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ALX
Foundations
Thrive in the Workplace with Real-World
Job Readiness Skills

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Overview
● The ALX foundations course is a three month prerequisite to specialised tech programs.
● The course focuses on building key 21st century skills allowing learners to stand out against their peers.
● The course material will be delivered online via an LMS platform (Canvas) with required in-person activities at
least twice a week at a designated city hub.
● Each learner is required to complete approximately 35 hours of work every week.
● Learners will be required to complete weekly assignments (milestones) and weekly check tests designed to
develop and practice key skills needed in the workplace. Learners have the flexibility to decide how to
schedule their time in order to complete their assignments.
● A number of the assignments will include peer collaboration and learners must coordinate with their assigned
teams in order to meet either in person or virtually.

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 What makes ALX Foundations
unique? Gives ALX learners an advantage over their
peers, there is an opportunity to build and
Equips learners with the real-world job practice critical real world skills that are
readiness skills needed to stay ahead of the
highly sought after by employers.
curve for a career in the rapidly changing
tech industry. Employers are increasingly
looking for candidates with a skill set that
extends beyond technical knowledge.

ALX Secret
ALX learners will also be well

Sauce
equipped for the job search, this
The critical real world skills that are
content provide in-depth learning to
acquired include self awareness, ability to
successfully find and create
communicate and collaborate effectively.
opportunities and ultimately stand
ALX Learners will also become analytical
out in the recruitment process.
and creative thinkers.
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What makes ALX Foundations
unique?
Peer Support

● Learners are put into squads which are close-knit groups of peers
going through the course.
● Members of each squad can freely communicate with each other
through our community platform, get accountability partners and
support each other with peer coaching sessions and throughout the
entire course.

ALX Team Support

● The ALX team provide support with onboarding onto all the platforms
and with milestone queries.

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What makes ALX Foundations
unique?
Real-World Focus and Applied Projects

● All learning content and milestones mirror real work projects and enable
learners develop critical skills that are needed to excel. The
assignments/milestones provide learners with actual work samples that
they can include in their portfolio.

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Full Sponsorship Model

● $0 cost to you. Every participant in the program receives a full scholarship.

All we ask is that you fully commit to completing the 13 week program.

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 Foundations 8 Meta-Skills

Tech Critical Thinking

Leverage tools to be Examine facts and
more efficient & consider solutions
effective

Leading Self Quantitative

Develop
Reasoning
Evaluate data and
self-awareness and
make decisions
personal values
Managing
Leading Others
Build strong
Complex Tasks
relationships with Plan and execute for
teammates complex projects

Communicating for Entrepreneurial

Impact Thinking
Know the audience and See opportunities and
share with confidence seize them creatively
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Foundations equips learners with:
Critical Thinking Leading Self Leading Others Entrepreneurial
Thinking
✔ Authentic Inquiry ✔ Self Awareness ✔ Empathy ✔ Identifying Opportunities
✔ Research ✔ Self Regulation ✔ Feedback ✔ Creating Solutions
✔ Analysis ✔ Ethics & Integrity ✔ Relationship Building ✔ Continuous Iteration
✔ Argument & Judgement ✔ Self Improvement ✔ Influence ✔ Viability
✔ Synthesis ✔ Collaboration ✔ Sustainability

Communicating for Managing Complex Quantitative Tech Ecosystem

Impact Tasks Reasoning
✔ Audience Awareness ✔ Define the Problem ✔ Data Contextualization ✔ Working in Technical &
✔ Voice ✔ Structuring ✔ Uncertainty & Modelling Product Teams
✔ Writing Process ✔ Work Planning & in the Real World ✔ Tech Tools
✔ Organizing for Effective Resource Allocation ✔ Empirical Research ✔ Ethics in Tech
Communication ✔ Prioritization ✔ Data Based Decision ✔ Technical Literacy
✔ Storytelling & Making ✔ Tech Track Specialization
Presentation ✔ Quantitative Problem
Solving

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How to Advance to
Specializations
● Pass all milestones (with score of 75% or higher) and tests. There will be an opportunity to resubmit failed
milestones during the grace period.
● Complete all assigned peer reviews, it is important you review your peer’s assignment correctly following
the rubric given. There will also be some allowance for missed/late peer reviews.
● Visit a city hub at least twice a week.
● Complete any additional assessments/surveys required by The Room.

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Onboarding Week Schedule
Day Type Platform Description & Action Points Time

This is the official welcome ceremony aimed at

Karibu Opening In person event at the City Timelines based on the
Saturday giving you a clear overview of the programs. It is
Charge Ceremony Karibu venues City you are in
06/05/2023 mandatory to attend.

The Programme Leads will take you through the

Programme and Portal 1PM Ghana /2PM Nigeria /
YouTube Livestream ALX Foundations Programme and the Talent
Deepdive Session 3PM CAT / 4PM EAT
Monday Portal
08/05/2023 Upon receiving the invitations with detailed
Onboarding to the
instructions, engage to gain an understanding of
Talent Portal + Canvas Talent Portal & Canvas Self-paced
the Talent Portal & the Foundations course on
Canvas
The ALX team will address any challenges you
Office Hours 1PM Ghana /2PM Nigeria
YouTube Livestream may have encountered while enrolling onto
(Canvas + Milestone /3PM CAT / 4PM EAT
Canvas as well as take you through Milestone
Submission)
Tuesday Submission
09/05/2023 The ALX team will be available to give an Self-paced: You are
In-person Office Hours orientation of the City Hub spaces as well offer required to visit a City
City Hubs
additional support to help you get onboarded Hub at least once during
successfully the Onboarding week

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Onboarding Week Schedule
Day Type Platform Description & Action Points Time

Learning: Canvas You are expected to have started learning Week

Wednesday Self-paced, before
Module 1 & Canvas + The City Hubs 1 content on Canvas and working on Milestone 1
10/05/2023 Sunday 11:59PM GMT
In-person Office Hours submission.
The ALX team will address any questions you
Office Hours 1PM Ghana / 2PM Nigeria /
YouTube Livestream may have regarding the ALX Foundations
(Q&A Session) 3PM CAT / 4PM EAT
Programme, our platforms or any challenges
Thursday regarding onboarding
11/05/2023
City Hubs The ALX team will be available to offer additional
In-person Office Hours Self-paced
support to help you get onboarded successfully

Friday In-person Office Hours The ALX team will be available to offer additional
City Hubs Self-paced
12/05/2023 support to help you get onboarded successfully

This is the second part of our welcome ritual

In person event at the City aimed at giving you a clear overview of the AL Timelines based on the
Saturday Karibu Launch
Karibu venues mission and how your personal mission can be City you are in
13/05/2023 Ceremony
aligned with it. It is mandatory to attend.

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