#Free coding bootcamps in lagos software
#Free coding bootcamps in lagos free

Other interested African students can also apply.Ĭlassvisa Open is a free 4-week course open to international students and residents, specifically Nigerians. EligibilityĪpplicants for Classvisa Open should be Nigerians who are studying, working or residing outside the United States. Henry explained that as a Nigerian himself, the first batch of Classvisa Open is targeted at Nigerians who satisfy the program’s eligibility criteria. Classvisa Open is fully remote, hence all that is needed for the program is a laptop and good internet connection. On a weekly basis, students will get three (3) hours of live lectures, three (3) hours of live practice and ten (10) hours of engaging assignments.Īlso, participants will be taught to build a live website and pass a JavaScript quiz.

#Free coding bootcamps in lagos software

Suggested read: Africa Now Has 700,000 Professional Software Developers, Only 21% are Women- Google/IFC Report Classvisa Open Offers Free Online Coding ClassesĬlassvisa Open will offer participants free 100% online programming classes in basic HTML, CSS, JavaScript and GitHub.Īsked if there was a target number of participants, Henry said: “right now we will be selecting a maximum of fifty (50) people for the first batch.”Īfter registration, candidates who get into the Classvisa Open will have access to the dashboard, community to ask questions and live classes every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday each week during the program. The average salary of foreign software developers working full-time at US companies is between $20,000 to $30,000 annually,” he added. “Basically, we are saying go through the program, become a remote software developer from your country and get a well-paying job. A lot of people do not know that you can actually go through a coding bootcamp in the US and then become a remote software developer outside of Nigeria or from your home country.

It takes 2 years to get a Master’s degree in Computer science but in the end you do not get as much practical coding as you would at a bootcamp which usually takes 6 to 9 months.

In an interview with Technext, YC Startup School alumnus and Classvisa CEO, Henry Ebomah disclosed that the coding program is aimed at creating better education alternatives to student visas for Nigerians looking to work part-time, contract or full-time with tech companies in the United States.