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Join our November Boot camp and kick-start your career in the software development field by applying on https://moatacademy.com/signup/apply

Join our November Boot camp and kick-start your career in the software development field by applying on https://moatacademy.com/signup/apply

Every year has its own narrative, what are your narratives for the past years and the present? For us:

In 2017, Toba came to Moat Academy and today works as a Software Engineer at Interswitch group

In 2018, Tega came to Moat Academy and today works as an Application Developer at A2Z Cloud, UK

In 2019, Kenneth came to Moat Academy and today he is the developer of a University’s admission portal that screened over 15,000 candidates

In 2020, Naheemah came to Moat Academy and today works as a Software Developer at YIP online

4 good years of being part of the success stories of several Software Developers and still waxing strong!

2020 to some can be narrated as the year of pandemics, lock downs, job cuts … but you can change the narrative for yourself.

2020 to some can be narrated as the year of pandemics, lockdowns, job cuts … but you can change the narrative for yourself.
Why not let’s work together to write a better narrative with you as the main character?
How does it sound? In 2020, [put your name] came to Moat Academy and today [put what you wish for yourself in the software industry]

Join our November Boot camp and kick-start your career in the software development field by applying on
https://moatacademy.com/signup/apply

Commencement Date: November 23, 2020
Duration: 12 weeks, Monday to Friday (9am to 3pm)

Every year has its own narrative, what are your narratives for the past years and the present? For us:

In 2017, Toba came to Moat Academy and today works as a Software Engineer at Interswitch group

In 2018, Tega came to Moat Academy and today works as an Application Developer at A2Z Cloud, UK

In 2019, Kenneth came to Moat Academy and today he is the developer of a University’s admission portal that screened over 15,000 candidates

In 2020, Naheemah came to Moat Academy and today works as a Software Developer at YIP online

4 good years of being part of success stories of several software Developers and still waxing strong!

2020 to some can be narrated as the year of pandemics, lockdowns, job cuts … but you can change the narrative for yourself.

Why not let’s work together to write a better narrative with you as the main character?

How does it sound?
In 2020, [put your name] came to Moat Academy and today [put what you wish for yourself in the software industry]

Join our November Boot camp and kick-start your career in the software development field by applying on https://moatacademy.com/signup/apply

Commencement Date: November 23, 2020 (Application closes as soon as all our slots are filled or by November 16, 2020)
Duration: 12 weeks, Monday to Friday (9am to 3pm)

The biggest challenges in vulnerability management relates to prioritization, and ideally, prediction. Given the long and growing list of open vulnerabilities that must either be dealt with or delayed, which ones are most likely to be exploited, and thus deserving of priority remediation?

We will look at how machine learning can help us answer this question based on publicly available vulnerability datasets as Dr. Nhamo speaks on Vulnerabilities Prioritisation Using Machine Learning tomorrow, Saturday, October 10, 2020 by 2:00 pm (WAT) . Register on https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_H-4BJludQLu0V4VKZzAkCA

Join us this Saturday, October 10, 2020 by 2:00 pm (WAT) as Dr. Nhamo Mtetwa speaks on: Vulnerabilities Prioritisation Using Machine Learning.
Register on https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_H-4BJludQLu0V4VKZzAkCA

Dr. Nhamo is a problem solver who uses the right tools for the job. He has experience of delivering end to end technology and analytics solutions across different sectors of industry over a period of 20 years. He holds a B.Sc in Computer Science and Statistics, an M.Sc in Parallel and Distributed Computing and a PhD in Artificial Intelligence. Lately he has been focusing on data science based solutions for cyber security. Nhamo is an innovator, leader, trainer, mentor and a team player with strong analytics and technology skills.

On Saturday, we had the pleasure of having Moataz Kamel spoke to us on the topic ‘Secure Coding: What you need to know as a Developer’
The feedback we have received so far from the attendees have been amazing: from the insights shared during the webinar, one would see that it truly behooves every software developer, every software development company or companies with software developers to take secure coding more seriously.

