Tech boot camps gear up mid-career workers fast for jobs in a new field

Training provider Le Wagon is among several firms that are offering technology boot camps. PHOTO: LE WAGON
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SINGAPORE – Technology enthusiast Danish Hisham proves his younger self wrong with each passing day at his first tech job as a product manager in digital start-up Affinite Solutions.

He overcame his self-doubt over his lack of coding expertise, picking up enough knowledge in coding and industry practices through an intensive course to even manage a team of coders upon taking up the role last November.

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