Chance to get free coding lessons: UAE school opens applications for boot camp

Chance to get free coding lessons: UAE school opens applications for boot camp

In order to register, candidates must apply online and complete an assessment evaluating cognitive capacity

Published: Thu 26 Jan 2023, 3:07 PM

A coding school in Abu Dhabi has opened its doors for candidates to register for an intense boot camp starting in February, 2023.

The school, called 42 Abu Dhabi, uses a 'peer-to-peer, gamified learning methodology'. It will hold the 'Piscine' boot camp with the aim of selecting candidates to enrol in its tuition-free coding school.

Potential applicants may visit 42 Abu Dhabi’s official website, where they will have to complete 42 Abu Dhabi’s pre-selection ‘Game’ - an online assessment which evaluates cognitive capacity via logic and memory tests - and attend a virtual check-in discovery session to be briefed on the Piscine and the learning methodology.

The Piscine, derived from the French word for "swimming pool," is an intense and immersive boot camp that tests candidates’ computer programming skills as well as their drive, perseverance, and devotion. It is the final stage in the application process to 42 Abu Dhabi’s programme, and it aims to prepare students for learning the fundamentals of programming, and is an opportunity for all coding enthusiasts to identify their areas of interest in software development while immersed in