Project codeX aims to solve two of Africa’s major challenges: youth unemployment and a critical programming skills gap. They find, train, and place young developer talent in great entry-level jobs and ensure they have the solid foundation they need to build long-term digital careers. Project codeX provide students a safe space to experiment, take risks, and explore their own talents so they'lll be ready to take on that great job, or even build their own company.
codeX’s programme is unique in teaching problem-solving skills, developing, entrepreneurship, and supporting personal and professional development and well-being of students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Overall cost
R65,000.00 excluding VAT or a full sponsorship for a financially disadvantaged student.
NB: A full sponsorship for a financially disadvantaged student is R100,000.00. According the codeX brochure tuition fees for 2017 are R60,000.00 with an additional R40,000.00 for stipends. Every year, codeX offers several free 1 month bootcamps focused on basic coding and logic skills, as a way of attracting and identifying potential coders for the programme.Assessment: potentially costly (3/4)
Course(s)
NB: The programme spans over a period of 1 year which is divided into 2 terms each consisting of 9 months.Programme outcomes
Project codeX touts a 75% graduation success rate in their first 2 years, a figure they asset to be substantially higher than that of South African universities, with only 45%-50% graduation rate, according to the reports from UNISA and the Department of Higher Education and Training.
According to codeX, 77% of their graduates were employed in the IT industry within 6 months of completing their 1 year course (compared with 73% of South African university graduates who completed a 4 year degree), and another 6% of their graduates continued with further studies.
Support
Programming languages and platforms
Ruby Python PHP Java .NET SQL HTML5/CSS3Accreditation
MICT SETAIndustry partners
Allan Gray Capitec The Click Foundation Digital Ocean MTN Foundation Uber MLAB Year Beyond Stelfix U5 HarambeeLearning environment
Project codeX is based in Cape Town’s trendy East City Precinct. Their collaboration with industry speakers, mentors and user groups means participants can build networks and learn through events, meetups, and hackathons. The self-paced programming course gives learners the freedom to move quickly when they grasp a concept and to take time with more complex concepts.
Their full-time, month-long bootcamps take place at codeX and mLab’s new space at the V&A Waterfront’s Workshop 17 Extension. Transportation and lunch are provided to participants.
Learning mode
Online and onsite. After completing the online courses you will be invited to join a 2 week codeX bootcamp.