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IBM Front-End Developer Professional Certificate
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IBM Front-End Developer Professional Certificate

Prepare for a career as a front-end developer. Gain the in-demand skills and hands-on experience to get job-ready in less than 3 months.

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IBM Skills Network Team
Michelle Saltoun
Muhammad Yahya

Instructors: IBM Skills Network Team

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Professional Certificate - 11 course series

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4.6

(420 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
3 months at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Master the most up-to-date practical skills and tools that front-end developers use in their daily roles

  • Learn how to develop web pages using programming languages like HTML, CSS,  JavaScript, and React

  • Apply user interface and user experience (UI/UX) principles and best practices; manage your code with GitHub repositories and branches

  • Gain technical experience through hands-on labs and projects and build a portfolio to showcase your work to potential employers

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Professional Certificate - 11 course series

Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise

4.6

(420 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
3 months at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

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  • Receive professional-level training from IBM
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$130,000+
median U.S. salary for Front-End Development
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29,000+
U.S. job openings in Front-End Development
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  • Resume review

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  • Interview prep

    Practice your skills with interactive tools and mock interviews

  • Career support

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¹Lightcast™ Job Postings Report, United States, 7/1/22-6/30/23. ²Based on program graduate survey responses, United States 2021.

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Professional Certificate - 11 course series

Getting Started with Front-End and Web Development

Course 114 hours4.5 (118 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Define front-end development, list roles and skills, outline web development steps, and explore UI/UX design, collaboration, and industry trends.

  • Explore web browsers, load balancing, and define web frameworks, platforms, hosting, languages, accessibility, and cloud benefits.

  • Compare front-end and back-end roles, version control, and CI/CD, discuss No-Code advantages and tools, and define CMS and SEO patterns.

  • Create websites using WordPress and plugins for website enhancement, outline qualifications, portfolio elements, and specialization paths.

Skills you'll gain

Category: React (Web Framework)
Category: Front-end Development
Category: Web Development
Category: JavaScript
Category: User Interface

Introduction to Software Engineering

Course 214 hours4.7 (876 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Describe software engineering, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), and software development tools, technologies and stacks.

  • List different types of programming languages and create basic programming constructs such as loops and conditions using Python. 

  • Outline approaches to application architecture and design, patterns, and deployment architectures. 

  • Summarize the skills required in software engineering and describe the career options it provides.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Career
Category: Software Engineer
Category: Coding Challenge
Category: interview Preparation
Category: Full Stack Developer

Designing User Interfaces and Experiences (UI/UX)

Course 316 hours4.5 (102 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Explain design, UI/UX concepts, best practices of visual development, and the key duties and responsibilities of a UI/UX designer.

  • Examine web design methodologies like Responsive Web Design (RWD), and Progressive Web Development.

  • Use Figma, the essential concepts of Figma, and its various features.

  • Develop applications and websites with web development frameworks, like Bootstrap.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Website Wireframe
Category: User Interface design (UI Design)
Category: Progressive Web Development
Category: Figma
Category: User Experience (UX)

Introduction to HTML, CSS, & JavaScript

Course 410 hours4.6 (56 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Describe the Web Application Development Ecosystem and terminology like front-end developer, back-end, server-side, and full stack.

  • Identify the developer tools and integrated development environments (IDEs) used by web developers. 

  • Create and structure basic web pages using HTML and style them with CSS. 

  • Develop dynamic web pages with interactive features using JavaScript. 

Skills you'll gain

Category: Software Development
Category: React (Web Framework)
Category: Front-end Development
Category: Front-end design
Category: Web Development

Developing Websites and Front-Ends with Bootstrap

Course 57 hours4.4 (30 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Summarize key features and benefits of using Bootstrap

  • Demonstrate your proficiency in building flexible and responsive websites using Bootstrap

Skills you'll gain

Category: Webpack
Category: Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Category: javascript library
Category: Debugging
Category: Wordpress

Getting Started with Git and GitHub

Course 610 hours4.6 (889 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Describe version control and its place in social and collaborative coding and in DevOps.

  • Explain basic Git concepts such as repositories and branches used for distributed version control and social coding.

  • Create GitHub repositories and branches, and perform pull requests (PRs) and merge operations, to collaborate on a team project.

  • Build your portfolio by creating and sharing an open-source project on GitHub.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Continuous Integration
Category: Continuous Delivery
Category: Mongodb
Category: agile
Category: Devops

Developing Front-End Apps with React

Course 713 hours4.3 (391 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Develop interactive user interfaces (UIs) and web applications using React, JSX, and ES6.

  • Build dynamic websites and front-end applications quickly and easily with reusable React components.

  • Communicate and exchange data with external services using GET, POST, UPDATE, and DELETE requests.

  • Employ and work with various React concepts and features including props, states, hooks, forms, and Redux.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Distributed Version Control Systems (DVCS)
Category: Git (Software)
Category: Github
Category: open source
Category: Cloning and forking

Intermediate Web and Front-End Development

Course 812 hours4.5 (19 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Define CMS and SEO, identify their types, and list their features and benefits.

  • Describe Webpack 5 and list its advantages, functions, and significance.

  • Define Mocha and Jasmine’s testing frameworks and compare and contrast their advantages and disadvantages.

  • Describe the debugging process, explain its importance, and identify various debugging methods.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Web Development
Category: Wordpress
Category: Front-End Web Development
Category: UI/UX Designer
Category: No-code

Get Started with Cloud Native, DevOps, Agile, and NoSQL

Course 912 hours4.8 (15 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Explore cloud native applications concepts and methodologies, recognize CNCF’s impact, and analyse the benefits of CI/CD, Agile, and Scrum.

  • Recognize the DevOps culture, and its significance, differentiate between TDD and BDD, and explore the principles and characteristics of MongoDB.

  • Implement CI/CD practices and connect and integrate user stories using Zenhub to facilitate the Agile development process.

  • Enhance application functionality using tools and techniques, store, manage, and perform basic data operations using MongoDB and CRUD operations.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Software Engineering
Category: Software Architecture
Category: Python Programming
Category: Agile and Scrum
Category: Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

Front-End Development Capstone Project

Course 1019 hours4.2 (12 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Apply your UI/UX design and Figma skills to demonstrate your proficiency in designing the layouts for various components of a responsive website

  • Develop static website pages and integrate them into the Landing page while demonstrating your expertise in HTML and CSS.

  • Demonstrate your React proficiency to create dynamic react components and convert static pages into a responsive website

  • Apply your GitHub concepts and skills along with the software development process to build, deploy, and update a fully functional website

Skills you'll gain

Category: Web Development
Category: JavaScript
Category: Web
Category: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

Software Developer Career Guide and Interview Preparation

Course 1111 hours4.7 (89 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Describe the role of a software engineer and some career path options as well as the prospective opportunities in the field.

  • Explain how to build a foundation for a job search, including researching job listings, writing a resume, and making a portfolio of work.

  • Summarize what a candidate can expect during a typical job interview cycle, different types of interviews, and how to prepare for interviews.

  • Explain how to give an effective interview, including techniques for answering questions and how to make a professional personal presentation.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Responsive
Category: Bootstrap
Category: Grid system
Category: Web Development Framework
Category: Front-End Web Development

Instructors

IBM Skills Network Team
IBM
55 Courses753,364 learners
Michelle Saltoun
IBM
2 Courses143,999 learners
Muhammad Yahya
IBM
4 Courses48,790 learners

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