Beginner · 13 modules
IT Fundamentals: Computers and Digital Skills
Start from zero: how computers, files, networks and the cloud work, the command line, and what people in tech actually do.
Aligned to CompTIA Tech+
Start FreeLearn code, data, IT and security by actually doing it.
Learn the skills employers are hiring for, one hands-on lesson at a time. Every course is built around industry standards employers already use, and you build real projects from your very first week.
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- The command line
- Cloud storage
- Passkeys
- Two-factor sign-in
- Node.js
- Express
- Python
- SQL
- PostgreSQL
- Figma
- Git
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Beginner · 15 modules
Front-End Web Development
Build websites that look right on every screen, then put them online for real.
Aligned to the MDN Curriculum
Start FreeBeginner · 10 modules
Introduction to Cybersecurity
Protect your accounts, devices, money and data, spot scams before they land, and see how security work really happens.
Aligned to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
Start FreeBeginner · 10 modules
SQL and Databases
Ask real databases questions with SQL, then design and build databases of your own.
Aligned to the SQL standard (ISO/IEC 9075)
Start FreeOur syllabi line up with standards employers already trust
- MDN Curriculum
- CompTIA Tech+
- NIST CSF 2.0
- OWASP
- Python Institute
- ISO/IEC 9075
- SFIA 9
Small numbers. Big difference.
Three numbers that shaped how we built this, and what they mean for you.
The research
6×
the learning benefit of doing, compared with watching
Carnegie Mellon researchers studied a course on Coursera. Extra hands-on practice did more than six times as much for learning as extra watching or reading.
Read the StudyThe bar
80%
to pass every module
Each module ends with a check and a project briefed like a real job. You move on once you've got it, so your certificate means something.
See What You’ll BuildThe price
₦0
to start any course
Module 1 is free for good. No card, and no trial clock ticking in the corner.
See the PlansEverything you need to actually finish
Starting a course is easy. Finishing it is the hard part, so that's what we built for.
Lessons you can poke at
Change a value and the diagram moves. You understand flexbox by pushing it around, not by reading about it.
A daily review that sticks
Four minutes a day. It brings back what you’re about to forget, right before you forget it.
Offline, for real
Save a module on Wi-Fi and keep going on the bus, at work, or when the network decides to take a break.
Projects that check themselves
Build a real page and the checks tell you straight away what works and what still needs fixing, from headings to forms.
A skill map you can trust
Progress is measured against the MDN Curriculum and SFIA, not against how many minutes you sat there.
Certificates anyone can check
Add them to LinkedIn. Anyone can click through and see exactly which skills you showed, and how.
A lesson that talks back
Every step asks you to do something. Pick an answer, change a number, fix a formula.
Get it wrong and the chart shows you why. Get it right and the next step builds on it. You find out what you know by using it, not by being told.
Go on, try this one. It’s the kind of call analysts make every week.
Try a Free LessonSample question · Statistics you’ll actually use
Predict
Your manager wants a typical day’s sales. Which formula gives the honest answer?
fx=MEDIAN(B2:B8)
Daily sales at a phone shop in Ikeja, in thousands of naira
240k
AVERAGE₦70,000MEDIAN₦42,000
Spot on. The median ignores how huge Sunday was and finds the middle day: ₦42,000. That is what a normal day at this shop really looks like.
AI tutor
Stuck? Ask your tutor. It’s right there in the lesson.
It knows which lesson you’re on and can see the work in front of you, so its answers are about your problem, not the internet in general.
- Explains the exercise you’re on in plain English
- Gives hints first, so you still do the thinking
- Points to the line or step that’s most likely causing trouble
- 5 questions a day on Free, 50 on Pro
Like any AI, it can get things wrong, so every answer links back to the part of the lesson it’s based on.
Python Programming · Module 1 · Strings and f-strings
main.py
price = 2.5
quantity = 4
print("Total: " + price * quantity)
# TypeError: can only concatenate str (not "float") to str
Why do I get a TypeError? The maths is right.
The maths is fine. Read the error’s last line, then look at line 3. What kind of value is price * quantity, and what kind is “Total: ”? Can + join those two?
Explain f-strings
“In our classroom in Ibadan, the students who did best weren't the ones who watched the most. They were the ones who tried things, got them wrong, and tried again. So we built the whole platform around that.”
Built for doing, not just watching.
Here’s what changes when every lesson asks you to do something, and help is there the moment you need it.
| What you get | The usual video course | PractiCode Learn |
|---|---|---|
| How you learn | Mostly watching | Mostly doing |
| Help when you’re stuck | Comments under a video | An AI tutor in lessons and projects |
| Data for an hour of learning | Hundreds of MB, more in HD | Usually under 1 MB. AI modules add a one-time 10–30 MB download. |
| Offline | Sometimes, in an app | Save lessons to your device and learn offline |
| Remembering it next month | Up to you | A 4-minute daily review |
| What the certificate proves | That you finished | Which skills you mastered |
| Prices | Usually in dollars | Naira, cedis, shillings, pounds or dollars |
| A real person to ask | A forum, if you’re lucky | Mentor plan with PractiCode Academy |
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Join a 3-month PractiCode Academy cohort, online or in person. Weekly live classes, real feedback on your projects, and people to learn with. ₦80,000 per course.
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- Every module in every course
- AI tutor, 20 questions a day
- Projects with automatic checks
- Verified certificates
- Download any module
- PL-300 exam prep
Mentor
For learning with people
₦80,000per course
Three months, online or in person
- Everything in Pro
- Weekly live classes
- An instructor reviews your projects
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Questions people ask us
Is it really free?
Yep. Module 1 is free for good, and you don't need a card. IT Fundamentals, Front-End Web Development and Introduction to Cybersecurity are open now. The rest of each course comes with Pro.
Why no videos?
Honestly? People learn more by doing than by watching, and video eats data. Things still move. The diagrams animate one step at a time, whenever you tap.
Can I really learn on my phone?
Most of it, yes. Lessons, reviews and the AI tutor work in your phone's browser. Some modules are easier on a computer, such as Figma design work. Each course page lists what you'll need.
Will employers care about the certificate?
It's a verifiable badge that lists exactly what you can do, mapped to frameworks like SFIA. It isn't a degree, and we won't pretend it is. Your projects will do most of the talking.
Does the AI tutor just give me the answers?
No, and that's on purpose. It explains the idea, points you to the line or step that matters, and gives hints first. If you've had a proper go and you're still stuck, it will walk you through the answer. Free accounts get 5 questions a day and Pro gets 50.
Your first lesson takes about ten minutes.
No account, no card. Just open a lesson and start.