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BrainStation is proud to release the 2018 Outcomes Report, an independently audited review of employment outcomes for graduates of BrainStation’s full-time programs.
The 2018 Report covers employment outcomes for graduates of the Web Development and User Experience Design Full Time programs between 2015 and 2017 at our Toronto and Vancouver campuses.
2018 OutComes Report Highlights
The Report covered 346 graduates from more than 15 countries around the world. It found that 84 percent of these graduates had a post-secondary education, with an average age of 30.
Here are some of the Report’s key outcomes:
User Experience Design
The Report determined that 91 percent of graduates from the User Experience Design program found work in the field within 180 days of graduation.
Graduates of the User Experience Design program have been hired by some of the world’s largest companies, including:
- Shopify
- Huawei
- Home Depot
- Hootsuite
- Deloitte
Web Development
The Report found that 88 percent of graduates from the Web Development program found work within 180 days of graduation.
Web Development program graduates have been hired by some of the most innovative companies in the world, including:
- Goldman Sachs
- Accenture
- Slack
- EY
- lululemon
The outcomes included in the Report were audited by BDO, in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants standards. You can read more details on the findings, methodology, and definitions here.
“BrainStation’s full-time programs provide a hands-on, project-based approach, which was designed to prepare professionals for a new digital career,” says Julia Osmar, BrainStation’s Director, Education Experience. “The 2018 BrainStation Outcomes Report is further validation of this approach, which reflects our commitment to closing the global skills gap with best-in-class digital skills training.”
