How to get into the most tech related  in-demand skills without a qualification

Living in a country like South Africa forces us to consider the fields we get into, whether they have jobs and if they will continue to grow in the long run.  This article aims to give you tips regarding how you can get into a the tech industry without a degree.

Tech is one of the fastest growing industries in the country and will continue to grow in the course of the next five years. A lot of people have spoken about how this industry is growing and that’s true. Some people get in the industry through studying at university, but some learn it and just create portfolios that show their competencies and employers hire them based on that.

So, there is a way in which you can get started in tech without a degree. The good thing about this line of work is that you can even freelance, start your own business where you offer to build websites for businesses.

It’s also important to note that tech is a very diverse industry whereby you can get into different streams which we will get into in this video!

  1. Free Coding courses

The first step is to get into a free coding course offered by organizations such as Codecademy. These courses are usually remote and run over different periods of time, they also don’t require any prior experience in any subject.

Here’s a list of 3 organisations which offer free coding courses in South Africa

  1. Codcademy
  2. Shecodes Academy
  3. WeThinkCode

Check out these sites and see which courses fit in with your schedule as well as your level of competency.

The streams

The stream which you get into will be determined by the course which you get into.

  1. Software development – building apps or websites
  2. Data and Science and Analytics – Analysing data or information from how people interact with websites.
  3. Cybersecurity – Protecting systems and networks
  4. AI and machine learning – Building artificial intelligence systems, adding to their intelligence
  5. Cloud computing – has to do with cloud systems whereby things run on and are stored on the internet

So, there are a few tips on how to get started into tech and which streams you can look into. Also don’t forget to look into YouTube! Many people share valuable information and can also teach you how to code. Remember to be kind to yourself through the journey of learning as coding can be challenging. Besides all of that, All the best!

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