CodeClan, Scotland's one and only coding bootcamp (and one of the most reputable in the UK) has gone into liquidation as of 4th August 2023, leaving many students out of pocket and many instructors losing their jobs. A massive blow to the UK tech industry as many UKbased developers were born from this programme.

In this video, I want to talk about some things people can do in light of this situation, as well a provide a number of (hopefully) helpful resources below to anyone who may find themselves in this situation, whether you were specifically a Codeclanner or not.

Chapters:
0:00 Background/What's happened and what this video is
2:54 Keep studying with your cohort and keep doing projects
4:53 Join the Scottish Tech Army/Volunteer & contribute to opensource projects
7:44 Start a business/freelancing
9:38 Tip for getting first job that helped me
14:00 Start a Youtube channel or a blog
16:01 Closing thoughts, share the video and see description for more help

How I became a web developer:
   • How I became a Web Developer (in less...  

JustGiving for CodeClan students:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfundi...

Resources:
https://www.scottishtecharmy.org/ Scottish Tech Army
https://www.startupgradjobs.com/ Job Board for graduates/juniors, by Cam from The Coder Career Podcast
  / discord   The Coder Career Podcast Discord
https://qwasar.io/techtalentprogram... Qwasar Elite Full Stack Development Program (Taking on Codeclan students at no cost)
https://pll.harvard.edu/course/cs50i... CS50, free Harvard CompSci course
https://www.edinburghcollege.ac.uk/co...
Software development course @ Edinburgh College (starts September)
https://education.github.com/pack GitHub Student Developer Pack
https://www.apprenticeships.scot/beco... Modern Apprenticeships from Skills Development Scotland
https://on.abdn.ac.uk/discover/freeo... University of Aberdeen free online courses

Other free resources:
https://www.freecodecamp.org/
https://www.theodinproject.com/
https://www.coursera.org/