The recording has been uploaded here for your viewing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VUzOLiciVY

To join our live classes on secure coding, please sign up here: https://securecoding.moatacademy.com/

On Saturday, we had the pleasure of having Moataz Kamel spoke to us on the topic ‘Secure Coding: What you need to know as a Developer’
The feedback we have received so far from the attendees have been amazing: from the insights shared during the webinar, one would see that it truly behooves every software developer, every software development company or companies with software developers to take secure coding more seriously.

The recording has been uploaded here for your viewing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VUzOLiciVY

To join our live classes on secure coding, please sign up here: https://securecoding.moatacademy.com/

Please don't miss today's webinar with Moataz Kamel, it will be very informative and educative.

Register early on https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lMJpfxVqRnmHMh_ty5IGlA

Join us this Saturday, October 03, 2020 by 2:00pm WAT as we have the privilege of having Moataz Kamel, Sr. Director Development speak on the topic “Secure Coding: What You Need to Know as a Developer”

Moataz is a collaborative engineering leader with 20 years in the tech industry and more than 12 years of leadership experience in delivering innovative, secure, reliable, scalable cloud services at global scale.

As developers, we have great responsibility to ensure our applications do not leave loopholes for cyber fraud and other IT security risks lest our business and clients be taken to the cleaners. Part of the maturation process of a software developer is the ability to be able to write codes that do not introduce vulnerabilities into the system.

Register on https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lMJpfxVqRnmHMh_ty5IGlA

Join us this Saturday, October 03, 2020 by 2:00pm WAT as we have the privilege of having Moataz Kamel, Sr. Director Development speak on the topic “Secure Coding: What You Need to Know as a Developer”

Moataz is a collaborative engineering leader with 20 years in the tech industry and more than 12 years of leadership experience in delivering innovative, secure, reliable, scalable cloud services at global scale.

As developers, we have great responsibility to ensure our applications do not leave loopholes for cyber fraud and other IT security risks lest our business and clients be taken to the cleaners. Part of the maturation process of a software developer is the ability to be able to write codes that do not introduce vulnerabilities into the system.

Register on https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lMJpfxVqRnmHMh_ty5IGlA

In 2005, when Myspace was infected by what is known today as "Samy worm” ; the hacker (Kamkar) had almost a million friend requests in just few hours.The company had to take the site offline to figure out what was going on and purge the worm.

At the time, MySpace gave users a lot of freedom to customize their profiles, allowing the use of HTML code, which resulted in colorful profiles. The young hacker leveraged on this and carried out an attack via a technique known as cross site scripting, often abbreviated as XSS, where an attacker injects malicious code into a website, tricking the site, and the users' browser, to execute the code.

People who knew about web security were aware that it was possible to attack most sites the way Kamkar did, according to Grossman (a web security expert and founder of the firm WhiteHat Security), no one had taken the threat seriously until the Samy worm.

Join us from October 17, https://securecoding.moatacademy.com/ and learn how to militate against cyber threats including the XSS attack.

News source: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wnjwb4/the-myspace-worm-that-changed-the-internet-forever

In 2005, when Myspace was infected by what is known today as "Samy worm” ; the hacker (Kamkar) had almost a million friend requests in just few hours.The company had to take the site offline to figure out what was going on and purge the worm.

At the time, MySpace gave users a lot of freedom to customize their profiles, allowing the use of HTML code, which resulted in colorful profiles. The young hacker leveraged on this and carried out an attack via a technique known as cross site scripting, often abbreviated as XSS, where an attacker injects malicious code into a website, tricking the site, and the users' browser, to execute the code.

People who knew about web security were aware that it was possible to attack most sites the way Kamkar did, according to Grossman (a web security expert and founder of the firm WhiteHat Security), no one had taken the threat seriously until the Samy worm.

Join us from October 17, https://securecoding.moatacademy.com/ and learn how to militate against cyber threats including the XSS attack.

News source: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wnjwb4/the-myspace-worm-that-changed-the-internet-forever

Does your company belong to the industry 4.0? Are you in a Financial Institution or a Fintech company?

If yes, then join us from October 17 and prevent avoidable losses.

In one of the greatest data breaches, Capital One Bank suffered a loss of $80m in settlement and others after an hacker gained access to their customers’ account and the bank’s credit card application affecting almost 100 million people in the United States and about 6 million people in Canada (https://www.americanbanker.com/news/capital-one-to-pay-80m-in-connection-with-massive-data-breach).

