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BLACK NOVEMBER SPECIAL · LIMITED TIME

Step up your game. Upgrade your career.

A 6-month, fully online bootcamp with AI engineering with Claude Code at its core. Get job ready, take control of your online store beyond WordPress with a dashboard you own, or build your own SaaS.

R8,500R15,500for the full 6 months

Next cohort: 1 December to 31 May

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Real products. Live right now. Built by your teacher.

No classroom demos. Open them and click around. You go deep into microservices using the same kind of real systems.

agamebusiness.co.za

A-Game Business

A large multi-tenant business platform used by companies: CRM and booking, finance, HR, inventory and e-commerce, email marketing, automation, WhatsApp, calendars and an AI workspace.

You learn: Multi-tenancy, integrations at scale and AI agents that stay inside one company's data.

captivity.co.za

Captivity / FWRD Headwear and Apparel

One company with two websites, Captivity and FWRD. Online e-commerce with a warehouse, inventory management and sales, integrated with Sage accounting through the Sage Evolution API.

You learn: Connecting a store to accounting software through an API, and keeping stock accurate.

bkmarketing.co.za

Burger King SA marketing

A competition page builder with lead generation for Burger King marketing.

You learn: Building flexible pages and capturing leads reliably.

catchtrack.co.za

CatchTracker

Government project

An app built for the South African government's Department of Fisheries and Forestry.

Jaco also works at Genius Humans.

Wherever you are, this is your next level

You do not have to be an expert. You only have to want more.

01

Starting from zero

No experience? The course starts with the fundamentals and builds up, so you are never lost.

02

Junior or stepping up

Fill the gaps, learn the full stack properly and upgrade your career by shipping faster with AI agents.

03

Business owner or founder

Run an online store or have a product idea? Stop renting someone else's tools and build the system you own.

More than a job. Build something you own.

This course gives you the skills to work for a great company, or to stop depending on tools you do not control. You choose the path.

01

Get hired

Finish job ready with a professional profile and 2 real projects that grab the attention of employers.

02

Own your online store

Already selling online? Go beyond WordPress and own a dashboard where you manage your store and your business yourself, like the Captivity and FWRD stores, with their warehouse, inventory and sales.

03

Build your own SaaS

Create a product that many customers use on one platform, each with their own separate data, the way A-Game Business works.

What you will learn in 6 months

Most bootcamps teach you to type code slowly. This one teaches you to build real software quickly, with AI as your engineering partner.

  1. 01

    Foundations

    HTML, CSS and JavaScript, taught properly.

  2. 02

    Frameworks and the MERN stack

    React, Next.js, Node.js, Express and MongoDB, with TypeScript.

  3. 03

    Backend and data

    APIs, authentication, databases and multi-tenant systems.

  4. 04

    Integrations and microservices

    We go deep into microservices: email, Outlook, payments, WhatsApp, calendars and real-time updates.

  5. 05The core

    AI engineering with Claude Code

    Direct a coding agent with a rules file, then review and test its work.

  6. 06

    Agentic AI

    Build an AI agent with tools that stays inside one customer's data.

  7. 07

    Shipping

    Git, deployment, PM2 and small, frequent releases.

  8. 08

    Your questions

    Not sure if it fits you? Ask Jaco directly.

Finish job ready, with proof

Jaco gets you job ready and helps you set up a professional profile where you showcase 2 real projects that grab the attention of employers. You do not just say you can build software. You show it.

  • A professional profile

    Set up with Jaco so employers see you at your best.

  • 2 real projects to showcase

    Real software you built and shipped, not tutorial copies.

  • A certificate of completion

    Issued to you at the end of the bootcamp.

Fully online, never left behind

Learn from home, catch up whenever you need to, with every session saved.

100% online

Learn from wherever you are. No travelling, no classroom.

Live sessions on Discord

All sessions take place on Discord.

Every session recorded

All sessions are recorded so nothing is lost.

Live video room to catch up

Missed a session? Review it in the live video room whenever you are ready.

Certificate of completion

Finish the bootcamp and Jaco issues you a certificate of completion.

What you need

  • > A laptop with at least an Intel Core i3 (or better)
  • > A WiFi connection
  • > Discord

Taught by someone who has built it

Jaco built and runs A-Game Business, a large multi-tenant business platform used by companies, in TypeScript, React, Node, Postgres and Prisma. It is a real product, not a classroom demo. Tap any module to see what is inside.

CRM and booking pagesCustomer relationship management with a smart scheduler.
  • Customer relationship management (CRM)
  • Booking pages with a smart scheduler

In the course: Backend and data: APIs, roles and databases.

FinanceInvoices, quotes, bank reconciliation and more.
  • Invoices, quotes and credit notes
  • Bank reconciliation
  • Expenses

In the course: Backend and data. Taught by a teacher with a BCompt in Financial Accounting.

HRPeople, rosters and pay.
  • Team members
  • Rosters
  • Attendance
  • Leave and pay

In the course: Backend and data: multi-tenant data and roles.

Inventory and e-commerceA store with variants and stock control.
  • Inventory
  • An e-commerce store with variants
  • Stock control

In the course: Backend and data, plus online payments in Integrations.

