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Spark Certificate · 4 Weeks · Online · Open Entry · No Coding Required
Spark Certificate in Data and AI Literacy
Understand how data works, how AI tools think, and how to use both to make better decisions — no coding required. Four weeks to becoming a confident, critical user of the technologies shaping Africa’s future.
Duration
4 Weeks
Mode
Online
Credential
Spark Cert
Intake
Monthly
What You Will Have Built by Graduation
A data-informed report or decision memo for your own organisation or project, produced using at least one AI tool and one data visualisation, submitted as your Spark graduation outcome.
What This Programme Covers
- How data works — understanding datasets, patterns, and what makes information useful versus misleading
- Understanding AI tools — how ChatGPT, Gemini, and other tools work, and what they can and cannot do reliably
- Using AI for decision-making — applying AI tools to research, summarisation, planning, and problem-solving in your context
- Data visualisation basics — building simple charts and visual summaries that make data easy to communicate
- Evaluating AI outputs critically — spotting hallucinations, bias, and unreliable outputs before they cause harm
Who This Is For
Business owners, managers, civil society workers, educators, ministry leaders, and anyone who wants to use AI and data confidently without becoming a programmer. This programme is built specifically for non-technical professionals who know these tools matter and want to use them well.
Entry Requirements
This programme is open to everyone. No coding, statistics, or technical background is required. No prior experience with AI tools is needed. If you can read a report and use a smartphone, you are ready to begin.
Programme Quick Facts
Award: Spark Certificate
Duration: 4 Weeks
Delivery: 100% Online
Coding required: None
Entry: Open — no requirements
Intake: Every month
Ready to Go Further?
This Spark Certificate counts as credit toward any full Certificate in the School of Technology and Digital Innovation. Upgrade into any pathway that fits your goals.
Use AI Like a Professional — Without Writing a Single Line of Code
Four weeks to confident, critical, practical AI and data literacy — for the leaders Africa needs right now.