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Click Start by the University of Leeds - Working with Version Control

Enhance your coding and project skills by learning Git and version control with experts from the University of Leeds. This course is free and open to all ages!

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Free
Short Course
Provider:
University of Leeds
Course length:
6-8 hours per course
Delivery method:
Online
Price:
Free
Subjects: Coding, Digital Skills
Age range: Open to all ages

Master Version Control with Git

This flexible and free three-week course from the University of Leeds teaches the fundamentals of version control and how to use Git effectively.

Learn Git Essentials
Create repositories, track code changes, and manage software projects with Git and GitHub.

Enhance Collaboration
Use GitHub Markdown for professional documentation and explore GitHub Projects and Issue Tracker to streamline workflow.

Gain Expert Guidance
Led by University of Leeds specialists, this course equips you with essential digital and collaboration skills for software development.

This free course is part of Click Start, a nationwide training programme developed by the Institute of Coding (IoC), a national collaboration of universities, employers and charities and funded by Nominet – the public benefit company and guardians of the .UK namespace.

The programme, which launched in 2023, helps to tackle the UK’s digital skills gap by offering skills and training to more than 26,500 learners across the country who may not have previously had opportunities.

If you sign up to a Click Start programme, you’ll also get access to GetMyFirstDigitalJob, an online platform designed to help you find and land a digital job. It’s your new hub for jobs, support, and guidance for your digital career.

You’ll get access to job opportunities from employers looking for fresh talent, and a dedicated careers coach who’ll give you one-on-one support to guide you through your job search journey. There’s also learning modules to boost your employability skills in the areas you need them most, and exclusive live events where you can get your questions answered by experts from across the digital industry.

There’s never been a better reason to join a Click Start programme!

GetMyFirstDigitalJob was built by BCS and The Talent People to support the Click Start programme.

The Click Start by University of Leeds programme covers digital skills, as well as personal and professional development, designed to help you apply for a new job or access new opportunities with better pay.

This course takes 6-8 hours to complete, and you can learn at your own pace, on your own schedule, from the comfort of your home. All learning is self-guided, so you might do the course in less time!

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What will I learn?

Course Introduction

Explore version control concepts like version history, branching, and merging. Develop practical Git skills: create repositories, commit files, and push commits. Enhance your software development workflow and collaboration.

What is version control?

Learn what version control is and why developers use it. Understand how to work safely on large, multi-person projects. Explain version control, see its benefits, and secure your code with passwords and SSH keys.

Basics of Git

Start using Git and GitHub by creating a repository and adding files. Learn to collaborate through branching and merging, and contribute to public repositories. Master Git commands and explore GitHub’s collaborative opportunities.

GitHub Markdown

Explore Git tasks and open-source projects on GitHub. Learn to write your own documentation using Markdown. Use basic Markdown tags to format text and create a Markdown document combining multiple tags.

Project, collaboration and beyond

Learn GitHub Projects and Issue Tracker for effective project management. Master Project boards, add cards, and streamline workflow.

Course summary and test

Reflect on version control, its role in various sectors, and its future influence on your career. As a next step, take the end of course test.

University of Leeds are offering everyone who joins this course a free digital upgrade, so that you can experience the full benefits of studying online for free. This means that you get:

  • Unlimited access to this course
  • Includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes
  • Tests to validate your learning
  • A PDF Certificate of Achievement to prove your success when you’re eligible
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FAQS

Anyone can do this programme. However, Click Start is designed to support under-represented groups. The aim is to give you the digital skills you need to find new opportunities. Or get better pay. Or simply do what you want to do in life.

To start this free course now simply click here to join

All you need is an open mind. You don’t need experience. You don’t need to have been to university. All you need is curiosity and be ready to learn new things. Maybe you want a new direction? Maybe you want to upskill? Maybe you want a raise or promotion in your current role? Click Start gives you the head start you need.

It’s completely free. And no, there’s no catch. This programme has been developed in partnership with the Institute of Coding (IoC) and has been funded by Nominet to help reduce the UK’s digital skills gap.

This course is run by the University of Leeds, and the courses are hosted on the Future Learn platform. The Click Start programme was developed by the Institute of Coding and is funded by Nominet.

Free
Short Course
Provider:
University of Leeds
Course length:
6-8 hours per course
Delivery method:
Online
Price:
Free
Subjects: Coding, Digital Skills
Age range: Open to all ages