be able to learn whenever it is convenient for you. The total duration of each course is 16 weeks. However, during each course, we also require evening hours to engage and collaborate with the team, which will take place at ImpactHub Yerevan after 7 pm on working days.
7. What is the language of instruction?
All instruction will take place in English. Though you can still work and chat with peers in Armenian. All of BuildUp’s materials, live sessions, and office hours with tutors will be in English. So if you have professional working proficiency in speaking and reading in English, that is more than enough.
8. What support do you offer to students during the program?
You will have tutors and mentors to support you in your coursework and product development. However, we also have program managers and an entire operations team to help with every aspect of the school.
9. How many hours will mentors dedicate to teams?
Each mentor's commitment is one call per week. But don't forget every mentor is offering the problem(challenge) that are very passionate about. So you will need to communicate directly with mentors on topics that they can support more.
10. What if I already have a job, should I start paying that monthly 100$ right after finishing the course?
It doesn't matter if you have a job or not. We are just saying that your salary will grow in 12 months after graduation. If that happens, you will have to come back and pay $100 for 17 months. If not, then you owe us nothing.
11. Should I meet with my team daily or on certain days of the week?
Yes, you must meet with your team every day on weekdays after work at 7PM.
12. I am a full-stack developer and entrepreneur as well but I see you are not allowing CEO or founders, why?
If you have a current full-time job, that's fine. Don't worry if you've done a few side projects. But if your only income is from your company, you cannot apply. We create education for people who create solutions. Entrepreneurs are a different type, it's harder to build an education for them.
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