FAQs

Seniority is not measured in years, but in experience. Experience is accumulated through diverse impressions, situations, and professional knowledge. DevCraft Academy offers individualized training programs designed to accelerate experience acquisition by identifying knowledge gaps and providing practical skills in missing areas.

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No problem – there is no time limit. You can complete the program at your own pace and receive your certificate whenever you finish.

Life sometimes gets in the way – vacation, illness, work commitments. That's perfectly fine. You can take breaks and continue when it suits you. Your progress is preserved.

Starting from 3 participants, DevCraft Academy offers the opportunity to go through the program as a team. While all participants receive individual training programs tailored to their strengths and weaknesses, they can complete all team projects together.

Special conditions are offered for teams of 3 or more participants. Further details can be obtained via the contact page.

DevCraft Academy is structured for working professionals. Participants spend approximately one to two hours daily acquiring new skills and knowledge tailored to their background and objectives for maximum efficiency.

Through consistent daily training, developers observe tangible workplace progress within days, immediately applying newly acquired capabilities in their professional roles.

The academy offers its program in German and English. The mentor team speaks German, English, and Spanish at native-speaker level.

Generally, at least 6 months of work experience is required. However, exceptions have been made in the past for candidates who could demonstrate sufficient web development experience through training, internships, or personal hobby projects.

Interested individuals with less formal work experience can arrange a personal conversation with the team to discuss their individual qualifications and determine together whether participation in the program is possible.

DevCraft Academy can be completed entirely online. All that is required is a computer and internet connection. Participants receive access to a custom-built training platform with a personalized training program that can be worked on daily according to their own schedule.

The mentoring video calls also take place online. Mentors are available at any time via the Slack community. For corporate clients, an optional in-person kick-off is offered to meet the team and start together.

DevCraft Academy does not teach specific programming languages or frameworks, but rather focuses on fundamental web developer skills. The course covers topics such as software architecture, code quality, and deep understanding of web technologies and applications.

The practical programming exercises use the core languages of the web: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript – regardless of whether participants already know PHP, Java, or Python. This approach enables transferring the learned concepts to various programming languages.

DevCraft Academy is aimed at web developers who want to deepen their knowledge of professional web application development. The program provides comprehensive knowledge from all areas of web development – frontend, backend, databases, DevOps and security.

Participants receive a customized program that takes their existing skills into account and focuses on topics not yet mastered. While individual focus areas are possible, it is recommended to acquire broad knowledge across all aspects of web development.

DevCraft Academy provides a structured 6-month training program with daily instruction, covering new topics, challenging exercises, team projects, and mentoring from experienced developers.

6 months is the recommended duration with consistent daily training. In reality, most participants take longer – and that's perfectly fine. There is no time limit. You can take breaks and learn at your own pace.

Upon completing the DevCraft Academy program, participants receive a certificate confirming successful completion of the senior-level training.

Key points:

• The certificate is awarded upon full program completion
• There is no time limit – you can learn at your own pace
• Continued access to the training platform is provided after certification to reinforce acquired knowledge
• The academy emphasizes that learning should continue beyond certificate receipt

The program focuses on sustained professional development rather than treating certification as a final endpoint.