The Academy of Accelerated Technology Education

We are a social enterprise that works closely with technology providers and employers to equip learners with the latest skills they need to succeed in this exponential era. This translates into a pipeline of relevant talent for South African businesses, enabling them to keep up with, and surpass their global peers in the technology arena. Our Vision To create a substantial pool of quality technically skilled people that are equipped to lead in the continuously evolving technological environment and contribute in a meaningful way to resolving South Africa’s massive unemployment problem. This will not only solve our technology skills shortage but also achieve a position that allows South Africa to export our technology skills by providing services internationally through our TGMM partner. To achieve this vision, we are focused on 4 main goals: • Support the creation of a bigger pool of available technical skills in South Africa. • Grow relevant practical technical skills in the country quickly. • Assist in managing the ever-increasing cost of technical skills. • Assist in alleviating the increasing unemployment problem in the country. The Academy offers graduated learners an accelerated 12-month paid learning path that combines hands-on, full-time learning with a 9-month learnership at participating employer organisations. The current learning paths are focused on producing Information Technology and cloud-certified, qualified graduates in the following four disciplines: • Software Engineering • Security Engineering • Data Science • Business Analyst