Email marketingCampaigns sent to thousands of people in safe batches.
  • Email campaigns sent to thousands of people
  • Sent in safe batches

In the course: Integrations and microservices: background jobs that stay reliable at volume.

Automation engineWorkflows that run for companies.
  • An automation engine that runs workflows for companies

In the course: Integrations and microservices: small services and background jobs.

InboxesConnect Outlook, Hotmail and webmail accounts.
  • Connects Outlook accounts
  • Connects Hotmail accounts
  • Connects webmail accounts

In the course: Integrations: Microsoft Graph, IMAP and SMTP.

Messaging, payments and calendarsWhatsApp, subscriptions and calendar sync.
  • WhatsApp messaging
  • Subscriptions and payments
  • Google and Outlook calendar sync

In the course: Integrations: payments, WhatsApp and SMS, calendars, and real-time updates with WebSockets.

Workspace with an AI agentAn agent that can never return another company's data.
  • An AI agent that reads a company's data
  • It can never return another company's data, enforced in code
  • Tested with hostile prompts

In the course: Agentic AI: tools, safety inside one customer's data, and audit logs.

Built-in support assistantAnswers users from written documentation.
  • A support assistant built into the product
  • It answers users from written documentation

In the course: AI engineering and Agentic AI.

You learn the real decisions behind systems like this: why data is scoped per company, why identities are resolved carefully, why updates are pushed live instead of polled, and how to build for volume from day one.

About your teacher

Jaco Thiart is a software engineer and teacher. He spent two years as a tutor at a coding bootcamp, has led a team of 15 engineers, and has built real products from the database to the screen: the A-Game Business platform, CatchTracker for the South African government, the Captivity and FWRD online stores, and the Burger King SA marketing competition site.

He holds a BCompt in Financial Accounting, and he builds with AI agents every day. He keeps his own written rulebook that governs how the agent works. He teaches the way he works: practical, honest about what goes wrong, and focused on shipping real software.

His aim is to tutor you until you are ready for the standard that Fortune 500 companies expect.

Jaco Thiart, your teacher
Jaco Thiart · your teacher
  • 2 years as a tutor at a coding bootcamp
  • Led a team of 15 engineers
  • Currently works at Genius Humans
  • Built and runs A-Game Business, a full multi-tenant platform
  • Built the Captivity and FWRD online stores
  • Built the Burger King SA marketing competition site
  • Built CatchTracker for the South African government
  • BCompt in Financial Accounting
  • Builds with AI agents every day

BLACK NOVEMBER SPECIAL · LIMITED TIME

Pricing

The full 6-month bootcamp, reduced from R15,500. Pick the option that suits you.

Next cohort: 1 December to 31 May

Full bootcamp

R8,500

R15,500

The complete 6-month programme at the Black November price.

Pay monthly

Spread it out

Spread the cost over the months of the course.

  • Each monthly payment is due on the 1st of every month
  • You pay first, then you learn
  • Your first monthly payment is due upfront when you join

Message us on WhatsApp to arrange the monthly amounts.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is this bootcamp for?

Beginners, junior developers, business owners and anyone who wants to step up their game and upgrade their career. The course starts with the fundamentals and builds up from there, so it is never too late to start.

Is it online? What do I need?

It is fully online. You need a laptop with at least an Intel Core i3 processor (or better), a WiFi connection, and Discord. All sessions take place on Discord.

What if I miss a session?

Every session is recorded. A live video room lets you review any session you missed.

How long is it?

The full bootcamp runs for 6 months.

How deep do you go into microservices?

Deep. You split work into small services and background jobs that stay reliable at volume, and you connect them to email, Outlook, payments, WhatsApp, calendars and real-time updates. You learn it on the same kind of real systems Jaco has built.

Can I build my own online store or SaaS?

Yes. That is part of the point. You learn to build full-stack apps with their own dashboard, databases, logins and roles, payments and integrations, and to keep each customer's data separate, which is what a SaaS needs. If you run an online store, you can go beyond WordPress and own the system you manage it with.

Will I be job ready?

That is the goal. Jaco gets you job ready and helps you set up a professional profile where you showcase 2 real projects that grab the attention of employers. No one can promise a specific job or salary, but you will have real work to show.

Do I get a certificate?

Yes. At the end of the bootcamp you are issued a certificate of completion.

If AI writes the code, why learn the basics?

Because someone has to direct the AI and judge what it produces. You learn HTML, CSS and JavaScript properly so you can read any code, spot mistakes and decide what ships.

What does it cost?

The Black November special price is R8,500 for the full 6 months, down from R15,500. Pay upfront in full and you get a further R500 off, so R8,000 in total.

Can I pay monthly?

Yes. Payment can be spread over the months of the course. Each monthly payment is due on the 1st of every month, and you pay first, then you learn. Your first monthly payment is due upfront when you join. Message us on WhatsApp to arrange the monthly amounts.

How long does the special last?

It is a limited-time Black November offer. Message us on WhatsApp to confirm it is still available before you decide.

When does the next cohort start?

The next cohort runs from 1 December to 31 May. Session times are confirmed directly. Send us a message on WhatsApp or use the enquiry form.

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