The hacker carried out a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attack whereby Capital One’s Web Application Firewall was tricked into running commands that it should never have been permitted to run.

Come and learn how to militate against cyber threats, and build secure applications… sign up today at https://securecoding.moatacademy.com/ for our cyber secure coding boot camp.

Does your company belong to the industry 4.0? Are you in a Financial Institution or a Fintech company?

If yes, then join us from October 17 and prevent avoidable losses.

In one of the greatest data breaches, Capital One Bank suffered a loss of $80m in settlement and others after an hacker gained access to their customers’ account and the bank’s credit card application affecting almost 100 million people in the United States and about 6 million people in Canada (https://www.americanbanker.com/news/capital-one-to-pay-80m-in-connection-with-massive-data-breach).

The hacker carried out a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attack whereby Capital One’s Web Application Firewall was tricked into running commands that it should never have been permitted to run.

Come and learn how to militate against cyber threats, and build secure applications… sign up today at https://securecoding.moatacademy.com/ for our cyber secure coding boot camp.

Separate Yourself from Other Programmers, Become a Cyber Secure Coder

Moat Academy (https://securecoding.moatacademy.com/ ) in partnership with CertNexus , a vendor-neutral certification body in USA is equipping software developers with secure coding knowledge and skills required to design and develop hack-proof applications for business and organizational use with confidence. You will be awarded Cyber Secure Coder Certification upon passing an examination (CSC 201) to distinguish you in the Industry.

Cyber Secure Coder is designed to validate the knowledge and skills required to create and develop secure applications. With over 111 billion lines of code being written every year, and application developers sourcing over 70% of their code from sources like GitHub, there has never been a stronger need for coders to know best practices around security by design principles.

Organizations are looking to shorten their development lifecycles, decrease costs, and hire programmers who can help them do these things by focusing on security first, last, and always. Separate yourself from the other programmers, become a Cyber Secure Coder today.

At the secure coding boot camp, you will employ best practices in software development to develop secure software.

You will:

• Identify the need for security and eliminate vulnerabilities in your software projects.
• Use a Security by Design approach to design a secure architecture for your software.
• Leverage on many of the OWASP Top Ten best practices to protect users and data.
• Apply various testing methods to find and correct security defects in your software.
• Maintain deployed software to ensure ongoing security.

5 Saturdays starting from October 17
09:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Apply on https://securecoding.moatacademy.com

(Application closes as soon as all slots are filled or by October 10, 2020 for our next secure coding boot camp).

Moat Academy in partnership with CertNexus, a vendor-neutral certification body in USA is equipping software developers with secure coding knowledge and skills required to design and develop hack-proof applications for business and organizational use with confidence. You will be awarded Cyber Secure Coder Certification upon passing an examination (CSC 201) to distinguish you in the Industry.

Cyber Secure Coder is designed to validate the knowledge and skills required to create and develop secure applications. With over 111 billion lines of code being written every year, and application developers sourcing over 70% of their code from sources like GitHub, there has never been a stronger need for coders to know best practices around security by design principles.

Organizations are looking to shorten their development lifecycles, decrease costs, and hire programmers who can help them do these things by focusing on security first, last, and always. Separate yourself from the other programmers, become a Cyber Secure Coder today.

As developers, you have great responsibility to ensure your applications do not leave loopholes for cyber fraud and other IT security risks lest your business and clients be taken to the cleaners. And, as part of the maturation process of a software developer is the ability to be able to write codes that do not introduce vulnerabilities into the system.

At the secure coding boot camp, you will employ best practices in software development to develop secure software.
You will:
• Identify the need for security and eliminate vulnerabilities in your software projects.
• Use a Security by Design approach to design a secure architecture for your software.
• Leverage on many of the OWASP Top Ten best practices to protect users and data.
• Apply various testing methods to find and correct security defects in your software.
• Maintain deployed software to ensure ongoing security.

Join our next Secure Coding boot camp starting from October 17,2020 by applying on https://securecoding.moatacademy.com/ ( Application closes as soon as all slots are filled or by October 10, 2020 ).

