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The Tech Diversity Foundation
TD 6.2 / DIGITAL LITERACY & AI — APPLICATIONS OPENLAGOS, NG — 02 MAY 2026

We train the next generation
of African tech builders —
and we report the numbers.

Apply to Digital Literacy & AI→Read the outcomes →
001 / Reach
5,000+
Learners enrolled across seven tracks since 2021.
002 / Cadence
3×/yr
Cohorts: winter, summer, autumn. No drip.
003 / Access
100%
Lessons free. Scholarships cover every assessment fee.
004 / Proof
90 / 180d
CIRR-standard employment reporting, per cohort.
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Zero-to-Hero

One ladder. Four rungs.
Designed so most learners move one level per cohort.

The ladder is what separates us from a loose stack of courses. Every track at every level is built to feed the one above it — so a learner who starts at zero in Level 1 has a clear, sponsor-funded path to an apprenticeship at Level 4.

LEVEL 01
Digital Literacy & AI
The foundation. Digital tools, AI basics, and the learning habits that power every technical track above. 8 weeks, part-time.
LEVEL 02
Technical specialisation
Pick one: Data, Frontend, Backend, Cybersecurity, or AI & Automation. 12 weeks, cohort-based, instructor-led.
LEVEL 03
Advanced practice
Senior-track programmes with deeper specialisation, industry-led capstones, and alumni mentor-matching.
LEVEL 04
Employer-sponsored apprenticeship
Paid apprenticeship with a sponsor-employer. A structured bridge into the first full-time role.
Programmes / TD 6.2

Seven tracks.
One open this cohort.

View full ladder →

TD 6.2 / Digital Literacy & AI is the only track accepting applications. The remaining six tracks reopen in the next cohort.

01 · Level 1Open · TD 6.2

Digital Literacy & AI

The Level-1 foundation: digital tools, AI basics, and the habits you need to learn any technical track.

8WK · 8HRS/WK · LEVEL 1
02 · Level 2 — DataFuture cohort

Data Analysis

Level-2 Data track: Excel, SQL, Python, and visual storytelling from first cell to first dashboard.

12WK · 10HRS/WK · LEVEL 2
03 · Level 2 — FrontendFuture cohort

Frontend Development

Level-2 Frontend track: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, and shipping production-grade interfaces.

12WK · 12HRS/WK · LEVEL 2
04 · Level 2 — BackendFuture cohort

Backend Development

Level-2 Backend track: Python, Django, Postgres, APIs, and shipping services that scale.

12WK · 12HRS/WK · LEVEL 2
05 · Level 2 — CybersecurityFuture cohort

Cybersecurity

Level-2 Cybersecurity track: threat modelling, network defence, incident response, and a path into the Nigerian SOC ecosystem.

12WK · 10HRS/WK · LEVEL 2
06 · Level 2 — AIFuture cohort

AI & Automation

Level-2 AI & Automation track: prompt engineering, LLM integrations, Zapier-style automation, and shipping AI into real workflows.

12WK · 10HRS/WK · LEVEL 2
07 · Under-18Future cohort

Kids Can Code

Under-18 pathway: Scratch, block coding, and first programming projects — with parental consent and safeguarding throughout.

6WK · 4HRS/WK · UNDER-18
Why we exist

The technical-talent gap in Nigeria is a scholarship problem and a structure problem, not an aptitude problem. Private bootcamps price most learners out. Public initiatives struggle at scale. We sit in the gap — cohort by cohort, with numbers to back the claim.

/ Position The Tech Diversity Foundation · Lagos · Est. 2021
The numbers behind the need

Africa's tech potential is limitless.
Its current pipeline is not.

These are the four numbers that define our remit. Every cohort is an answer to them — a direct, countable reduction in the gap.

Demography60%
of Africa's population is under 25. Most lack access to quality technical education.
Representation<30%
women in the tech workforce across most African countries. Our programmes prioritise women-in-tech seats.
Demand40%
projected growth in tech-talent demand across Africa in the next decade.
ExclusionMillions.
of talented individuals locked out of the digital economy by socio-economic barriers.
Apply / TD 6.2

Start at Level 1. Step on to the ladder.

TD 6.2 is only accepting applications for Digital Literacy & AI — the Level-1 foundation. Level-2 tracks reopen in the next cohort, 6 to 8 weeks before the start date.

Apply to Digital Literacy & AI→Browse programmes →
For sponsors

Fund a seat. Name a cohort.

Seat-package sponsorships underwrite the assessment fees that block most underserved learners. 50, 100, 250, or 500 seats.

Sponsor enquiries →