WriteTech Hub is an organization that provides technical content creation services to organizations. Committed to simplifying complex concepts and making them accessible to everyone, we continually strive to empower professionals through our comprehensive bootcamps, webinars, and Twitter spaces.
WriteTech Bootcamp is a virtual technical writing program designed to provide participants with the essential knowledge, skills, and best practices needed to become effective technical writers. So far, we’ve had three cohorts; two cohorts last year and the just concluded cohort.
For a period of 5 weeks, we witnessed an amazing journey of growth and learning in our latest bootcamp. Participants engaged in the activities of the bootcamp, learned a lot about technical writing, and honed their skills. This article reflects on that journey, highlighting the lessons learned, the rewards, and feedback.
Out of over 200 applications, we accepted and onboarded 51 participants. This cohort had 4 facilitators, 9 sessions, 4 assessments, and 1 final project. In the end, 29 participants graduated. Everyone who finished the program successfully received a certificate.
Onboarding
The bootcamp kicked off with an onboarding call. This was our participants’ first meeting with the WriteTech Hub team and their facilitators. We used the call to congratulate them on joining the program, explained what it was about, and outlined our goals, expectations, and graduation requirements.
The Learning Journey
Week 1 – Introduction to Technical Writing by Ejiro Onose
Ejiro is a Machine Learning Engineer and Technical Writer, passionate about the intersection between artificial intelligence and human well-being.
The bootcamp officially began with Ejiro’s lessons on the fundamentals of technical writing. They learned how technical writing differs from other forms of writing, the misconceptions of technical writing, and how information can be structured.
Participants were grouped and tasked with identifying the unique features of each of the types of technical writing. This was a really exciting team bonding exercise for the participants. They had to relate and associate with people that they hadn’t met before to complete this task.
They presented their research in the next class.
Here’s what Christine said about the class:
Week 2 – Audience Analysis by Fortune Ikechi
Fortune is a Software Engineer Technical Writer with extensive experience enhancing product awareness, adoption, and engagement through comprehensive API documentation and technical articles.
For week 2, the participants learned the importance of knowing their audience, how to identify audience characteristics, meet their needs, and tailor content to suit them.
As an assessment, participants created a document for C-level executives on the need to conduct more user testing for their content.
One thing that stood out this week is that the facilitator gave out cash prizes to the top 3 participants with the best ideas on the assessment that was given.
Week 3 – Introduction to Technical Documentation by Divine Orji
Divine is a web engineer and content creator who loves building and documenting web applications using JAMstack and serverless technologies.
Since participants were eager to learn about documentation, this was the week that was anticipated the most.
Divine took the participants on technical documentation, understanding of various types of technical documents, from API documentation to white papers and release notes, the tools for API documentation.
Week 4 – Open Source and Technical Writing by Funke Olasupo
Funke is a seasoned technical writer with a proven record of producing clear, concise, and user-focused technical documentation.
As technical writers, it is important to know that technical writing skills can be used to contribute to open source projects.
The last week of the bootcamp introduced the participants to the concept of open source, why it is important to contribute to open source, and how we can contribute to open source projects. She taught them through hands-on experience.
These sessions were practical as participants contributed to projects on GitHub, some of them did this for the first time.
Our Esteemed Sponsors and Partners
We had incredible sponsors and partners who contributed to the success of the bootcamp.
TalentPoel
Talentpoel is a company that matches vetted non-technical mid-level and senior-level Africans to global tech-enabled companies and startups.
Beacamp
Beacamp is a tech education company offering niche training and certifications for beginners and professionals in developer marketing.
WiiCreate
WiiCreate is a merchandising company that helps businesses and communities build social and emotional connections with any audience using Merch. Over the years, they have helped 450+ African startups achieve their business goals through branded merch. From onboarding employees to elaborate marketing campaigns, they are your perfect merch partner to achieve your ambitious business goals and create lasting impressions for your brand.
Puplar
Puplar is a savings and payment solution provider with crypto and local currency funding options, a swap feature, a dollar wallet, and a virtual dollar card.
Achievements and Rewards
51 participants started the bootcamp but 29 graduated from the bootcamp, with the top 10 participants recognized for their exceptional work.
All participants were awarded a certificate of participation and granted free access to Beacamp’s masterclass on Technical Writing while the top 10 participants were given;
- Notepad, Totebag, and stickers from Wiicreate
- Portfolio review by TalentPoel.
- Virtual Dollar card from Puplar
The graduation ceremony highlighted and celebrated their work. The participants with the best articles made a presentation during the ceremony.
Feedback from Participants
The response from our bootcamp participants has been overwhelmingly positive. Here’s what some of them had to say:
- Chisom shared on LinkedIn the summary of what she learned during the bootcamp.
- On our final call, Samuel Benson wrote on the chat:
- One of our top 10 participants, Toyibat shared this on LinkedIn:
- At the end of the bootcamp, we gave out an evaluation form to participants to gather feedback on their experience, McPolycarp Ezechukwu wrote:
“My experience at the Write Tech Bootcamp was a productive and valuable one. I’m definitely implementing the skills learnt and I’m sure it’ll always come in handy. Thanks once again for this silver opportunity.”
Final Notes
As we wrap up this bootcamp, we celebrate the achievements and growth of our participants. We appreciate the prices from our sponsors and partners. This cohort’s journey is a testament to our dedication to fostering excellence in technical writing. We have seen incredible progress, hard work, and a sense of community that inspires us all.
Looking ahead, we are excited to continue this journey with future cohorts and we have more activities in the technical writing space.
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