RS School. EPAM Short track

• To enroll, students must successfully pass an interview with a mentor
• Goals of the Short Track training:
  • Students acquire knowledge and experience working with JavaScript, TypeScript, React or Angular
  • Students acquire knowledge and experience in developing UI components
  • Preparing students for technical interviews
  • Preparing students for presentations in English
  • Students complete a team project
• Training time: 15 weeks
• Format:
  • Self-study + webinars + communication on Telegram.
  • Practical lessons are checked and evaluated by a mentor and during cross-checks.
  • Team assignment
  • Cross-interviews - two slots every week
  • Training interviews are held with different mentors during the course.

Training Program

Week #1 November 24–30, 2025 (JS Basics)

• Monday 24.11.2025
  • Start of auto tests [QS] RSS Test, [St1] Test Git & GitHub #2, [St1] Test CSS Basics, [St1] Test HTML Basics, [St1] Test Algorithms & Data structures
• Tuesday 25.11.2025
  • 17:30 UTC+3 (15:30 UTC+1, 19:30 UTC+5) Intro Lecture
  • Self-study materials JS-Basic-1
  • Start of practical task Intro Task
• Thursday 27.11.2025
  • Cross-check for practical task Intro Task
  • Mentors-check for practical task Intro Task
• Friday 28.11.2025
  • Start of practical task Autocomplete Task
  • 18:00 UTC+3 (16:00 UTC+1, 20:00 UTC+5) Practicum: Kahoot & live coding on studied this week topics
• Saturday 29.11.2025
  • 12:00 UTC+3 (10:00 UTC+1, 14:00 UTC+5) Cross-interview Slot 1 Questions for Cross-interview #1

Week #2 December 1–7, 2025 (JS Basics)

• Monday 01.12.2025
  • Start of auto tests [St1] JS Scope & Functions, [St1] Clean-code
  • Study materials for the lecture JS-Basic-2, JS-Basic-3
  • 18:00 UTC+3 (16:00 UTC+1, 20:00 UTC+5) Cross-interview Slot 2 Questions for Cross-interview #1
  • Deadline for last week's practical assignment Autocomplete Task
• Tuesday 02.12.2025
  • Lecture JS-Basic-2, JS-Basic-3
  • Start of practical assignment Deep-copy Task
• Friday 05.12.2025
  • 18:00 UTC+3 (16:00 UTC+1, 20:00 UTC+5) Practicum: Kahoot & live coding on studied this week topics
• Saturday 06.12.2025
  • 12:00 UTC+3 (10:00 UTC+1, 14:00 UTC+5) Cross-interview Slot 1 Questions for Cross-interview #2

Week #3 December 8–14, 2025 (TS Basics)

• Monday 08.12.2025
  • Start of auto tests [St2] TS Advanced [EN]
  • Study materials for the lecture TS-Basic-1
  • 18:00 UTC+3 (16:00 UTC+1, 20:00 UTC+5) Cross-interview Slot 2 Questions for Cross-interview #2
  • Deadline for last week's practical assignment Deep-copy Task
• Tuesday 09.12.2025
  • Lecture TS-Basic
  • Start of practical assignment TS-custom-lodash Task
• Wednesday 10.12.2025
  • Mentor interview Questions for Mentor Interview #1
• Friday 12.12.2025
  • 18:00 UTC+3 (16:00 UTC+1, 20:00 UTC+5) Practicum: Kahoot & live coding on studied this week topics
• Saturday 13.12.2025
  • 12:00 UTC+3 (10:00 UTC+1, 14:00 UTC+5) Cross-interview Slot 1 Questions for Cross-interview #3

Week #4 December 15–21, 2025 (OOP, JS-Classes)

• Monday 15.12.2025
  • Start of auto tests [St1] OOP Test
  • Study materials for the lecture OOP
  • 18:00 17:30 UTC+3 (15:30 UTC+1, 19:30 UTC+5) Cross-interview Slot 2 Questions for Cross-interview #3
  • Deadline for last week's practical assignment TS-custom-lodash Task
• Tuesday 16.12.2025
  • Lecture OOP
  • Start of practical assignments: JS-Classes Task, TS-Auto-complete-Trie Task
• Friday 19.12.2025
  • 18:00 UTC+3 (16:00 UTC+1, 20:00 UTC+5) Practicum: Kahoot & live coding on studied this week topics
• Saturday 20.12.2025
  • 12:00 UTC+3 (10:00 UTC+1, 14:00 UTC+5) Cross-interview Slot 1 Questions for Cross-interview #4

