JavaScript Essentials 1 (Including Exam Voucher)

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Type

Virtual

Classroom ILT

Skill Level

Beginner

Available dates

July 6, 2026

Learning Path

JavaScript Programmer

Virtual

Duration

5 Days

1 Day

TYPE

Virtual

Classroom ILT

LEARNING PATH

JavaScript Programmer

SKILL LEVEL

Beginner

DURATION

5 Days

AVAILABLE DATES

July 6, 2026

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R17 000,00

Price excluding VAT

Course Type

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Introduction

This course is the first in a 2-course series – it will prepare you for the JSE – Certified Entry-Level JavaScript Programmer certification exam (JSE-40-01).

The main goal of the course is to guide you from a state of complete programming illiteracy to a level of programming knowledge which allows you to work with variables, operators, control flow mechanisms, and functions, as well as understand the fundamentals of the JavaScript data type system, exception handling, troubleshooting, debugging, and the runtime environment.

The course will prepare you for entry-level jobs and careers connected with widely understood development, which includes junior front-end development positions associated with building and designing simple programs, and junior testing positions associated with unit and integration tests.

JavaScript is mainly used by front-end developers, responsible for building the user-facing, visual part of a website. Among professions in which JS is useful, we can also mention Web Application Developer, Web Designer, Full Stack Developer, UX Designer and DevOps Engineer.

Since the popularity of JavaScript is constantly growing, we believe that in the future there will be even more job opportunities for JavaScript programmers.

Audience Profile

The main goal of the course is to guide you from a state of complete programming illiteracy to a level of programming knowledge which allows you to design, write, debug, and run programs encoded in the JavaScript language, and to understand the basic concepts of software development technology.

The course will prepare you for jobs and careers connected with widely understood software development, which includes not only creating the code itself as a junior developer, but also computer systems design and software testing.

Pre-requisites

None

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

Knows the syntax of the core JavaScript language to a degree that allows for working with variables, operators, flow control, and functions
Knows the basics of the JavaScript data types system, distinguishing between primitive and complex types, and can choose a type adequate to their needs
Thinks algorithmically and can analyse a problem using a programmatic conceptual apparatus
Can choose a data type adequate to the problem being solved and use suitable flow control means
Can design, develop, and improve very simple JavaScript programs
Can interpret and handle basic exceptions related to errors in program execution
Understands a programmer’s work in the software development process and the role of fundamental development tools
Knows how a program is interpreted and executed in an actual computer environment, local or remote
Can create and develop their own programming portfolio

Course Content

Module 1: Introduction to JavaScript and Computer Programming

About JavaScript (how to communicate with the computer, what is JS, advantages and limitations of JS, where is JS used today)

Setting up the programming environment (development tools, online development environment, local development environment)

First JS program – Hello, World! (a few words about HTML, how to run your JavaScript code, executing the code directly in the console)

Module 2: Variables, Data Types, Type Casting, and Comments

Variables (naming, declaring and initializing variables, declarations and strict mode, changing variable values, constants, scope)

Primitive data types (Boolean, Number, BigInt, String, undefined, null, type casting – primitive construction functions and primitive conversions, implicit conversions)

Complex data types (Object, Array, basic Array properties and methods)

Comments (single-line comments, multi-line comments, documentation)

Module 3: Operators and User Interaction

Assignment, arithmetic, and logical operators (what are operators, assignment operators, arithmetic operators, logical operators, compound assignment operators)

Strings, comparison, and other JS operators (string concatenation and compound assignments, comparison operators, conditional operators, typeof, instanceof and delete operators, operator precedence)

Interacting with the user (dialog boxes – alert, confirm, prompt)

Module 4: Control Flow – Conditional Execution and Loops

Conditional execution (what is conditional execution, the if–else statement, the conditional operator, the switch–case statement)

Loops (what are loops, the while loop, the do–while loop, the for loop, the for–of loop, the for–in loop, the break and continue statements)

Module 5: Functions

Function basics (what are functions, declaring functions, calling functions, local variables, the return statement, function parameters, shadowing)

Functions as first-class members (function expressions, passing a function as a parameter, callbacks)

Arrow functions (declaring and calling)

Recursion (basic idea)

Module 6: Errors, exceptions, debugging, and troubleshooting

Errors and exceptions – introduction (natural languages and communication errors, errors vs. exceptions, errors without exceptions, limited confidence)

Basic types of errors in JS (SyntaxError, ReferenceError, TypeError, RangeError)

Exception handling (the try–catch statement, the finally statement, the throw statement, and custom errors)

Code debugging and troubleshooting (what is debugging, step-by-step execution, viewing and modifying variables, the step out option, measuring code execution time)

Associated Certifications and Exam

Upon completion of the JavaScript Essentials 1 course, you will be prepared to take the JSE™ – Certified Entry-Level JavaScript Programmer certification exam and demonstrate your programming skills through a vendor-neutral JavaScript programming professional assessment from the JS Institute.

On successful completion of this course students will receive a Torque IT attendance certificate.

Python Overview

Python is a widely used high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language. Its design philosophy emphasizes code readability, and its syntax allows programmers to express concepts in fewer lines of code than possible in languages such as C++ or Java. The language provides constructs intended to enable writing clear programs on both a small and large scale.

Python supports multiple programming paradigms, including object-oriented, imperative and functional programming or procedural styles. It features a dynamic type system and automatic memory management and has a large and comprehensive standard library.

Python interpreters are available for many operating systems, allowing Python code to run on a wide variety of systems.

Torque IT provides our clients with a range of Python specific training and enablement solutions that are suitable for beginner’s right through to advanced programmers.

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