Are there IT careers in South Africa?

Absolutely yes,

• All in all entry level salaries for programmers in Cape Town are on average higher than those in situated in Johannesburg. Starting off as a developer in Cape Town, you will start at roughly R22 000 a month or about R260 000 per annum.

• Furthermore, more experienced developers (Senior Developers in South Africa) can earn between R40 000 and R80 000 a month, depending on practical experience.

Certificates in Programming

Obtain a certificate in several of the most practical courses in the IT industry at School of IT.

Certificates in Programming

Obtain a certificate in several of the most practical courses in the IT industry at School of IT. Thus the available programming programmes include Java Programming, C-Sharp programming (c#), Python Programming, C++ Programming and Visual Basic (VB) programming. Not forgetting the .Net Framework and Microsoft Certified Professional Developer training, MCTS (Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist).

What do IT courses entail?

Information Technology courses at School of IT consists of several valuable knowledge sets and skills. In turn this is because the process of writing code (source code) requires expertise in many different skills. Including knowledge of the application. Thus our IT courses open up opportunities in IT careers. Not to mention the application domain and the fact you will learn mathematical logic (algorithms). At School of IT our computer programming programmes range from an introduction to programming (Java, c#, python, c++, vb) to more advanced short courses.

Who should attend the course?

Whether you are new to computer programming or need more advance computer programming training. In turn The introduction to programming courses will provide you the best beginner skills. Moreover it will provide you with logic and the knowledge to start programming software after completing the software development course or IT courses.

IT Professionals South Africa

All in all professional IT training to individuals in the corporate and student environment to meet the growing demand of the IT industry. Overall focusing on computer courses that will teach students the IT fundamentals.

COMPUTER SCIENCE. JAVA. HTML. CSS. JAVASCRIPT. C#. VB. ASP.NET MVC. .NET FRAME FRAMEWORK.

Part-Time

Fast forward your career in the tech industry with a part-time course at School of IT. In turn Part-time courses allow working professionals to transition into a new skill set while working. Moreover at School of IT we are agile and customize a course to the individual.

Full Time

Ready to start a career in IT? Learn to Code as a full time student at School of IT. Thus beginning your career in IT.

High School

Learn to Code and prepare for the future while you’re still in high school. Thus no matter where you are, we come to you! Thus giving you the programming skills to pursue your dreams!

Corporate

Learn to Code and up skill yourself or your company while you’re working. Thus no matter where you are, we come to you and give the tools to move up in your company.

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Great Coding initiatives in South Africa

Several organisations working to empower IT candidates in cape-town, Cape Town and South Africa.

We Think Code.
This is a Non-Profit organisation. Overall their goal and vision is to unlock youth potential by closing the digital skills gap in Africa. Thus they work within an eco-system of public and private partners to source and train world-class African digital talent; as well as provide learners with a clear path to being employed.

All in all they have campuses in Cape Town or Johannesburg. To apply you must be between the ages of 17 and 35 and have to pass their selection test.

Have the option to become the Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD): Windows Store Apps certification. In turn it focuses mainly on using c# and visual studio as the IDE. All in all it can set your skills apart thanks to the validation that the MCSD Certificate provides.

Course Objectives for IT Courses South Africa.

By the end of the computer programming course, students will have usable knowledge of the following:

• Understand OOP – Object Orientated Programming
• Be able to understand classes coupled with Objects.
• Understand the use of datatypes together with operators.
• Thoroughly Understand variable declaration including initialization.
• Learn about Methods, functions coupled with sequential code.
• Decision making: If statements, not to mention switch cases.
• Loops, namely a do while, for loop and while loop.
• With attention to commenting, refracting code and naming standards.
• Overall understand IDE’s, applets coupled with publishing applications.
• Including a basic understanding of databases.

More about the IT Courses South Africa.

The short learning programme provides you with excellent programming/coding skills. Not to mention you have the choice between either Java, C#, python, c++ and vb as the programming language!

Much of our success in our short IT course in coding, is due to our experienced lecturers. In turn our approach, is to teach IT in a practical manner. Thus the demand for information technologists is highly sort after.

Why Learn to Code?

Coding, programming has quickly become one of the most sort after skills across all industries. In turn around the world. Thus apple founder Steve Jobs said, “I think everybody in this country should learn how to program a computer, because it teaches you how to think.”