Week #5 December 22–28, 2025 (Asynchronous JS)

• Monday 22.12.2025
  • Start of auto tests [St2] Async JS Test
  • Study materials for the lecture Async-JS
  • 18:00 UTC+3 (16:00 UTC+1, 20:00 UTC+5) Cross-interview Slot 2 Questions for Cross-interview #4
  • Deadline for last week's practical assignments: JS-Classes Task, TS-Auto-complete-Trie Task
• Tuesday 23.12.2025
  • 18:00 UTC+3 (16:00 UTC+1, 20:00 UTC+5) Lecture Async JavaScript
• Friday 26.12.2025
  • 18:00 UTC+3 (16:00 UTC+1, 20:00 UTC+5) Practicum: Kahoot & live coding on studied this week topics
• Saturday 27.12.2025
  • 12:00 UTC+3 (10:00 UTC+1, 14:00 UTC+5) Cross-interview Slot 1 Questions for Cross-interview #5

Week #6 December 29, 2025 – January 4, 2026 (Node.js Basics, Testing)

• Monday 29.12.2025
  • Start of auto tests [St2] Testing
  • Study materials for the lecture Node.js Basics and Testing
  • 18:00 UTC+3 (16:00 UTC+1, 20:00 UTC+5) Cross-interview Slot 2 Questions for Cross-interview #5
• Tuesday 30.12.2025
  • 18:00 UTC+3 (16:00 UTC+1, 20:00 UTC+5) Lecture Node.js Basics and Testing
  • Start of practical assignment basic-testing
• Wednesday 31.12.2025
  • Mentor interview Questions for Mentor Interview #2
• Friday 02.01.2026
  • 18:00 UTC+3 (16:00 UTC+1, 20:00 UTC+5) Practicum: Kahoot & live coding on studied this week topics
• !!! Sunday 04.01.2026
  • 10:00 UTC+3 (08:00 UTC+1, 12:00 UTC+5) Cross-interview Slot 1 Questions for Cross-interview #6

Week #7 January 5–11, 2026 (Critical Rendering Path, Accessibility, Web Performance)

• Monday 05.01.2026
  • Start of auto tests [St2] Web Security, [St2] Scrum. Kanban, [St2] CI/CD
  • Study materials for the lecture Network and Security, Team development
  • 18:00 UTC+3 (16:00 UTC+1, 20:00 UTC+5) Cross-interview Slot 2 Questions for Cross-interview #6
• Tuesday 06.01.2026
  • 18:00 UTC+3 (16:00 UTC+1, 20:00 UTC+5) Lecture Network and Security
• Friday 09.01.2026
  • 18:00 UTC+3 (16:00 UTC+1, 20:00 UTC+5) Lecture Team development
  • Deadline for last week's practical assignment
  • Start of practical assignment Team task Async Race
• Sunday 11.01.2026
  • 10:00 UTC+3 (08:00 UTC+1, 12:00 UTC+5) Cross-interview Slot 1 Questions for Cross-interview #7

Week #8 January 12–18, 2026 (Team Development, Agile Basics)

• Monday 12.01.2026
  • Start of auto tests [St2] How Browsers Work - Rendering Flow
  • Study materials for the lecture Critical rendering path / Accessibility
  • 18:00 UTC+3 (16:00 UTC+1, 20:00 UTC+5) Cross-interview Slot 2 Questions for Cross-interview #7
  • Deadline for last practical assignment
• Tuesday 13.01.2026
  • 18:00 UTC+3 (16:00 UTC+1, 20:00 UTC+5) Lecture Critical rendering path / Accessibility
• Sunday 18.01.2026
  • 10:00 UTC+3 (08:00 UTC+1, 12:00 UTC+5) Cross-interview Slot 1 Questions for Cross-interview #8

Week #9 January 19–25, 2026 (Team Development)

• Monday 19.01.2026
  • Mentor interview Questions for Mentor Interview #3
  • 18:00 UTC+3 (16:00 UTC+1, 20:00 UTC+5) Cross-interview Slot 2 Questions for Cross-interview #8
• Tuesday 20.01.2026
  • Lecture ??? AI ???

Week #10 - #14 January 26 – February 28, 2026 (React / Angular Basics)

• Monday 26.01.2026
  • Deadline for team-task
  • Presentation of team-tasks

The study materials will be updated later.

• React

• Angular

March 02, 2026 Node.js Course

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The course schedule is available - here, and the school documentation can be found - here.

Every Tuesday, starting March 3, 2026, discussion of Node.js materials and tasks and how best to implement them.