During the boot camp, you will gain the skills and knowledge to:

• Identify the need for security and eliminate vulnerabilities in your software projects.
• Use a Security by Design approach to design a secure architecture for your software.
• Leverage on many of the OWASP Top Ten best practices to protect users and data.
• Apply various testing methods to find and correct security defects in your software.
• Maintain deployed software to ensure ongoing security.

This program will enhance your current skill sets as it will ensure you develop highly protected applications for business and organizational use thus giving you an edge to an accelerated career in the software development industry; it will also prepare you for the Certnexus Cyber Secure Coder Examination (CSC-201).

Apply on https://securecoding.moatacademy.com/ (Application closes as soon as all slots are filled or by October 10, 2020 for our next secure coding boot camp).

During the boot camp, you will gain the skills and knowledge to:

• Identify the need for security and eliminate vulnerabilities in your software projects.
• Use a Security by Design approach to design a secure architecture for your software.
• Leverage on many of the OWASP Top Ten best practices to protect users and data.
• Apply various testing methods to find and correct security defects in your software.
• Maintain deployed software to ensure ongoing security.

This program will enhance your current skill sets as it will ensure you develop highly protected applications for business and organizational use thus giving you an edge to an accelerated career in the software development industry; it will also prepare you for the Certnexus Cyber Secure Coder Examination (CSC-201).

Apply on https://securecoding.moatacademy.com/ (Application closes as soon as all slots are filled or by October 10, 2020 for our next secure coding boot camp).

During the boot camp, you will gain the skills and knowledge to:

• Identify the need for security and eliminate vulnerabilities in your software projects.
• Use a Security by Design approach to design a secure architecture for your software.
• Leverage on many of the OWASP Top Ten best practices to protect users and data.
• Apply various testing methods to find and correct security defects in your software.
• Maintain deployed software to ensure ongoing security.

This program will enhance your current skill sets as it will ensure you develop highly protected applications for business and organizational use thus giving you an edge to an accelerated career in the software development industry; it will also prepare you for the Certnexus Cyber Secure Coder Examination (CSC-201).

Apply on https://securecoding.moatacademy.com/ (Application closes as soon as all slots are filled or by October 10, 2020 for our next secure coding boot camp).

With the pandemic, there has been an increase in the adoption of technologies especially software by businesses and individuals alike; so are the ‘bad guys’ (the hackers and others that exploit IT systems) increasing their technical know-how and hoping to have a field day, this is evidenced with the rise in the reported high-end cybercrimes of recent.

As developers, we have great responsibility to ensure our applications do not leave loopholes for cyber fraud and other IT security risks lest our business and clients be taken to the cleaners. And, as part of the maturation process of a software developer is the ability to be able to write codes that do not introduce vulnerabilities into the system.

Software security and privacy is no longer negotiable; it is now a must if we intend to stay in business and remain remarkable as developers. We can no longer wait to deal with it after the codes have been written and the software deployed, software security and privacy should be managed throughout the entire software development life cycle.

Moat Academy in partnership with CertNexus, a vendor-neutral certification body in USA will equip you with secure coding knowledge and skills required to design and develop hack-proof applications for business and organizational use with confidence and further certify you as a Cyber Secure Coder by validating your capabilities to distinguish you in the industry.

For more information, please visit https://securecoding.moatacademy.com/ and also sign up using the link (Application closes as soon as all slots are filled or by October 10, 2020 for our next secure coding boot camp).

With the pandemic, there has been an increase in the adoption of technologies especially software by businesses and individuals alike; so are the ‘bad guys’ (the hackers and others that exploit IT systems) increasing their technical know-how and hoping to have a field day, this is evidenced with the rise in the reported high-end cybercrimes of recent.

As developers, we have great responsibility to ensure our applications do not leave loopholes for cyber fraud and other IT security risks lest our business and clients be taken to the cleaners. And, as part of the maturation process of a software developer is the ability to be able to write codes that do not introduce vulnerabilities into the system.

Software security and privacy is no longer negotiable; it is now a must if we intend to stay in business and remain remarkable as developers. We can no longer wait to deal with it after the codes have been written and the software deployed, software security and privacy should be managed throughout the entire software development life cycle.

