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A degree gets you started. We get you ready.

An online academy for people with a quantitative or analytical foundation (engineering, statistics, finance, economics, the sciences, computing, or hands-on data work) who want to supercharge their career. One guided program that sharpens your craft, adds AI fluency, and builds the human skills to get hired, win international clients, or start something of your own, with one-on-one and networking sessions led by senior industry professionals.

1:1 & networking with senior pros
5 modules, one program
Ends in a real project
~10 weeks, part-time · online

Who it's for

You've got the foundation. Let's supercharge it.

This is for people with a quantitative or analytical foundation, whether from a degree in engineering, statistics, finance, economics, the sciences or computing, or from working with data. You don't need prior "analytics" experience; you need to be comfortable with numbers and logic. We build on that: we don't start from zero, teach code, or drill basic statistics.

Get hired

Walk into interviews with the literacy, judgment, and AI fluency employers actually want, plus the confidence to show it.

Go freelance

Turn AI-powered analytics skills into paid work, with the client and delivery basics to earn from anywhere.

Build a venture

Make decisions with data from day one: the founder fundamentals to go from idea to first customers.

How it works

One program. Guided the whole way.

This is a live, guided cohort. A focused, ~10-week part-time program you move through together, with real people guiding you and a real project to finish.

Cohort-based

Learn alongside peers on the same journey: real accountability and shared momentum.

Mentored

One-on-one sessions and networking with senior professionals: the guidance a video can't give.

Practical

Every module is built around what you'll actually do at work: concepts you can use, not exam trivia.

Proof at the end

You finish with a real portfolio project: evidence you can put in front of an employer or client.

The program

Five modules, one arc: refresh → question → augment → communicate → prove.

Each module builds on the last. By the end, you're someone people trust with data.

01Refresh

Fundamentals & best practices

A fast refresher on the analytics and BI fundamentals, then the best practices that separate polished, trusted work from sloppy work. We assume you're comfortable with numbers and data; we don't teach code or statistics from scratch.

02Question

Thinking critically about data

Learn to interrogate every number: misleading charts, bad baselines, correlation vs. cause, bias, and uncertainty. The judgment that keeps you and your clients safe.

03Augment

AI for analytics

Use AI to explore, summarise, and speed up your work, and use your new critical eye to catch when it's confidently wrong. More output, brain still switched on.

04Communicate

Landing & managing international analytics work

Being brilliant isn't enough if no one sees it. Present yourself with confidence, build trust and visibility, and master the professional skills to land (and keep) international analytics work, from anywhere in Africa.

05Prove

Capstone project

Work a real brief end-to-end with a mentor and finish with a portfolio piece you can show an employer or client. Everything you've learned, applied to something real.

Real-world project
Mentoring runs through all five.

One-on-one sessions and networking with senior professionals, from module one, peaking in your capstone.

Mentoring

Learn from people who do this for a living.

The difference between a course and a career head-start is someone in your corner. Every cohort includes one-on-one sessions and networking with senior industry professionals.

What you leave with

More than a certificate.

A real project

A portfolio piece that proves you can do the work: the thing employers and clients actually want to see.

The judgment to be trusted

You'll spot bad data and shaky claims, and explain your own work with honesty about what it can and can't say.

Fluency with AI

You'll use AI to work faster and smarter, and know exactly where it can't be trusted.

A certificate & a network

Recognition of what you've built, plus mentors and peers you keep long after the cohort ends.

Next cohort

Register your interest in the next cohort.

Tell us you'd like to join. We'll get in touch with dates and details and confirm your place. Tuition is then due about three weeks before the cohort begins.

Tuition USD $1,100 · ~10 weeks, part-time · scholarships available

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Scholarships

Talent shouldn't be priced out.

Every cohort we set aside scholarships for people who'd thrive here but can't cover full tuition. Tell us who you are and why it would help. We read every application.

  • Scholarships awarded on merit and need
  • Open to everyone the program is built for
  • Reviewed every cohort, apply any time

Applying doesn't commit you, it just puts you in the running.

Questions

Good to know.

Do I need to know how to code?

No. We don't teach programming or basic statistics from scratch. What you do need is comfort with numbers and logic, a quantitative or analytical foundation. We build on that: refresh the fundamentals, share best practices, and take you further.

Who is it for?

Anyone with a quantitative or analytical foundation who wants to supercharge their career: recent graduates and early-career professionals from engineering, statistics, finance, economics, the sciences, computing, or hands-on data roles. You don't need prior analytics experience, just comfort with numbers and logic. It's an accelerator, not a beginner's course.

When does it start?

We share each cohort's dates with everyone who's registered their interest, so register and you'll be first to know.

What does it cost?

Tuition is USD $1,100 for the full program, with scholarships available so cost isn't a barrier to talented people. Once your place is confirmed, tuition is due about three weeks before the cohort begins.

Is it self-paced?

No. It's a guided, part-time cohort with live mentoring, so you're never learning alone.

How long is it?

About 10 weeks, part-time: the four taught modules, then your mentored capstone project. Built to fit around a job or a job hunt.

What will I have at the end?

A real portfolio project, a certificate, and a network of mentors and peers, plus the skills to get hired, freelance, or build something.