Mindgrid Academy · beginner track
Break into tech without writing an app — learn to find the bugs that cost companies millions, automate the boring parts, and get certified to prove it.
Quality Assurance is one of the most accessible routes into tech — you do not need a computer science degree or years of coding to start, you need a sharp eye, a disciplined method, and proof that you can do the work. This course takes you from zero to job-ready: you will learn how software fails and why companies pay well to catch it early, how to design tests that find real defects instead of clicking around hopefully, and how to write bug reports and test plans that developers and auditors respect.
Then you go beyond manual testing, because the market does. You will test live web applications and payment-style APIs with browser DevTools and Postman, learn just enough JavaScript to be dangerous, and build real automated test suites with Playwright — locators, assertions, page objects, and zero flaky sleeps — before wiring them into a CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions and load-testing an endpoint with JMeter the way a professional would before a big launch. Every module is grounded in realistic Nigerian workplace scenarios: fintech transfer flows, logistics tracking APIs, hospital booking portals.
Finish the modules, pass the certification exam, and your certificate is issued automatically — with unlimited retakes, so the only variable is your effort. You also leave with something no certificate replaces: a concrete portfolio plan covering automation code, API collections, bug reports, and performance findings that you can put in front of hiring managers in Lagos, Nairobi, or a remote-first team anywhere in the world.
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Our flagship school-style experience — scheduled live classes, a fixed group that keeps you accountable, and instructors who review your work. Apply for admission; scholarships are awarded per intake.
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The same curriculum as recorded lessons, tests and exams. Start today for ₦50,000.
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The people teaching this course
Each module is delivered by a working specialist — interviewed and approved by Mindgrid — who does this exact topic every day at work. Tap a name to see their full profile.
Curriculum
8 modules · every one included in your enrolment, with a graded project in each.
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IncludedProduction-grade learning
Our Software QA & Test Automationtrack is built around the exact tools, workflows, and delivery systems that top tech companies use. You won't just study concepts — you'll ship code, review PRs, and present to real audiences.
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Quality Assurance
Live cohort · admission-based · 6 weeks · ₦300,000
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