Where African tech careers begin.
We prepare Africans with little or no tech background to become confident, job-ready professionals through structured training, mentorship, and real-world projects.
Choose your track.
Every track is a focused 12-week sprint. Live classes, recorded for replay, mentored every week, and ending with a portfolio you can show.
Web Development
Build real applications used in real scenarios. Ship a portfolio of working products by graduation.
- JavaScript
- HTML/CSS
- SQL
- APIs
- MongoDB
Design
Create professional portfolios that attract clients and employers. Learn the craft and the business of design.
- Figma
- UX Research
- UI systems
- Brand identity
- Case studies
Artificial Intelligence
Build AI tools, agents, and intelligent workflows for modern businesses.
- LLMs
- Agents
- Prompting
- Data Science
- Observability
From The Garage to a global vision.
In 2018, The Garage Initiative launched a Tech Leadership Bootcamp to reshape how young Africans approached technology, leadership, and problem-solving.
Today, that vision has evolved into Garage Tech Academy - a structured, professional, and scalable education institution built to prepare Africans for real careers in the global tech economy.
help individuals transition into tech careers.
Most people don't fail in tech
because they lack intelligence.
They fail because they lack structure.
Structured 12-week programs
Every track is a clear, mentored sprint. No drifting, no vague timelines.
Recorded access for flexibility
Every live class is recorded. Catch up between work shifts or commute hours.
Live instructor-led classes
Interact with your instructors in real-time and stay accountable.
Mentorship & office hours
Weekly 1:1 mentor sessions and twice-weekly group office hours, every cohort.
Portfolio development
Graduate with 3–5 shippable projects you can show to clients and hiring managers.
Career readiness coaching
CV, GitHub, LinkedIn, mock interviews. Get familiar with the grind that delivers your offer letter.
Talent is evenly distributed.
Opportunity and structure are not.
Garage Tech Academy exists to provide structured, practical, and accessible tech education that transforms Africans with little or no technical background into competent, job-ready professionals through mentorship, real-world projects, and career-focused training.
Built for outcomes.
Success for us means a lot more than numbers. It is the impact experienced and long-term tech journey of our graduates.
As a direct result of The Garage, I experienced a major push in my skill capability. The mode of lecturing was friendly and engaging and i was able to go from a complete beginner to being able to build real projects.
The bootcamp helped me improve my confidence, communication and tech skill especially in frontend with HTML, CSS and JavaScript. It also exposed me to new ideas, opportunities, and connections with other tech-minded individuals. Overall, the experience motivated me to continue learning and growing, infact it motivated me enough to dive into backend on my own , the passion and enthusiasm had remain till this day
I'd watched a hundred YouTube tutorials and built nothing. The structure here forced me to ship every week. I'm now building agents for a fintech in Lagos.
Your career doesn't start someday.
It starts with a decision.
Applications for the next cohort are open. Spaces are limited as we accept a small cohort per track to keep mentorship real.