How redAcademy Works

Selected young South Africans now have another option: fast-track their IT careers in a live environment, taught by dedicated software lecturers and guided by senior real-world developers, to develop working solutions for real customers, using the most-relevant coding languages. This is how we cultivate careers.
And better than your average Learnerships SA.

Successful redAcademy applicants that put in the effort get the opportunity to:

SWAP

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The campus

For a meeting room

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Three years

With one year

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A qualification

With a career

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Theory

With practical knowledge

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Being alone

With an IT industry network

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Seeing

With doing

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Waiting

With achieving

How Long is a redAcademy Sprint?

Successful candidates will enter into a one-year contract where six months will be weighted towards theory, learning career dynamics, learning business structure, and more. The second six months is a sprint that’s weighted towards actual, real-world development of solutions for an array of the biggest retail customers in the country, where Sprinters focus on experiencing and understanding software development in the real world.

Course Outline:

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At redPanda Software offices

Theory and coding provided at redPanda offices by a professional lecturer with support from senior, industry-leading developers

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What will be taught

C#, SQL, JavaScript, CSS, and HTML (predominantly C# will be taught). Other languages such as mobile development and Java may be integrated in line with industry needs

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Real-world projects

Real-world sprints and projects: how they work, what to expect, how to approach

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Live working environments

Integration with live working environments to build a network and understanding of real-world work

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Practical training

Practical training in live environments at head office and on site

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Mentorship

Ongoing mentorship and access to leading developers

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Cutting edge retail solutions

Live development and work with real-world customers, developing cutting-edge and leading enterprise retail solutions

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Achievement

Live client experience, certificate of completion, redStandard of excellence, and a guaranteed job interview for successful candidates.

Costs Versus Value

So here is the good news…

At redAcademy we pay our Sprinters a learner allowance from day one of training. Yes you read that correctly; redAcademy will pay you to sprint your career!

The tuition fee is R 54 100 (VAT incl.) payable at the start of your sprint and you will earn that full amount back within one year of learning and growing with redAcademy. To secure your place in the program, a non-refundable registration fee of R5,500 (Five Thousand Five Hundred Rand) is required upon acceptance. This fee must be paid within 21 days of receiving your acceptance confirmation. If you’re unable to make the payment within this period, we may need to offer your spot to another applicant.