# Founders and Coders

> We teach one programme, a Level 6 machine learning engineer apprenticeship for experienced software engineers. Workshops run in person near Old Street, one afternoon a week, from 2pm to 6pm. The next cohort starts on 27 October 2026.

## Key facts

- Apprenticeship standard ST1398, Level 6 machine learning engineer
- Seven modules and 58 workshops over about 15 months, or 12 months at the fastest
- The training costs £22,000 per place, paid through the apprenticeship levy or by partner employers, so it costs the learner nothing
- Learners stay in their job and need an employer who supports the training
- Founded in 2014 at 27 Dingley Place, London EC1V 8BR

## Programme

- [Curriculum](https://www.foundersandcoders.com/curriculum.md): seven modules and nine standalone workshops, with what you build in each
- [Curriculum, web page](https://www.foundersandcoders.com/curriculum)
- [Requirements](https://www.foundersandcoders.com/requirements): experience, employer, time and cost
- [Experience](https://www.foundersandcoders.com/requirements/experience): who the programme is for
- [Employer](https://www.foundersandcoders.com/requirements/employer): what an employer signs up to
- [Time](https://www.foundersandcoders.com/requirements/time): one afternoon a week plus off-the-job hours
- [Cost](https://www.foundersandcoders.com/requirements/cost): how the levy pays for it
- [Eligibility](https://www.foundersandcoders.com/requirements/eligibility): residency, right to work and visas
- [For employers](https://www.foundersandcoders.com/employers)
- [FAQ](https://www.foundersandcoders.com/about/faq)

## Applying

- [Apply](https://www.foundersandcoders.com/apply)
- [Taster workshops](https://www.foundersandcoders.com/workshops)
- [Upcoming workshops](https://www.foundersandcoders.com/workshops/upcoming)

## About

- [About](https://www.foundersandcoders.com/about)
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