Dev Academy UK

Dev Academy UK began operating in 2012 and ran its first course in 2014, after consulting industry and government. It supplies trained development and testing staff so organisations can add capacity without a long recruitment process.

Its model uses both experienced staff and new talent, and is designed to fit alongside an organisation's existing project teams.

What Dev Academy UK offers

• Development resource — teams of up-skilled people for project work or future workforce needs.
• Functional testing — checking that software does what it should.
• Performance testing — checking behaviour under load.
• Mobile and web application testing — checks across devices and browsers.
• Test automation and consultancy — scripted testing and advice on test approach.

Who it works with

Organisations whose internal project teams are under pressure.

Key facts

• Established: 2012
• First course: 2014