Beetroot Academy

• longer duration of the course (4.5 months compared to 3);
• broader program and more workload on the course (Beginner and Middle level topics, 2 two-hour lectures/practices on weekdays + 4-hour practices every Saturday as opposed to only Beginner level topics and 2 meetings of 2 hours);
• choice of your own topic for the graduation project (instead of the whole group creating different variants for a real client based on a specific task, which the client paid for, to have the graduates choose his task, as it happens at Projector);
• not the least reason was the work of the sales manager, who provided me with the level of service that was not in the first failed option and the usual communication with the sales manager from Projector, whose interest in getting me on the course was not felt.

• support from the academy throughout the course;
• the teacher! Her level of knowledge, ability to explain, interest in the success of students, willingness to help with every question that arises;
• own LMS, where each lesson has homework, several video lessons, and a lot of quality textual information taken from various well-known and not very reliable sources;
• slight changes in the program or individual homework at the choice of the teacher — it was done to give us only the necessary knowledge, based on real cases in practice;
• a well-thought-out process of defending the graduation project and the ability to defend it in English;
• friendly community within the group and overall at the academy;
• the presence of educational events, workshops, and free career counseling for each student;
• cool merch for all students;
• the ability to split the payment for the course into a convenient number of parts.

• somewhat outdated links to some information;
• in general, the order of video lectures sometimes confused, and sometimes there was a feeling that the videos were taken from previous versions of this course;
• the teacher's answers to questions about the course/graduation project, even within the allocated time, were long and postponed to another day, despite her online presence;
• minor errors in tests and in some places not very well-thought-out UI/UX in LMS.

My feedback on training at the Python developer course will consist of two reviews - directly about Beetroot Academy and about the Teacher. After all, you need to understand that the academy organizes the educational process, selects the teaching staff, and the teacher already teaches. So let's start)
Beetroot Academy creates a warm, friendly, honest atmosphere. My choice at Beetroot Academy among other academies was because I was not promised to become an "Aitishnik" after completing the course (who believes in such slogans, I have bad news for you :) ), before entering, it is necessary to pass a small test, after with whom the manager will conduct an interview (even before the start of training, you understand that they are communicating with you, and not responding with "mock-up" phrases). During the training itself, I did not have any organizational issues with the academy, because all information was provided in a timely manner, which allowed me not to be distracted by other issues, but to focus on what was learned. But, as they say, "there are no questions only in two cases, when everything is clear or nothing is clear", and the academy understands this, and the manager-curator of the group, Tetyana Pokotilo, periodically addressed questions about the "comfort" of training (a special thank you for that, who was always in touch and quickly responded to questions). Therefore, I can say with confidence that Beetroot Academy is a very well-organized structure, has a unique experience in the organization of education.
The academy also supports students who, for certain reasons, interrupted the course (due to the military operations in our country), and were able to continue in another group and successfully complete their studies.
Separately, I wanted to highlight the teaching method - when you work out the theory before the lesson and come to the lesson already prepared.
As for the teacher (perhaps it was my "fear" before studying), I was very lucky :) because my teacher was Fadi Ahmad! The knowledge that Fadi shared with us is simply amazing and, personally, motivated me to learn, seek more information and strive to develop. Separately, I would like to highlight the skills of a teacher - the ability not only to convey information clearly and succinctly, but also the ability to listen and understand students. The most impressive thing (as far as I understood it was Fadi's trick, not the academy's strategy, if I'm wrong - sorry :)) is the performance of small tasks in groups of 2-3 people, which teaches you to think in a team, to solve a problem by discussing and consulting with students, while the teacher is always in touch and will help if difficulties arise.

I would like to express my special thanks to the English teacher (yes, you will have 16 separate English lessons at the academy) Anna Karalazar.

Summarizing the feedback, I would like to add that after the course, you will not be left behind - because the academy has communities that help with vacancies, improve your English and provide useful information for your development.

Beetroot Academy with Fadi Ahmad, thanks for the knowledge.