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Frontend Engineering

HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React. Build beautiful, functional interfaces designed for African users and the global digital market. Graduate with a live deployed web application.

Duration

3 Months

Workload

6–8 hrs/week

Mode

100% Online

Credential

Certificate

Intake

Monthly

The Graduation DeliverableA fully deployed, responsive web application with at least three pages, a working navigation system, and interactive functionality, live on the internet and accessible from the URL in your graduation portfolio. No deployment, no certificate.

What You Will Learn

  • HTML and CSS at a professional level, including responsive design and mobile-first development.
  • JavaScript fundamentals and how to make web pages interactive and dynamic.
  • React, the most widely used frontend framework in the world’s job market, including components, state, props, and hooks.
  • Version control with Git and GitHub, which is how professional developers collaborate on code.
  • How to deploy a live application to the internet using free and affordable hosting platforms.
  • How to design for accessibility and performance, building interfaces that work for users on low-bandwidth African networks.

Programme Modules

# Module Weeks
1 HTML and CSS Fundamentals 1–2
2 Responsive Design and Mobile-First Development 3
3 JavaScript Fundamentals 4–5
4 Making the Web Interactive: DOM, Events, and APIs 6
5 Introduction to React 7–8
6 React Deep Dive: State, Props, Hooks 9–10
7 Git, GitHub, and Deployment 11
8 Final Project: Full Responsive Web Application 12

Weekly checkpoints feed into your final graduation deliverable.

Entry Requirements

Route A — Academic: Minimum five WASCE/O-Level passes including English and Mathematics.

Route B — Experiential: Demonstrable self-taught coding experience — GitHub profile, portfolio, or assessment submission. No formal qualifications required.

Route C — Professional Transfer: Any recognised certificate or diploma from any field. Entry assessment required to confirm basic digital literacy.

Career and Enterprise Outcomes

Graduates work as junior frontend developers for African tech startups and international remote-first companies. Many freelance for international clients from their home city from day one. Others build their own SaaS products, e-commerce platforms, or portfolio sites that serve as ongoing client acquisition tools. The live web application submitted at graduation is the first item in every graduate’s professional portfolio.

Accreditation

Regulated by GTEC, Ghana. Awarded in partnership with NationsUniversity, USA.

Start Here First

Recommended: Start with the Spark Certificate in Web Foundations before enrolling in this programme. The Spark gives you the core vocabulary and confidence to hit the ground running from Week 1.

Assessment Framework

Weekly code challenges: 20%

Module build projects (×6): 40%

Code review participation: 10%

Final Deployed Application: 30%

Pass mark: 50%. Live URL required to graduate.

Programme Quick Facts

Duration: 3 Months (12 Weeks)

Workload: 6–8 hrs/week

Stack: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React

Tools: VS Code, Git, GitHub, Netlify/Vercel

Intake: Monthly

School: School of Technology

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