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Blockchain Essentials

The definitive introduction to blockchain for anyone

About Blockchain Essentials

About Blockchain Essentials

Learn the essentials of Blockchain, what it is, and what it can do, with ConsenSys Academy, in our brand new Essentials course, getting you up-to-speed and ready for 2020.

One of the world’s largest blockchain companies, ConsenSys is a global leader in the field and the Academy can offer you cutting-edge education drawn from some of the best minds in the industry.

We’ll introduce you to some of the theory and philosophy behind blockchain, the technological elements that make it new and different, and learn more about what makes the technology revolutionary. Amazing animation and graphics will guide you through this exciting new world, and by the end you’ll have a thorough understanding of how this technology may impact your life, your business, or your industry.

A Certificate of Completion will be issued after passing the final test. Share your certification on LinkedIn!

Course features

The Blockchain Developer Bootcamp features the following:

  • Closed cohort, one per year

  • 11-week self-paced program, with typical commitment of 10-15 hours per week.

  • Active support from ConsenSys blockchain developers and trainers

  • Access to course content is included for one year after the cohort ends

  • Lifetime community membership through our alumni network

  • Certification included and issued on pass of certification exam.

Scholarship applications for this cohort are now closed.

Program Details

This is a 5-week, self-paced, online course featuring multi-modal content such as videos, reading materials, interactive quizzes, assignments, and a peer-reviewed final project. Designed with the busy professional in mind, this course can be completed with just 2-3 hours of time per week. The course is $99 USD per student and currently offered in English.

This course requires no prior technical knowledge and is ideal for anyone who wants to understand blockchain: whether you’re a businessperson who wants to learn about impacts to your industry, or a technologist who’d like to take an introductory step into this new world.

Price $99

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“What drew me to the program was the network of industry mentors that Consensys has thanks to their portfolio projects (Metamask, Infura etc.) These are tools that are widely used in the Ethereum community.”

Nich Kesonpath

Class of 2019, Devcon Scholar Co-Founder, Last of Ours

About the Program

Program Details

The program begins October 30th 2019 at 9 AM EDT, and is a 10-12 week online course (varies depending on your personal pace of completion). Final projects for the course will be due January 22nd 2020. The course has multi-modal content (videos, interactive exercises, assignments, and hands on projects), mentors, community based peer support, and networking opportunities. It requires 10-15 hours per week, and is administered in English. The course costs 985 USD per student.


Who You Are

You are an experienced and passionate Object-Oriented Programmer, with at least 1 year of programming experience (full-time developers and students welcome). You are familiar with general web development, JavaScript, HTML, and Git, and are passionate about being the next best Blockchain developer.


What You Get

You get the most comprehensive online Ethereum developer course on the market today. You get the readiness to enter one of the fastest growing technology fields, and the possibility to work full time with ConsenSys on applications that are disrupting industries worldwide.


Program Details

The program begins October 30th 2019 at 9 AM EDT, and is a 10-12 week online course (varies depending on your personal pace of completion). Final projects for the course will be due January 22nd 2020. The course has multi-modal content (videos, interactive exercises, assignments, and hands on projects), mentors, community based peer support, and networking opportunities. It requires 10-15 hours per week, and is administered in English. The course costs 985 USD per student.


Who You Are

You are an experienced and passionate Object-Oriented Programmer, with at least 1 year of programming experience (full-time developers and students welcome). You are familiar with general web development, JavaScript, HTML, and Git, and are passionate about being the next best Blockchain developer.

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