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Get job-ready for a global-level job as a Machine
Learning, Data or Web3 Engineer in 3-6 months.
Pay it forward when you are getting paid.
Summary
10 Academy enables recent university graduates from anywhere in Africa to get a
global-level job as a Machine Learning Engineer, Data Engineer or Web3 Engineer.

Trainees receive 3 months of Training is Costs - Each training is paid for by At least 40% of spots are reserved
full-time intensive training, • Community-rich • Job focused contributions of those that came for women.
followed by a 3 month supported • Rounded • Personalized before you. You pay-it-forward
job-search phase. only once you are getting paid.
• Challenge based

10 Academy is not-for-profit (US 501c3) and a community-owned project.

 Outcomes

90% 3x 7X 6
IN GLOBAL CAREERS SALARY OF THEIR PEERS FASTER INTO JOBS CONTINENTS

90% of 10 Academy graduates 10 Academy graduates are

10 Academy graduates 10 Academy graduates get
are working in global careers, working remotely (and
earn, on average, 3X the placed into work 7X faster
mostly in Machine Learning in-person) for companies
salary of their peers who did than their peers who did not
Engineering or Data based in every continent
not join 10 Academy join 10 Academy training.
Engineering. (except Antarctica).
training.

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Alumni Placements

Europe
& Asia

North America
&
South Americas

Africa

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Batch 6 Schedule and Overview

Applications Selection Training Supported Job

open Search Phase

18 July - 31 July 08 Aug - 21 Aug 22 Aug - 11 Nov 14 Nov 2022- 06 Feb

2022 2022 2022 2023

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How Intensive Training Works

Weekly Projects
Industry designed simulation of a typical work flow, designed with industry

Weekly challenge launched Submit final Detailed grading

Mid-week milestone
outlining a business need to be solved technical challenge and feedback

Daily Q&A sessions, tutorials

Regular expert Daily community
and community guidance. 5
sessions sessions
Minute response time.

Guest Talks Guest Talks

Daily stand up
meetings

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Preparation for Work

10 Academy bridges two gaps that most fresh All trainees get rich feedback on their
university graduates face - no work experience, job-readiness in each competency area, and
and difficulty in getting a global-level job in AI or support to get to the level needed to match into
Web3. We do this by ensuring by working with work.
you until you can prove to a global-level employer
that you are ready in key competencies that they
test for.

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Batch 5 competencies

Career Being a professional in a global-level job

Career Sharing results, collaboration and communicating with your (remote) team
Career Applications and Interviews for global-level jobs
AI Data & Analytics Engineering
AI Deep Learning and Machine Learning model development
AI MLOps & Auto ML
Software Eng Python programming
Software Eng SQL programming
Software Eng Software Development frameworks
Software Eng Web & mobile App programming (Web 2)
Web3 Building Smart Contracts
Web3 Solidity

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Prerequisite Knowledge Required

Python SQL Statistics Linear Algebra

Knowledge of Python Knowledge of statistics

(writing functions, build a Knowledge of SQL (measures of center and Knowledge of Linear
simple application and (querying databases, use measures of spread, Algebra (matrix
know common libraries sub-queries, joins and common sampling manipulation and matrix
including NumPy and aggregations) distributions, hypothesis multiplication)
Pandas) testing)

Trainee Requirements

100% access to a laptop for the period

African National
Available full-time for the entire intensive training period Has required prerequisite knowledge of Python, SQL,
Statistics and Linear Algebra
Able to buy 15GB of data per month
Wants to work in the AI or Web3 field after graduation

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Why AI and Web3?

We want the most brilliant young people to match into We are able to bridge the gap to careers in AI,
jobs as close to the technology leading edge, as possible Web3/Block chain in 3 months of training and 3 months
of self-study and job placement

• Thousands of jobs in these fields exist, many of which are

open to remote talent.
• These jobs are very well paid, from entry-level and
growing quickly thereafter.
• The impact that an experienced person can make in these
fields is exceptional.
Our research shows:

• Every AI job create a number of other jobs in support

• After ~3 years of experience, you can lead your own AI
implementation and multiply your impact further
• AI has out sized potential for impact including through improving
agricultural outcomes, financial inclusion and education

10 Academy is not-for-profit (US 501c3) and a community-owned project.

Costs
Pay it forward when you’re getting paid

Application Week 1-4 Week 5-12 Working

No charge No charge $100 $900

Paid in installments

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Trainee Testimonials
“ 10 Academy provided me with well-structured
training that equipped me with the necessary skills
required by the industry. The most important thing I
learnt, however, was the perspective that nothing is
truly difficult if you put in your full effort. Now, I am part
of a team tasked with forecasting future prices in
order to track various crypto and stock market
positions. Everything I do revolves around data and
AI.”
- Azaria Tamrat, Ethiopia (Batch 4, 2021)
“ 10 Academy training taught me to have an open
mind and a clear objective: impact 10X more than the
average person. 10 Academy gave me the
confidence, energy and a personality re-brand that
was necessary to accelerate my career. I was not
expecting to leave Africa but I did. I am currently
working as a Data Scientist to support the analytics
transformation for Etisalat Group in Customer Value
Management function.”
- Jean Henock Viayinon, Benin (Batch 1, 2017)
10 Academy is not-for-profit (US 501c3) and a community-owned project.
“ 10 Academy helped me by providing intensive
training and hands-on experience through solving
industry projects. 10 Academy also helped me build
the necessary technical and non-technical skill set for
my career track as well as a career profile. 10
Academy prepared me for the global career space
and also connected me to my current role at Hence
Technologies where I work as a data engineer.”
- Stella Kibika, Kenya (Batch 4, 2021)
” 10 Academy has been super supportive of everything
I do and have done since day one. Having an
advocate like 10 Academy goes a long way in terms
of planning and building a career. Thanks to 10
Academy, I am able to upskill my data analyst skills. I
worked as a Research and Data Analyst at Market
Research Africa where I conducted research,
analysed data, and helped prepare reports.”
- Hilja Eelu, Namibia (Batch 1, 2017)
Technology Advisory Council
10 Academy content is designed in partnership with the following council

Laura Stupin Stephan Claus Yabebal Fantaye

Data Science Product Director of Data Analytics Scientific Director and Co-CEO
Manager at PivotBio at HomeToGo 10 Academy

Ben Hoyle Brenda Penante

Senior Data Scientist and
Axel-Cyrille Ngonga Ngomo
Full Professor for Data Science Data Science Tech Lead
Algorithms Engineer at at Wayfair
Paderborn University’s DICE Group
Carl Zeiss Vision

Bruce Bassett Mauricio Zuardi Arun Shanmuganathan

Founder and Director
Executive Partner Co-Founder
Data Science Intensive
Kunumi Hence Technologies
Program

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Supporters and Partners

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 Thank you
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