Study with CodeYourFuture

Do you want to change your career or your life, but face difficulties getting the skills you need? CodeYourFuture’s free coding and employability courses were made for you.

Study with CodeYourFuture

Do you want to change your career or your life - but face difficulties getting the skills you need? CodeYourFuture’s free coding and employability courses were made for you.

CodeYourFuture has three courses; our self-paced Intro to Digital Course, the Fundamentals Course and the 8-month Software Dev course.

In order to gain an interview to the Fundamentals and Software Dev courses, you must complete the Intro to Digital Course.

Why take a CodeYourFuture course?

Free, flexible and no experience needed

96% of students had little to no coding experience before starting.

Learn the skills you need to get a good job

Learn the technical and employability skills that are in demand from the local job market.

Incredible personal support

A huge community of tech professionals, including many graduates from CodeYourFuture, are here to help you to succeed.

The CodeYourFuture Courses

1. The Intro to Digital Course

Your first step on a journey into tech.

Self-paced online course
Support via workshops and online support
Between 30-40 hours of coursework

Learn the basics of coding at your own pace, build web projects and discover the opportunities in the local tech industry that are right for you.

Get an introduction to the key employability skills needed for any professional job.

self-paced

30-40 hours

Learn about the Intro to Digital Course

2. Fundamentals Course

Learn the fundamentals building blocks of coding and soft skills

1-month, part-time
Classes one day on a weekend and course work during the week
Self-paced learning

Learn the fundamentals of coding and the key skills you'll need to succeed on the Full Stack course.

Completion and graduation from this course is mandatory to continue onto the Software Dev Course

cohort course

1 month

3. The Software Development Course

Learn everything you need to get a job as a software developer.

8-months, part-time
Classes one day on a weekend and course work during the week
Personal and financial support

Learn the employability skills and practical programming coding skills that will get you an interview at a tech company.

cohort course

8 months

Learn about the Software Dev Course

Meet graduates of our Software Dev Course

Madiha

"During my years off work, I lost most of my confidence. CYF made it better, I was given the opportunity to take control again. I was a bit scared at first and CYF was the best environment to learn."

Madiha's story

Mohammad

"Help was easy to find and people didn’t feel nervous about asking for it when it was needed… We were a community, we did social things together and this was very helpful as this is important for learning, in general."

Mohammad's story

Frequently Asked Questions

The Fundamentals module takes place before the Software Development Course. The Fundamentals module introduces some basic programming concepts such as variables, loops and functions. We also learn the best ways to learn remotely. During this module we will observe you and how you manage the content. We are also interested in seeing how you work with the other students as a team.

Unfortunately, not all students will progress to the Software Development course. We will assess you on how you work as a team, how committed you are and how you adapt to JavaScript which might be new to you. You can find the graduation criteria here.

You can read more about the Fundamentals on our syllabus pages

Cape Town, ZA

Applications closed. The next ITD course opens late 2021

North West, UK

Intro to Digital for the North West opens 1st November 2021. This course takes approximately 2 weeks to 1 month to complete.

The North West Software Dev class is planned for Feb or March 2022. If you want to attend the North West Software Development Course, you have to complete the North West Intro to Digital course.

Scotland, UK

Intro to Digital for Scotland opens 1st November 2021. This course takes approximately 2 weeks to 1 month to complete.

The next Scotland Software Dev class is planned for March/April 2022. If you want to attend the Scotland Software Development Course, you have to complete the Intro to Digital course.

London, UK - applications closed. Intro to Digital for London is expected to open early 2022.

West Midlands, UK

Intro to Digital for the West Midlands opens 1st November 2021. This course takes approximately 2 weeks to 1 month to complete.

The next West Midlands Software Dev class is planned for March/April 2022. If you want to attend the West Midlands Software Development Course, you have to complete the Intro to Digital course.

Rome, IT

Applications for the Software Development Course are now closed.

Be over 18 years of age when the next Intro to Digital Course starts in your region
Live within 90 minutes of a Code Your Future city
Refugees or Asylum Seekers
Single Parents with low income
Those diagnosed with mental health, learning or physical disabilities
Those who live in a household with total income below 16k per year (UK) or R350k (South Africa)
Or, anyone else experiencing problems getting the education needed to find meaningful work, through discrimination or otherwise. For example - women, minorities, ex-offenders, being homeless, long-term unemployed, etc.

If you are uncertain about your eligibility, we suggest you start the course and email us at contact@codeyourfuture.io. We try to help everyone facing barriers to learning the skills they need to get a good job.

If you don't have a laptop, you must complete Step 1 (Grasshopper) of the Intro to Digital course, which can be completed using a mobile phone.

We can loan you a laptop in the UK - in London, West Midlands, North West and Scotland. Once you complete the Grasshopper tutorials, and they are approved by CodeYourFuture, you can ask us for a laptop via email: contact@codeyourfuture.io.