How it works

A bootcamp or accelerator with CPD is intense and short. You spend most of your time doing the thing you came to learn, taught by working practitioners, in person at our Brighton centre. Here's the shape of it.

Accelerators (3 weeks, full-time)

Monday to Thursday, 9:30am–4:30pm, for three weeks. Each week is a different theme; by Friday of week 3 you have a portfolio piece and a panel presentation.

  • Week 1: foundations and brief-building
  • Week 2: execution — hands-on work on real briefs
  • Week 3: polish, portfolio, panel day

Bootcamps (8 weeks, part-time)

One full day a week (usually Mondays or Wednesdays) for 8 weeks. You apply what you learned during the rest of the week — either in your current job or on portfolio briefs we provide.

  • Weekly off-the-job day at CPD Brighton
  • 4–6 hours of independent application per week
  • Final week: portfolio review + Skills Bootcamp completion certificate

What happens after

Our careers team works with every individual for 6 months post-course:

  • ·CV review and portfolio critique
  • ·Intros to our employer network where there's a fit
  • ·Interview prep, including mock interviews
  • ·Alumni network access for ongoing peer support