Moat Academy in partnership with CertNexus, a vendor-neutral certification body in USA will equip you with secure coding knowledge and skills required to design and develop hack-proof applications for business and organizational use with confidence and further certify you as a Cyber Secure Coder by validating your capabilities to distinguish you in the industry.

For more information, please visit https://securecoding.moatacademy.com/ and also sign up using the link (Application closes as soon as all slots are filled or by October 10, 2020 for our next secure coding boot camp).

With the pandemic, there has been an increase in the adoption of technologies especially software by businesses and individuals alike; so are the ‘bad guys’ (the hackers and others that exploit IT systems) increasing their technical know-how and hoping to have a field day, this is evidenced with the rise in the reported high-end cybercrimes of recent.

As developers, we have great responsibility to ensure our applications do not leave loopholes for cyber fraud and other IT security risks lest our business and clients be taken to the cleaners. And, as part of the maturation process of a software developer is the ability to be able to write codes that do not introduce vulnerabilities into the system.

Software security and privacy is no longer negotiable; it is now a must if we intend to stay in business and remain remarkable as developers. We can no longer wait to deal with it after the codes have been written and the software deployed, software security and privacy should be managed throughout the entire software development life cycle.

Moat Academy in partnership with CertNexus, a vendor-neutral certification body in USA will equip you with secure coding knowledge and skills required to design and develop hack-proof applications for business and organizational use with confidence and further certify you as a Cyber Secure Coder by validating your capabilities to distinguish you in the industry.

For more information, please visit https://securecoding.moatacademy.com/ and also sign up using the link (Application closes as soon as all slots are filled or by October 10, 2020 for our next secure coding boot camp).

Are you a software developer? Or do you employ the use of software in your business?
Now, this is a great one for you!

With the increasing adoption of technologies especially software by businesses and individuals alike; so are the ‘bad guys’ (the hackers and others that exploit loopholes in the system) increasing their technical know-how and hoping to have a field day, this is evidenced with the rise in the reported high-end cyber crimes of recent.

Software security and privacy is no longer negotiable; it is now a must if we intend to stay in business and would not allow them to take us to the cleaners. We can no longer wait to deal with it after the codes have been written and the software deployed, software security and privacy should be managed throughout the entire software development life cycle.

Moat Academy Secure Coding Boot Camp is birthed and in partnership with CertNexus Cyber Secure Coder to equip you with secure coding knowledge and skills required to design and develop hack-proof applications for business and organizational use with confidence.

Join the next cohort starting in October, 2020 by applying on https://securecoding.moatacademy.com/

Below is another interview with one of our alumni, Sunkanmi (mentioned above) sharing his experience at the boot camp :

“I was able to develop a professional networking site and I now have a job as a Software Developer” – Sunkanmi

Can we meet you?

My Name is Sunkanmi Daniel Olawuwo. I studied Electrical and Electronics Engineering with no prior knowledge of programming before coming to Moat Academy.

What were you doing before joining Moat Academy?

I was a Field Engineer with a Remote Monitoring Solutions Company; I resigned because i wanted to change my career path.

What exactly do you want to achieve with the software development skills?

I am looking to pursue a successful career in software development; then establish tech startups that will proffer solutions to some of the challenges being faced in the world.

How has things Changed For you since gaining Software Development Skills?

It has helped me to understand and be able to work with the technology around me. In a way it has improved my communication, creative thinking, and self-confidence. It gives me a newfound sense of energy to really pursue the goals i want in life.

What was your biggest fear before coming to Moat Academy...?

My biggest fear was the complexity and difficulty attached to learning programming languages. I did not believe I would be able to understand programming and web development in that short space of time.

How I feel now?

I feel empowered because i have one of the most in-demand skills in the world. With God, hard work and consistency I am on course for a successful career in software development.

How will you describe your experience at Moat Academy?

The boot camp is a mirror image of what to expect out there as a software developer with daily assignments and mini-projects every week.

The approach to teaching is world class; the facilitators are patient and always ready to help.

What have you been able to achieve with the training?

