What's the best path to a job for a new developer?

My husband's making a career change after seven years as an investigative accountant -- he's gaining the skills to work as a developer. He's taking a part-time back-end course but treating it as full time, spending his days learning to code. We're trying to figure out the next best step after he finishes this part-time course. How should he bridge the gap from not-quite-beginner to ready-for-a-job-as-a-junior-developer? Another course? Continue to learn on his own? What are the best things he can do at this point to set himself up to land a position as a developer? Thanks for your ideas and…