Digital Literacy & AI.
The Level-1 foundation: digital tools, AI basics, and the habits you need to learn any technical track.
The Level-1 foundation: digital tools, AI basics, and the habits you need to learn any technical track.
By the end you'll be able to.
It is the floor, not the ceiling. Everyone in tech crossed it once.
— Digital Literacy & AI, cohort philosophyWhat you'll build.
Four pieces of work — not toy code. Reviewed by working practitioners and published on your portfolio so recruiters can verify them.
Personal CV + portfolio site
Built no-code, optimised for hiring-manager scan-time. Goes live with your name on the URL.
Productivity stack
Notion workspace + Calendar discipline + AI assistant configured for your real schedule.
AI-assisted research brief
Pick a topic. Use prompts, citations, and structured outputs to deliver a brief a manager would read.
Track-selection capstone
A 4-page report mapping your strengths against the five Level-2 tracks. Defended in a 1-on-1.
What you'll work with.
Industry tools that working professionals use today — not academic toys. The bar is what hiring managers ask about in interviews.
The journey.
What you'll be ready for.
Salary bands are typical Nigerian gross monthly ranges from recent listings; international remote ranges reflect what graduates of comparable programmes are placed at. We publish actual placement numbers on the Impact page.
How you earn the certification.
Continuous mini-tasks per module + a graded capstone defended live. Pass mark 70%. Training and grading are free; the optional Professional Certification Exam is ₦5,000 (~$10) and awards the industry-verifiable TDF Professional Certification in Digital Literacy & AI. Outcomes are tracked but not CIRR-reported (Level 2 tracks carry the CIRR commitment).
Who it's for — and who it isn't.
- +Absolute beginners who have never written code or used pro digital tools
- +NYSC corps members looking for a structured entry into tech
- +University students exploring tech as a career pivot
- +Career-switchers testing whether tech is for them
- −You're already comfortable with Notion, AI tools, and Google Workspace
- −You're looking for a code-heavy programme (start with Frontend or Backend)
- −You expect a Level-2 specialist certificate (this is the foundation)
Free to learn. Sit the Professional Exam.
Training, live sessions, code reviews, community, recordings, and capstone feedback — all free. The Professional Certification Exam is optional: sit it, pass, and earn the industry-verifiable TDF Professional Certification that employers can check against our public outcomes register.
FREE
Sponsor-funded by Tech Diversity Foundation partners. No tuition. No platform fee. No catch.
₦5,000~$10
Optional. Pay only if you want to sit the Professional Certification Exam and earn the industry-verifiable TDF Professional Certification.
Who you'll learn from.
Foundation-track lead instructor + 2 teaching assistants
Cohort ratio: 1:25 student-to-instructor
All live sessions recorded. Office hours twice weekly. Slack-style community open across cohorts.
We'll publish the numbers here.
Outcome data is being collected now. CIRR-standard 90- and 180-day employment + income figures publish when the first cohort closes (January 2027). Read our commitment to outcome transparency on the Impact page.
Frequently asked.
Full FAQ →Where this sits on the ladder.
Next cohort.
Digital Literacy & AI.
A new cohort opens 6 to 8 weeks before the next start date. Register interest and we'll notify you when applications open. No fee to apply. No fee to learn.