Towards the end of the boot camp, we worked on our final projects. I was able to develop a web application (Professional Networking Site: which allows members to share posts, comment on posts, follow and unfollow one another) from scratch to completion and I now have a job as a Software Developer.

What advice do you have for those coming into Moat Academy?

My advice for them is that they should be devoted and dedicated to the training. Moat Academy has its own standards; students need to work hard in other to achieve the expected outcome after 11 weeks.

What is your future Outlook in Software Development?

I have a solid foundation thanks to Moat Academy, I am looking to learn more and grow through the ranks as quick as possible.

Apply today on https://moatacademy.com/signup/apply , let us give you the ‘Moat’ advantage!

Below is another interview with one of our alumni, Sunkanmi (mentioned above) sharing his experience at the boot camp :

“I was able to develop a professional networking site and I now have a job as a Software Developer” – Sunkanmi

Can we meet you?

My Name is Sunkanmi Daniel Olawuwo. I studied Electrical and Electronics Engineering with no prior knowledge of programming before coming to Moat Academy.

What were you doing before joining Moat Academy?

I was a Field Engineer with a Remote Monitoring Solutions Company; I resigned because i wanted to change my career path.

What exactly do you want to achieve with the software development skills?

I am looking to pursue a successful career in software development; then establish tech startups that will proffer solutions to some of the challenges being faced in the world.

How has things Changed For you since gaining Software Development Skills?

It has helped me to understand and be able to work with the technology around me. In a way it has improved my communication, creative thinking, and self-confidence. It gives me a newfound sense of energy to really pursue the goals i want in life.

What was your biggest fear before coming to Moat Academy...?

My biggest fear was the complexity and difficulty attached to learning programming languages. I did not believe I would be able to understand programming and web development in that short space of time.

How I feel now?

I feel empowered because i have one of the most in-demand skills in the world. With God, hard work and consistency I am on course for a successful career in software development.

How will you describe your experience at Moat Academy?

The boot camp is a mirror image of what to expect out there as a software developer with daily assignments and mini-projects every week.

The approach to teaching is world class; the facilitators are patient and always ready to help.

What have you been able to achieve with the training?

Towards the end of the boot camp, we worked on our final projects. I was able to develop a web application (Professional Networking Site: which allows members to share posts, comment on posts, follow and unfollow one another) from scratch to completion and I now have a job as a Software Developer.

What advice do you have for those coming into Moat Academy?

My advice for them is that they should be devoted and dedicated to the training. Moat Academy has its own standards; students need to work hard in other to achieve the expected outcome after 11 weeks.

What is your future Outlook in Software Development?

I have a solid foundation thanks to Moat Academy, I am looking to learn more and grow through the ranks as quick as possible.

Apply today on https://moatacademy.com/signup/apply , let us give you the ‘Moat’ advantage!

One of our Alumni ( mentioned above), Kenneth speaks on life during and after the boot camp

“…I’ve hosted my first application which helps more that fifteen thousand applicants and a university administrative body manage their screening process” - Kenneth

Moat Academy: Why did you choose Moat Academy for Developers?
Kenneth: At first, I chose Moat Academy because the training syllabus is rich, and the price tag is quite affordable. From my observation, I realized that the training environment is satisfying, and the tutors are widely experienced in their various fields and their training skills are awesome.

Moat Academy: How has things changed for you since gaining the software development skills?
Kenneth: Software development is a very attractive course because the world is gradually upgrading from the traditional ways of life into an automated process. From my experience so far, I realized that any software application built to tackle and solve a problem in our society is 100% welcome and appreciated by the society. After gaining my software development skills with the help of Moat Academy, I realized that commitment is a very serious task that must be considered to enable us accomplish a particular project, time management and self discipline is a big project on its own; how I was able to accomplish and launch my first application was by the grace of God, but I have taken a decision to always be a manager of myself and my activities.

Implementation is not as easy as it was during my training, though my mindset then was that my tutors were pushing us so hard within a short period of time, but being in the field with no tutor to help me manage my time and project is very demanding and confusing, I’ve been very careful.

