Flipside 2025

3-month paid, industry-led bootcamp in Digital Product Design

A 3-month industry-led bootcamp introducing the basics of digital product design

Flipside is a 3-month course co-created and co-delivered annually, in partnership with some of the UK's leading digital design agencies who teach modules in the course and set the group project brief, including Beyond (BYND), Made by Many, ustwo, Normally, and Designit.

Taking place at the Good Growth Hub and the agencies own offices, Flipside enables Londoners aged 18-30 to start a career in the innovative and ever-growing sector of Digital Product Design.

This intensive but practical introduction 'bootcamp' takes place over 12 weeks and is ideal for: anyone with existing design education or experience needing a practical application for their knowledge, or those new to this sector wanting to develop new skills or explore a career path in digital product design. The course has taken place 5 times before and is designed to give its participants foundational technical and practical design skills, networks, and industry insights needed to build digital products for the future.

Curriculum and Course benefits include:

  1. Interactive educational workshops
  2. Personal career coaching and a mentor
  3. Group projects that respond to live industry-set briefs
  4. Macbook Pro for the duration of the course
  5. Bursary of £500 (to go towards anything that will support you during your time on the course)

This course is designed to help you access paid work and have resilient careers.

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  • Eligibility

    Who can apply?

    Essential:

    • Aged 19-30.
    • Living in a London borough*.
    • Interested in a career in the digital design sector.

    Desired:

    • Creative problem-solving skills.
    • Interest in learning, or basic knowledge of, design software (InVision) and editing tools (Adobe).
    • Familiarity with design techniques (prototyping).
    • Skills in teamwork, project management, time management, attention to detail, and multitasking.

    *Priority is given to those Living in/ from the London boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Hackney, and Newham.

    We are particularly interested in hearing from young people from the global majority, from low-income backgrounds, and those who identify as Deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent, and it is really important to us that there are no barriers to anyone applying for opportunities at Good Growth Hub.

    Please let us know if you have any access requirements and/or would like to submit your application in a different format by contacting goodgrowthhub@anewdirection.org.uk

  • Application Support

    No prior qualifications, experience, or education are needed to be eligible for this course. However, you must evidence an interest or passion for gaining skills or a future career in digital product design.

    Find out more about pathways into careers using our toolkit.

    Read about careers in Digital Product Design

    Need help writing your application? Register to attend our application support sessions, delivered online or in person.

    Join a Creative Connect session

  • Dates and Location

    Key dates:

    • Applications open on Tuesday 16 October 2024
    • Applications close at 5pm on Sunday 24 November 2024
    • Group Interview Selection Day on Tuesday 10 December where you'll take part in a collaborative group task, meet the team, and have a chance to ask any questions. Please note that we are unable to offer alternative group interview dates.
    • Flipside starts on Monday 6 January 2025
    • Flipside ends on Wednesday 19 March 2025

    Format and Locations

    This course takes place over 12 weeks*.

    Sessions will take place 3 days a week, Monday – Wednesday, 10am – 5pm.

    A combination of online and in-person sessions take place across London:

    • Beyond, 60 Great Portland St, W1W 7RT
    • Ustwo, 154-158 Shoreditch High Street, E1 5HU

    Flipside is delivered as part of the Skills Bootcamps for Londoners for those aged 19+ to progress into work by giving them access to in-demand skills training and a guaranteed interview for a more sustainable, higher-skilled job and higher wages over time.

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  • Supported by

    Flipside was created by A New Direction in 2018 and takes place at the Good Growth Hub. A group of leading agencies commit to teaching the core Flipside curriculum. They take the participants through a series of modules that teach them the basics of digital design. These modules take place at each agency, initiating the Flipsiders to agency life. Agencies supporting Flipside 2025 include:

    Flipside is delivered as part of the Skills Bootcamps for Londoners for those aged 19+ to progress into work by giving them access to in-demand skills training and a guaranteed interview for a more sustainable, higher-skilled job and higher wages over time.

  • Dates

    6 January - 19 March 2025

  • Eligibility

    Living in a London borough

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