Codi

Codi offers a full stack Javascript-focused web development bootcamp located in Beirut, Lebanon and Tripoli, Libya. The Web Development course takes 6 months to complete, and meets everyday from 9am-5pm. During the bootcamp, Codi gives students laptops to use and pays for each student’s transportation. Students learn front-end languages, such as Javascript, HTML, and CSS, and server-side technologies, including React, MongoDB, Node, MySQL, and vanilla JavaScript. Students learn PHP, SQLite, MariaDb, and frameworks, such as Express and Laravel. Codi Web Development students learn how to manage a Linux server, and how to use SSH and WordPress. Students will learn tools such as Git and Github, Bash & Command line tools, Arch Linux, Text Editors such as Sublime, Vim, and VsCode, and build tools such as Webpack, Babel, and Browserify. Codi also offers a 2-month Computer Literacy course aimed at marginalized youth who want to learn basic computer skills for employment or business purposes.

Codi is open to all applicants over the age of 17 who are passionate and motivated to learn about digital technology. Applicants do not need any prior technical experience, and they do not need to own a laptop before entering the bootcamp. The target audience for this bootcamp are unemployed youth with little or no academic background. There is no tuition fee for accepted applicants. Potential students should complete an online application, which will be followed by a face-to-face interview. 

Codi students will learn life skills, such as personality and brand-building, communication, pitching and presenting, career planning, project management, entrepreneurship and financial literacy. Students also learn English through the bootcamp. Students will learn business-level English through presentation practice, interview prep and email etiquette.