Moat Academy: What was your biggest fear before coming to Moat Academy and what do you feel about it now?
Kenneth: My biggest fear was to work on an application on my own and to enable it to be accessed worldwide, thanks to Moat Academy’s commitment in my dream. Today, I’ve hosted my first application which helps more that fifteen thousand applicants and a university administrative body manage their screening process. The appreciation/recommendation after using the application is beautiful and encouraging.

Moat Academy: How will you describe your experience at Moat Academy?
Kenneth: Studying with more than 10 intelligent people in my cohort is not an easy task, most especially when you are not getting a particular line of code and others are done with it. But these challenges are what actually brought us closer and stronger together. Thanks to the tutors who always gave listening ears; they always guide and encourage me; I can’t stop thanking them.

The unstoppable weekend projects really gave me a lot of sleepless nights - during my training, I was in a different world, my relationship with friends was cut down to the minimum, most of my friends thought I was purposely avoiding them, they couldn’t understand that I was in the war front of software development. All these experiences are not wasted, and they are actually the fuel to my dream.

Moat Academy: What have been able to achieve with the training?
Kenneth: I’ve achieved so much from the training; Self-confidence, project management, debugging skills, project hosting, development/implementation of complicated application from scratch.

Moat Academy: What advice do you have for those coming into Moat Academy?
Kenneth: Like what a wise man will always say; you have to unlearn to learn. Don’t compete with your colleagues in class, compete with your doubts/fears. Don’t keep malice in a learning environment, always carry an open heart. Malice and anger can only discourage you and you might end up forgetting your initial purpose of learning. What brought you to Moat Academy is nothing compare to what you can achieve after your course.

Moat Academy: Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Kenneth: I see myself developing and implementing an application that we need in our nation.

Apply today on https://moatacademy.com/signup/apply , let us give you the ‘Moat’ advantage!

One of our Alumni ( mentioned above), Kenneth speaks on life during and after the boot camp

“…I’ve hosted my first application which helps more that fifteen thousand applicants and a university administrative body manage their screening process” - Kenneth

Moat Academy: Why did you choose Moat Academy for Developers?
Kenneth: At first, I chose Moat Academy because the training syllabus is rich, and the price tag is quite affordable. From my observation, I realized that the training environment is satisfying, and the tutors are widely experienced in their various fields and their training skills are awesome.

Moat Academy: How has things changed for you since gaining the software development skills?
Kenneth: Software development is a very attractive course because the world is gradually upgrading from the traditional ways of life into an automated process. From my experience so far, I realized that any software application built to tackle and solve a problem in our society is 100% welcome and appreciated by the society. After gaining my software development skills with the help of Moat Academy, I realized that commitment is a very serious task that must be considered to enable us accomplish a particular project, time management and self discipline is a big project on its own; how I was able to accomplish and launch my first application was by the grace of God, but I have taken a decision to always be a manager of myself and my activities.

Implementation is not as easy as it was during my training, though my mindset then was that my tutors were pushing us so hard within a short period of time, but being in the field with no tutor to help me manage my time and project is very demanding and confusing, I’ve been very careful.

Moat Academy: What was your biggest fear before coming to Moat Academy and what do you feel about it now?
Kenneth: My biggest fear was to work on an application on my own and to enable it to be accessed worldwide, thanks to Moat Academy’s commitment in my dream. Today, I’ve hosted my first application which helps more that fifteen thousand applicants and a university administrative body manage their screening process. The appreciation/recommendation after using the application is beautiful and encouraging.

Moat Academy: How will you describe your experience at Moat Academy?
Kenneth: Studying with more than 10 intelligent people in my cohort is not an easy task, most especially when you are not getting a particular line of code and others are done with it. But these challenges are what actually brought us closer and stronger together. Thanks to the tutors who always gave listening ears; they always guide and encourage me; I can’t stop thanking them.

The unstoppable weekend projects really gave me a lot of sleepless nights - during my training, I was in a different world, my relationship with friends was cut down to the minimum, most of my friends thought I was purposely avoiding them, they couldn’t understand that I was in the war front of software development. All these experiences are not wasted, and they are actually the fuel to my dream.

Moat Academy: What have been able to achieve with the training?
Kenneth: I’ve achieved so much from the training; Self-confidence, project management, debugging skills, project hosting, development/implementation of complicated application from scratch.

