JOB PLACEMENT TRAINING
TecTerminal 8-Week Curriculum
Turn coding students into job-ready, workplace-ready engineers who can function confidently on a real team.
Program Deliverables 🎯
By the end of 8 weeks, every student will have achieved high-value professional assets:
A polished tech CV and Portfolio
Experience using real engineering workflows
Improved communication and teamwork
Clear remote/onsite workplace expectations
Mock project based on real business requirements
Real-life job readiness and professionalism
8-Week Curriculum Breakdown 🗓️
1
Professional Mindset & Workplace Culture
Goal: Building personal and professional discipline.
Key Topics
- Role of a Software Engineer beyond code
- Work culture (startup vs corporate), etiquette
- Time management, ownership & accountability
Learning Outcomes
- Understand modern expectations
- Learn team communication & decision-making
- Build discipline and growth mindset
Practical Activities
- Daily standup simulation
- "How to ask for help" practice
- Create personal work schedules
2
Communication Mastery for Engineers
Goal: Becoming an excellent communicator in remote or onsite teams.
Key Topics
- Written communication (Slack, email, tickets)
- Verbal communication (meetings, standups, demos)
- Giving and receiving feedback, conflict resolution
Learning Outcomes
- Write clear messages & documentation
- Master verbal presentations (demos)
- Handle team communication effectively
Practical Activities
- Write mock status updates
- Standup roleplay
- PR review feedback simulation
3
Agile, Scrum & Real Engineering Workflow
Goal: Operating confidently inside an Agile/Scrum environment.
Key Topics
- Agile, Scrum, Kanban frameworks
- Sprints, planning, review, retrospective
- User stories, task breakdown & estimation
Learning Outcomes
- Understand company workflows
- Work with Product Managers & Designers
- Participate in all sprint ceremonies
Practical Activities
- Create a sprint backlog (mock)
- Break down a product feature
- Simulated sprint planning meeting
4
Tools of the Modern Engineer (Non-Technical)
Goal: Gaining familiarity with essential non-coding engineering tools.
Key Topics
- Jira / Trello basics (task management)
- Notion / Confluence (documentation)
- Professional Slack / Teams usage, GitHub (conceptual)
Learning Outcomes
- Master ticket tracking and knowledge management
- Effective code review etiquette (comms focus)
Practical Activities
- Manage a mock project board (Jira/Trello style)
- Create documentation pages
- Submit a sample "PR description" (no code)
5
Product Thinking & Collaboration
Goal: Learning how engineers think beyond implementation and code.
Key Topics
- What is a product? MVP thinking
- Understanding user needs and impact
- Collaboration with designers & PMs
Learning Outcomes
- Connect code to business value
- How to read design files (Figma conceptual)
Practical Activities
- Analyze a simple product
- Create a user story from a real problem
- Work with a mock design and extract tasks
6
Engineering Problem Solving & Ownership
Goal:Building strategic problem-solving habits (reasoning).
Key Topics
- Structured thinking frameworks
- Breaking down big problems & unknowns
- Asking the right questions, debugging mindset
Learning Outcomes
- Engineers' reasoning about problems
- Managing dependencies and unknowns
Practical Activities
- Solve non-technical engineering problems
- Group problem-solving workshop
- Root cause analysis exercise
7
Career Skills: Job Readiness & Interviews
Goal: Positioning students to enter the job market with confidence.
Key Topics
- Writing a tech CV and portfolio
- Interview communication skills (behavioral)
- Workplace survival for juniors, first 90 days
Learning Outcomes
- Position for job market entry
- How to talk about projects confidently
- Succeeding in early career
Practical Activities
- Mock interviews (behavioral focus)
- Portfolio storytelling practice
- First-week-on-the-job simulation
8
Capstone: Real Work Simulation Sprint
Goal : Experience a real engineering workflow from start to finish.
Sprint Planning
Daily Standups
Documentation & Demo
Final Retrospective
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