Quarantine opens up new opportunities: one of the best IT schools in New York has launched an online course

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed a lot in our lives, but not all of the changes have been negative. In some cases, quarantine has opened up new possibilities. One of them was the expansion of online education. Many cool specialists, who previously could only be trained offline, have created online courses.

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Among them are Alexander Rubinstein and Valery Kruglyak, experienced IT specialists who founded the popular IT-Pass educational center in New York and Test masters academy training... Previously, they shared their experience only in personal classes in Brooklyn and Manhattan, now they are expanding the audience and training new IT specialists online. It will be possible to start training courses for testers online in December.

This approach not only saves students time and money, but also ensures that all safety requirements are met during a pandemic.

What and how they teach

One of the most popular areas of study in Test masters academy training — software tester (QA). This profession allows you to easily and smoothly enter the world of IT, without many years of training and with any background. It is testers that the Brooklyn school focuses on. Here you will find courses for both beginners and advanced training. And now all this is available online.

For example, you can become a functional testing specialist in just a few weeks. The authors of the course are not sprayed on additional information that no one uses in their work, but teach targeted testing. Moreover, not in theory, but in practice.

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“Our course has its own highlight, which fundamentally distinguishes it from other seminars. We have a website that we ourselves have created, and during the training students test it. The site is intentionally made with errors. Using his example, students write all the documentation, we find errors, make reports, that is, we do everything that a person working as a tester does. Accordingly, when our students come for an interview, they do not just tell the theory, but describe the process of work - this is a huge difference, ”says Alexander Rubinstein.

"Functional" testers earn $ 55-60 thousand per year from the start and are now open on Indeed several thousand such vacancies.

If you are no longer new to IT or are ready for a more complex challenge, then you can learn about automated (automated) testing. To do this, you need to learn the Selenium program. Such specialists from the start can qualify for a salary in the region of $ 100 thousand per year.

“Both of these specialties are now in great demand on the market,” says Alexander Rubinstein. “And I can assure you that demand will only grow. Since for many, QA is only the first step in the vast IT universe. Rapid growth and unlimited opportunities are what attracts people to the IT industry. "

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Training in Test masters academy training is held in English, so that students master the vocabulary necessary for working in the United States. At the same time, Russian-speaking teachers will always come to the rescue and help those lagging behind.

To start training, an average level of English will be enough. Students will receive the entire technical part, the so-called professional English, directly in the classroom.

A new set of courses is already open, training will begin in December.

History in brief

Alexander Rubinstein and Valery Kruglyak have been working in the IT field for over 20 years. At first, they did not even think about creating their own school. But after speaking at several seminars for those wishing to become testers, they realized that they could create a truly effective educational center. This is how IT-Pass was born and Test masters academy training, and now, as a tribute to the quarantine time, a new course has appeared offering online training.

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All materials of the new course, including video recordings of the classes themselves, remain with students to review what they have learned. You can study right in your pajamas, without worrying about the city’s quarantine zoning and restrictions. The best part is that you can then work online - IT specialists are not tied to the office at all.

School helps with finding a job

Teachers Test masters academy training not only help you write a resume, but also carefully prepare for the interview. However, success in the labor market depends primarily on the student.

“I am proud of those graduates who, in addition to their lessons, study themselves. We are often asked if we guarantee a job. The question I ask is, does Harvard guarantee a job? No, after all. And we are not. The job is guaranteed by your desire to do it, ”says Alexander.

To be guaranteed to find a job after the courses, you need to send several resumes every day, repeat the material covered, and continue to learn something new. And then, sooner or later, quantity will grow into quality.

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