Best start to getting qualified

Question

Hi there, in new here, i just signed up,
Im interested in a career of Software development, over the last two months i have studied a bit of Java and C# programming languages. To get a job as either a Java or c sharp developer i know you need qualifications. Most courses availble seem to cost over 1000 GBPs, are there any out there which last about 1 to 4 months costing less than 500 GBPs???

Any info on how to get started in this industry would be great, any advice you can give me will be well received


Thanks for your time

Jackie x