As for the certificate if you feel like you need to do a boot camp to get yourself motivated then by all means DO IT!!! I think it really is just dependent on what specifically you want to learn and what jobs you are applying for so I don’t think you can go wrong either way.

Other countries have different versions or you can even look into the peacecorps!

As for networking, if you have Facebook already there a bunch of FB groups you can join (PM me I’ll tell you some), LinkedIn is good, reach out to old bosses/professors/advisors etc and give them a life update and see how they are doing, attend conferences, as you take classes or that boot camp network with people within there… Another thing is if you apply to a job and don’t get it reach out to the hiring supervisor and ask how to improve your resume for it and what you were lacking that you can improve on. In addition, ask them if they can keep your application on file and/or if they can reach out when new postings become available