TechOver - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
The Next 9 Months That Turn Intermediate Learners into Innovative Tech Rockstars
- Starting: April 2025
- Duration: 7 months + 2 months Bootcamp
- Level: Intermediate
₦1,000/$1/£1 (Minimum Donation)
Course Features
- Course Duration: 7 months
- Language - English, Pidgin
- Personal Student/Learner's Portal
- Live session twice every week
- Pre-recorded Classes Released Weekly
- Lesson can be access on all devices but practiced on desktop/laptop
- Tutor and Community Support
- 8 months access to course materials & lifetime access to community
- Portfolio projects and rich GitHub and LinkeIn profile
- Professional and verifiable digital Certificate awarded after completion of all requirements, including Quizzes, Projects, and Bootcamp activities
About This Track
This is the track that turns you into Africa’s most in-demand AI talent. You will master the exact stack that powers Intron Health, Curacel, 54gene, Google DeepMind Africa, and the global AI freelance gold rush:
- Python
- PyTorch
- Hugging Face
- LangChain
- RAG
- Agents
- Fine-tuning
- MLOps
Why Choose Full-Stack Development & Software Engineering?
- Fastest-growing salaries in Nigeria and globally
- Remote AI roles pay $4,000–$12,000+/month (many fresh grads hit $5k+)
- Freelance on Upwork/Fiverr: $1,500–$6,000 per RAG/agent project
- Build AI tools that solve real African problems (Pidgin chatbots, disease detectors, fraud systems)
- Direct hiring pipeline with Nigerian AI startups + Google, Microsoft, OpenAI partners
Job & Freelance Reality
Top graduates walk into:
- Intron Health
- Curacel
- Norebase
- Google Africa
- Microsoft
- OpenAI partners
Remote AI roles Average first income: ₦2M–₦4.5M local or $4,000–$10,000+ remote.
Ready to become Africa’s next AI/ML rockstar? Join TechOver 2025/2026 AI & ML Track Today
Curriculum
- Advanced Python (OOP, decorators, async)
- NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn
- Scikit-learn mastery (regression → ensembles → pipelines)
- Real Nigerian datasets (loan default, crop yield, disease prediction)
- Neural networks from scratch
- CNNs, Transfer Learning, YOLOv9, OpenCV
- Projects: Nigerian plate detection, skin disease detector, pothole detection
- Hugging Face Transformers, tokenizers, datasets
- BERT, Llama 3, Mistral, Gemma
- Text classification, NER, translation (Pidgin, Yoruba, Hausa models)
- LangChain, LlamaIndex, CrewAI, AutoGen
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) deep dive
- Vector DBs: Pinecone, Chroma, Qdrant
- Build customer support agents, legal document analyzers
- Fine-tune Llama 3/Mistral on Nigerian datasets (Unsloth, Axolotl)
- Whisper speech-to-text + ElevenLabs/Coqui TTS
- Pidgin/Yoruba voice bots, JAMB/WAEC RAG tutor
- Docker, FastAPI, Gradio, Streamlit
- Hugging Face Spaces, Render, RunPod
- Monitoring with LangSmith, Weights & Biases
- Multi-agent systems, GraphRAG, MoE
- Live paid AI client projects (we bring the clients)
- Portfolio of 5+ production AI products
- 6 complete AI products deployed live
- Real paid client deliveries (₦800k–₦3M+ each)
- Mock interviews + direct intros to AI hiring managers
- Upwork mastery for AI gigs
Please note:
- As deemed necessary, the curriculum outlined above may undergo further modifications, including additions or deletions. Regardless of the situation, these changes are intended to better fulfil the objectives of the program.
- The extra-curricular activities/sessions (e.g. leadership, soft skills, workshops etc.) are embedded across the learning path. Every session will be announced ahead.
Certification
Participants who successfully complete the AI & ML specialization will be awarded the Emostel Academy AI & Machine Learning Engineer Certificate.
This certificate proves you can build, fine-tune, and deploy production AI systems that solve real African problems — the exact skill demanded by Intron Health, Curacel, Google DeepMind Africa, and global remote teams.
