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Arnold obtained his BSc (CS) Degree from the University of Johannesburg and BSc Hons (CS) from the University of Pretoria. He worked in software development, support, consulting and training locally and abroad.
Arnold founded Compuways in the IT Consulting Industry. Compuways was recognised as one of the Top 4 IT Recruitment companies in South Africa by the Corporate Research Foundation, an international business consultancy. During that time Compuways actively supplied software freelancers to employers in the IT industry, and remains our placement partner of choice for placing our Coding Bootcamp graduates. Our Coding Bootcamp students are initially placed at Compuways Consulting Division as interns to strengthen their practical skills.
From the need to cross-train consultants between projects, Getcertified IT Training was formed — initially training consultants after-hours to improve their careers and assist them to get international certification.
Driven by demand from employers for full-time training, Compuways occupied office space in Woodmead and shared with Getcertified, who provided training courses across the full IT spectrum.
Getcertified rebranded as Code College and launched one of South Africa's first coding bootcamps — before the format had become mainstream locally. While most of our current competitors did not yet exist, we were already placing bootcamp graduates into developer roles through Compuways. Our bootcamps are designed to fulfil the competency skills gap that IT managers experience when employing juniors.
Code College achieved MICT SETA accreditation at NQF Level 5 (accreditation number: ACC/2018/07/0052), formalising our standing as a recognised provider in the South African IT training landscape.
Growing demand from students outside Gauteng led us to establish an on-demand presence in Cape Town at Regus, Black River Park, Observatory — supporting our hybrid and live-online delivery to students across South Africa.
The Java Software Engineering Bootcamp was expanded with Docker & Containerisation, Spring Cloud Microservices, and AI/LLM Integration — giving graduates the skills commanding a 20–40% salary premium in the current market. Over a decade after launching South Africa's first coding bootcamp, we remain the country's longest-running provider.
"Learning is experience. Everything else is just information."
We firmly believe this. That is why we distinguish ourselves as a non-academic college — focused on supplying competencies to the IT industry rather than certificates. We use collaborative learning strategies exclusively in our teaching, because it complements our practical approach perfectly.
We know the industry. Our main aim is to train our students with employment-grade skills so they can find sustainable employment.
We train for job-ready skills, not just certificates. Our curriculum is built around what IT employers actually need from day one.
We use collaborative learning strategies exclusively — because real development work is always a team effort, and our students learn to work that way from the start.
Our instructors come from the same industry and are highly qualified technically, as well as in people and communication skills. We place graduates directly with employers.
Our Coding Bootcamps are designed to align with the following internationally recognised certifications:
Graduates are placed through Compuways, our consulting division. Students begin as interns to build practical skills before moving into permanent roles with our employer network.
Code College is a proud member of the ITA (Information Technology Association) of South Africa — the industry body representing IT companies committed to quality, ethics and excellence in the South African technology sector.
When your business procures goods or services from us, a B-BBEE Level 4 company, your business receives 100% of the procurement spend as recognition on your own B-BBEE scorecard.
Our instructors come from the same industry and are highly qualified in terms of technical ability, people skills and communication skills. They bring real-world project experience into every session — not just theory.
Code College held MICT SETA accreditation at NQF Level 5 (ACC/2018/07/0052) from 2018. As the sector transitions to the QCTO (Quality Council for Trades and Occupations) framework, we're working toward QCTO/SAQA alignment as a complement to our core focus — proven employer alignment and graduate placement outcomes.
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