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Industrial Training & Internship

UGX 150,000 for 2 months — software, IT and design, on real client work.

Industrial training

Spend your internship doing the work, not watching it

Students come to us from every university and institution in Uganda — Makerere, Kyambogo, MUBS, Ndejje, UCU, the technical colleges. You will not be sent to photocopy. You sit with the team, on live client jobs, and by the end you have something real to show and people who will vouch for you.

Most of it is software — websites, systems, databases, the apps we are shipping that month — with enough hardware and networking that you can set up an office, not just talk about one.

Acceptance letterSigned and stamped for your school, usually same week.
Assessment formsFilled in and signed by your supervisor here.
Completion letterIssued at the end, on our letterhead.
Real client workLive jobs with your name on the commit, not filing.

Placement fee

2 months

UGX 150,000

One payment for the whole 2-month placement. Nothing further to pay.

  • A supervisor who sits with you, for the whole period
  • A workstation and internet while you are here
  • Every school form signed and stamped, on time
  • Work you can put in a portfolio and a reference you can use
  • First look at any job we open after you finish

How to pay

Mobile Money to 0760 547 211 (Online Tech Uganda), or pay at our Kampala, Uganda office when you come in to sign.

Ask first

We keep the intake small so everyone gets a supervisor. Apply early and your acceptance letter is signed well before your school's deadline.

Where you can be placed

Most of our work is software, so most placements are too. Tell us what interests you when you apply — places in each area are limited.

Software Development

Most places

Websites, web apps and business systems in the stack we actually ship with — HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React and Python. You take tickets from the same board as the team.

Systems & Databases

Software

School, POS, inventory and SACCO systems: designing tables, writing queries, building the screens a client will use every day.

Graphic & Media Design

Creative

Brand work, flyers, social artwork, photo and video editing for real campaigns that go out under a client's name.

Networking & IT Support

Hardware

Wi-Fi and office LAN setup, structured cabling, CCTV, and supporting users who need their problem solved today.

Computer Repair

Hardware

Diagnosis, upgrades and board-level maintenance on the machines that come through the shop.

Digital Marketing

Creative

Running social accounts and paid campaigns, writing the content, and reading what the numbers actually say.

How it works

  1. 1

    Send your details

    Your name, university, programme, registration number and the dates your school requires.

  2. 2

    We confirm a place

    We check availability in the area you want and come back to you, usually within a few days.

  3. 3

    Acceptance letter

    Signed and stamped, addressed to your Academic Registrar, in time for your school's deadline.

  4. 4

    Train, then get certified

    Work with the team on real jobs. At the end we complete your assessment forms and issue a completion letter.

Questions students ask

Which universities do you take?+

All of them. Makerere, Kyambogo, MUBS, UCU, Ndejje, Bugema, Mbarara, Gulu, and every technical college and institute — public or private, diploma or degree.

Why is there a UGX 150,000 fee?+

It pays for a supervisor's time, your workstation and internet for the two months, and the paperwork. We keep intakes small so everybody gets properly supervised, and that only works if the placement covers its own cost.

Do I need to know how to code already?+

No. Tell us what you have covered at school and we place you where you will learn fastest. Students arrive at every level, including people who have never written a line.

Can I do it during the holiday only?+

The programme runs 2 months, which fits the standard recess term. If your school requires different dates, tell us when you apply and we will work with them.

Will I get a job afterwards?+

No promises — but when we open a role, the people who trained here are the first we call, and we have hired interns before.

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