Hello everyone, I need your feedback on something we're building at BIT.
Next week, we are launching admissions for our 2027 intake at https://t.co/mIbPbe0yS3.
BIT is a tuition-free vocational college in Bikita, Zimbabwe, training software engineers.
The Challenge
- There is a shortage of skilled software engineers.
- Can we train job-ready software engineers in just 12 months?
- Can we do it with AI and no human instructors?
- Can we scale to 1 million software engineers across Africa in 10 years?
Here's the plan:
1. Selection
- Online entrance exam with 6 games testing logical thinking, problem-solving and the ability to learn quickly.
- First intake: 100 students (20 on-site in Bikita, 80 online).
2. Learning by Building
- Coding from day one.
- 150 coding assignments.
- 30 mini projects.
- 5 enterprise-grade applications.
- 4 team projects, one every 3 months.
3. Learning Platform
- Self-paced, competency-based learning.
- Automated assessment of coding assignments.
- Students must pass a live AI video interview on their completed coding projects to progress.
- No human teachers or tutors.
4. Financial Support
- 100% tuition-free.
- $50 monthly stipend from month 4.
5. Employment
- Guaranteed job offers through our local and international employer partners.
- Employers pay BIT for each successful placement.
6. Long-Term Goal
After validating the model with our first cohort, we aim to train 1 million software engineers across Africa over 10 years.
My ask:
What are we missing? What would you change to make this model work? Can it produce software engineers you'd actually want to hire?
If this experiment fails, I hope someone else can learn from it, improve the model and build something better.
@SirTitusVeTech@kloudCoder@fariraijames@begottensun@freemanchari@CyprianAarons@hillzy911@harveylb_@ZimDevelopers@tawandan1@daddyhope@TateMavetera@BusisaMoyo@matigary@Techzim
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