Moat Academy: What advice do you have for those coming into Moat Academy?
Kenneth: Like what a wise man will always say; you have to unlearn to learn. Don’t compete with your colleagues in class, compete with your doubts/fears. Don’t keep malice in a learning environment, always carry an open heart. Malice and anger can only discourage you and you might end up forgetting your initial purpose of learning. What brought you to Moat Academy is nothing compare to what you can achieve after your course.

Moat Academy: Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Kenneth: I see myself developing and implementing an application that we need in our nation.

Apply today on https://moatacademy.com/signup/apply , let us give you the ‘Moat’ advantage!

Moat Academy ( www.moatacademy.com ) is a leading coding boot camp in Africa situated in Lagos that enables as many interested even with no prior knowledge to become employable in a short period of time, as software developers who inculcate globally accepted best practices in software development.

Our program caters for various career paths in the software development industry:

Will you like to be an entrepreneur/ independent Consultant like Kenneth? Who graduated from Moat Academy in 2019 and developed a University Portal that successfully helped more than Fifteen Thousand candidates and the University’s board with their admission screening process.
Or
You will like to go into paid employment like Sunkanmi? Who also graduated from Moat Academy in 2019 and now works as a Software developer with Access Bank.

Above all, we give the competitive advantage that distinguishes our Alumni in the industry thus making them to have an accelerated career like (just to mention a few):

Mariam, Software Engineer – Interswitch Group:
She graduated from Moat Academy in August, 2017 and started her career with Concept Nova before leaving for AfricaCodes; from where she moved to Software Business Solution Consulting and now works as a Software Engineer with Interswitch Group
Mustapha, Software Engineer- UBA
He graduated from Moat Academy in April 2018 and joined Fidelity Bank as a Software Engineer. He now works with UBA.

Are you also looking forward to launching your career in the software development field and climbing the career ladder very fast?
Join us as we raise a new set of remarkable software developers before the end of the year 2020, by applying on https://moatacademy.com/signup/apply

Apply today, let us give you the ‘Moat’ advantage!

Commencement Date: August 31, 2020 (Application closes as soon as all our slots are filled or by August 23, 2020)
Duration: 12 weeks, Monday to Friday (9am to 3pm)

Moat Academy ( www.moatacademy.com ) is a leading coding boot camp in Africa situated in Lagos that enables as many interested even with no prior knowledge to become employable in a short period of time, as software developers who inculcate globally accepted best practices in software development.

Our program caters for various career paths in the software development industry:

Will you like to be an entrepreneur/ independent Consultant like Kenneth? Who graduated from Moat Academy in 2019 and developed a University Portal that successfully helped more than Fifteen Thousand candidates and the University’s board with their admission screening process.
Or
You will like to go into paid employment like Sunkanmi? Who also graduated from Moat Academy in 2019 and now works as a Software developer with Access Bank.

Above all, we give the competitive advantage that distinguishes our Alumni in the industry thus making them to have an accelerated career like (just to mention a few):

Mariam, Software Engineer – Interswitch Group:
She graduated from Moat Academy in August, 2017 and started her career with Concept Nova before leaving for AfricaCodes; from where she moved to Software Business Solution Consulting and now works as a Software Engineer with Interswitch Group
Mustapha, Software Engineer- UBA
He graduated from Moat Academy in April 2018 and joined Fidelity Bank as a Software Engineer. He now works with UBA.

Are you also looking forward to launching your career in the software development field and climbing the career ladder very fast?
Join us as we raise a new set of remarkable software developers before the end of the year 2020, by applying on https://moatacademy.com/signup/apply

Apply today, let us give you the ‘Moat’ advantage!

Commencement Date: August 31, 2020 (Application closes as soon as all our slots are filled or by August 23, 2020)
Duration: 12 weeks, Monday to Friday (9am to 3pm)

Are you also looking forward to launching your career in the software development field and climbing the career ladder very fast?
Join us as we raise a new set of remarkable software developers before the end of the year 2020, by applying on https://moatacademy.com

Commencement Date: August 31, 2020 (Application closes as soon as all our slots are filled or by August 23, 2020)

Duration: 12 weeks, Monday to Friday (9am to 3pm)