Build future-ready software skills

Software courses for development and engineering teams

Our software training helps professionals and organisations develop the skills needed to meet today's engineering challenges. 

Covering software engineering, programming languages and AI-assisted coding, our training equips developers, engineers and technical teams with the skills required to keep pace with evolving technologies, improve productivity and deliver high-quality software at scale.

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Software learning paths

Want to boost your career in software engineering? Click on the roles below to see QA's learning pathways, specially designed to give you the skills to succeed.

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Front End Developer
Back End Developer Java
Back End Developer .NET
Cloud Developer AWS
Cloud Developer Azure
Secure Engineering
Back End Developer Average salary: £81,000
Back End Developer Average salary: £81,000
Cloud Developer Average salary: £80,000

Software resources

Why choose QA?

Deeper expertise

Best-in-class content & know-how enabled by 450 QA in-house experts and ~40 technology & certification partners.

More ways to learn

One-stop shop for software courses, certifications and apprenticeship programmes via individual courses, subscriptions and apprenticeships.

Tailored for you

Tailored software learning at scale, designed to meet the challenges and demands of your business and industry. 

A partner you can trust

Over 40 years experience and ~7000 organisations served, powered by world-leading partnerships with NVIDIA, Microsoft, AWS, and Google. 

The impact of our training

How we helped a leading UK bank bridge the digital skills gap

Facing branch closures accelerated by digitalisation, one of the UK’s largest banking groups found themselves with two challenges: Many employees at risk of redundancy, and a pressing need to bridge technical skills gaps.

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Building for AI with apprenticeships

Through E.ON's partnership with QA, they have started to build the leadership capability required to support responsible AI adoption and long-term business transformation. 

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Building AI Capability at Scale: How Awaze Created AI Champions

How QA helped build in-house AI capability across all levels of experience, creating solutions and actively championing AI adoption throughout teams..

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How leading enterprises are scaling AI skills worldwide with QA and AWS

Find out how global enterprises accelerated AI adoption by rapidly building practical AI capability across their teams. Learners developed hands‑on skills in generative and agentic AI using AWS technologies, applying them directly to real business challenges.

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Start your upskilling journey today

For over 40 years, our training programmes have helped businesses and individuals to grow and drive digital transformation. 

  • A partner you can trust – Trusted by over 4,000 global clients.
  • Deeper expertise – Learning powered by a team of in-house experts and industry-leading partnerships with Microsoft, AWS and NVIDIA.
  • Tailored to you – We work with you to build training programmes that meet your challenges and needs.
  • More ways to learn – Flexible options that deliver skills when you need them, either self-pace, virtual, in-classroom or hybrid.

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Software training FAQs

What type of software training does QA offer?

QA offer a range of software development and engineering courses, built to meet the growing demand of individuals and organisations for software training. We provide foundational training in popular programming languages, like Python, Java, Angular, R, C, C++ and C#, as well as certifications in AWS, Microsoft Azure, GCP and Databricks.

QA also support software teams in developing their testing, cyber security and DevOps capability. Alongside courses and training, we also provide apprenticeships in software, including the Level 4 Junior Developer programme.

What are the benefits of training in software engineering?

Organisations who invest in software skills will benefit from a skilled workforce that can develop high-quality software. This can help to increase software capability, and develop more in-house innovation . With the rise of AI technology, it’s increasingly important for businesses to stay competitive, and software teams will play a crucial role in this goal.

For individuals, ongoing software training can help them stay up to date with in-demand skills, particularly in the current, rapidly evolving, digital landscape.

Which software partners do QA work with?

QA delivers training in collaboration with many leading technology platforms, including Microsoft, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Databricks, Oracle, Red hat and more. This ensures all of our training and certifications are aligned to up to date industry standards and best practices. These partnerships validate the quality of our training and ensure your qualifications are recognised and respected within the industry.

How does QA support organisations with software training?

QA supports businesses who need to upskill their teams in all facets of software development, including programming, AI engineering and cloud platforms. Our software apprenticeship programmes can help to close skills gaps and upskill existing talent, while the QA Online Learning Platform provides unlimited access to a wide range of software and programming courses.

Our software specialists can also work with you to identify skills gaps and develop and skills plan that meets your needs.

Does QA offer instructor-led software training?

We have a team of experienced and certified instructors who are experts in software and programming. All of our trainers are certified and have real-world experience – which they are able to share with organisations and learners.