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Training Programmes

COTE TRAINING ACADEMY

We don't just build software.
We build the people who will build Africa's digital future.

Training has been at the centre of COTE Technologies since the day we started in 2021. From rural primary school pupils touching a keyboard for the first time, to graduate engineers shipping production code, to journalists learning responsible AI — our programmes meet learners exactly where they are and walk them forward.

240+Children in CLICK Cohort 2026
50%Female Participation Enforced
16Structured Sessions Per Cohort
5University Partnerships
FLAGSHIP COMMUNITY PROGRAMME

CLICK — Computer Literacy for Rural Children

CLICK (Computer Literacy Innovation for Children in Kyegegwa) is a 10-month, research-informed programme that takes structured, gamified computer literacy directly to rural primary school pupils. 240 P4–P7 children at Amon Mukalazi Memorial School go from never having touched a keyboard to confidently using a computer — through bi-weekly Friday sessions, holiday bootcamps and inter-school championships.

  • 16 bi-weekly Friday sessions across 3 academic terms
  • Three-tier model: Classroom · Master Bootcamp · Inter-School Championship
  • Gamified — students earn CLICK Points and compete for academic prizes
  • Pursuing DIT certification from Uganda's Ministry of Education
  • Delivered with Help for Kyegegwa e.V. (Germany), 50% female enrolment
Read the CLICK story
CLICK programme launch in Kyegegwa
THE OTHER THREE PILLARS

Beyond CLICK — how COTE keeps training across the digital ladder

From rural primary schools all the way up to AI in newsrooms, our training programmes meet learners at every level of the digital economy.

INTERNSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS

Building Africa's Next Engineers

Each year, COTE selects a small cohort of high-potential university graduates and walks them from classroom theory into shipping production software for real clients.

  • Hands-on, project-based learning from day one
  • One-on-one mentorship from senior COTE engineers
  • Real client projects, real ship dates, real accountability
  • Pathways into web, mobile, networking and DevOps
Meet the current cohort
CORPORATE & INSTITUTIONAL

Upskilling Teams That Already Work

Customised training for businesses, NGOs and academic institutions across Uganda — from basic digital literacy for support staff to advanced workshops for in-house tech teams.

  • Digital literacy & productivity (Office, email, internet safety)
  • Web & mobile development bootcamps
  • DevOps, cloud and deployment workshops
  • On-site or hybrid delivery, anywhere in Uganda
AI & DATA SCIENCE

AI Media Lab — With MCI

Through our partnership with the Media Challenge Initiative on the CAMECO/BMZ-funded AI Media Lab, we are training African journalists and creatives to use AI and data science responsibly.

  • Foundational data science & Python for media practitioners
  • Practical AI workflows for newsrooms and content teams
  • Ethics, bias and responsible AI use in African contexts
  • Backed by CAMECO / German Federal Ministry (BMZ) funding
ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS

Working hand-in-hand with Uganda's leading universities

COTE collaborates with the following institutions on internship pipelines, lectures, hackathons and joint research.

Makerere University
Makerere University Business School
Kampala International University
Kampala University
Victoria University
HOW WE TEACH

A method, not a curriculum dump

The same principles run through every COTE programme — from CLICK to corporate workshops to engineering bootcamps.

Start where the learner is

Whether it's a P4 child or a senior engineer, we begin from the actual baseline — never from assumptions.

Build, don't just lecture

Every session ends with the learner having produced something — a typed document, a deployed feature, a working script.

Mentor, not just instruct

Cohorts are small enough that every learner is known by name and gets one-on-one support when stuck.

Measure what matters

Pre/post assessments feed into our digital tools, so progress is visible to learners, donors and partners alike.

Local context, global standards

Our materials use Ugandan examples, Ugandan languages where helpful, and global engineering standards.

Designed to be replicated

Every COTE programme is documented so it can be picked up and run elsewhere — including by other organisations.

Want to learn with us — or fund a cohort?

Whether you're a learner, a school, a company, or a partner who wants to bring CLICK to a new district, we'd love to hear from you.

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