It confirms mastery of:
- Python, Scikit-learn, PyTorch, Hugging Face
- Computer Vision (YOLOv9, OpenCV) & NLP
- LangChain, RAG, Agents, Fine-tuning Llama 3/Mistral
- Voice AI (Whisper + TTS) & MLOps
- 6+ production AI products on Nigerian/local-language datasets
Requirements to earn it:
- Complete Foundations + all 7 specialization months
- 70%+ overall score
- Deployed up to 6 AI projects
- Deliver at least one paid client project
- Active participation + monthly ₦1,000 donation
- Pay ₦10,000 certificate processing fee
Certificate is digitally issued – permanent verification, QR code, LinkedIn badge. Top performers get:
- “Distinction”
- “Excellence in Agents/RAG”
- “Highest Freelance Earner”
Portfolio Projects You’ll Build & Deploy Live
- Pidgin-English Customer Support Agent (WhatsApp/Twilio)
- JAMB/WAEC Past-Question RAG Tutor (speaks Pidgin)
- Yoruba/Hausa Speech-to-Text + Translator
- Fraud Detection API for Nigerian banks
- Crop Disease Detector for farmers (mobile-ready)
- Legal Document Analyzer for Nigerian law firms
- Personal AI Research Agent (your own “Grok”)
Participation Requirements
- Successful completion of Professional Tech Foundations
- Commit 2–3 hours/day, 5 days/week
- Monthly donation of minimum ₦1,000 (or $1 / £1) — keeps the program alive and proves your skin in the game
- Stable internet 3–5 days a week. Free data to access our LMS will be available from Month 4
- Commitment to submit projects on time
- Positive attitude and willingness to help others in the community
- A laptop/desktop computer. Borrowed laptop or cyber café accepted for those who do not currently have one (many students start this way). Top-5 performers get a free laptop by June 2026
Min. System Requirements
- Device: A computer (Windows, macOS, or Linux) with internet access.
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Minimum Specifications:
Processor: Intel Core i3 (6th gen+) or AMD Ryzen 3 or equivalent.
RAM: 8GB.
Storage: 256GB SSD (HDD Works also but slower).
Operating System: Windows 10/11 (64-bit) OR macOS 10.15+ OR any recent Linux.
Screen:13-inch or larger, 1366×768 resolution. - Browser: Latest version of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, or Safari for online use.
- Internet: Stable 1 Mbps+ (mobile hotspot is fine)
FAQs
Yes — 85% of our top-earning AI students were never “maths people”. We teach the exact maths you need (linear algebra, probability, gradients) in simple, visual, Naija-friendly ways and Python examples. By Month 5 you’ll actually enjoy it.
₦0 – ₦15,000 total for the whole year. We only use:
- Google Colab Pro (₦4k/month, we show you how to get free credits)
- RunPod / Vast.ai ($0.20–$0.50/hour when needed)
- Hugging Face free inference
- Kaggle free GPUs
You’ll fine-tune Llama 3 8B for under ₦8,000 total.
Faster than any other track. From Month 7–8, we bring paid AI gigs:
- Pidgin customer support bots
- JAMB/WAEC RAG tutors
- Fraud detection APIs
Some learners made ₦800k–₦4M before graduation from a single project.
Real engineering only. You will:
- Fine-tune Llama 3/Mistral on Nigerian datasets
- Build multi-agent systems with CrewAI/AutoGen
- Deploy production RAG with Qdrant + LangChain
- Ship voice AI in Pidgin/Yoruba/Hausa
No “prompt-copy-paste” palava.
It’s exploding even more. Nigerian startups raised $300M+ in AI/healthtech/fintech in 2025 alone. Remote companies pay juniors $5k–$10k/month for RAG/Agent skills. Demand grew 400% last year and continues to rise.
Intron Health, Curacel, 54gene, Helium Health are hiring aggressively.
100%. We have datasets and projects for:
- Pidgin sentiment analysis
- Yoruba/Hausa speech-to-text
- Pidgin-speaking customer support agents
- JAMB tutor that explains in Pidgin
This is what makes our graduates impossible to ignore.
Yes. Real 2025 numbers from our alumni:
- ₦1.8M–₦3.5M starting at Nigerian AI startups
- $4,500–$8,000 remote (Scale AI, Outlier, Remotasks, direct contracts)
- ₦2M+ from one freelance RAG project
Yes — we guide every student to earn for free:
- Google Professional Machine Learning Engineer path
- Hugging Face Course certificates
- DeepLearning.AI specializations
- LangChain certification
These go straight on your LinkedIn and multiply your salary.
Please visit https://emostelacademy.org/faq for more frequently asked questions regarding our mode of class delivery and other relevant information, or contact our support team via email: support@emostelacademy.org. You may also chat with our support team via WhatsApp at +2349077471007.
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