Short Coding Course — South Africa
Express, REST APIs & MongoDB
Build powerful server-side applications with Node.js and Express. Learn to create REST APIs, handle authentication with JWT, work with MongoDB via Mongoose, and deploy your backend to the cloud.
Understand non-blocking I/O, the event loop, modules and npm.
Set up an Express server, define routes, use middleware and serve JSON responses.
Design clean REST endpoints following best practices for resources and HTTP methods.
Model data with schemas, perform CRUD operations and handle relationships.
Register/login flows, password hashing with bcrypt, and protecting routes with JWT.
Centralized error handling, input validation with Joi or express-validator.
Handle multipart form data with Multer, serve static files.
dotenv, environment-specific config and keeping secrets out of code.
Test all endpoints, write collections and automate API testing.
Deploy your Node.js API to Railway, Heroku or a VPS with PM2.
All courses are taught by experienced bootcamp instructors of the Code College team — with a total of 30+ years of industry experience in the team.
You write code from day one. Every concept is reinforced with real exercises and a practical project you keep.
Attend in-person at our Woodmead (JHB) campus or join 100% online from anywhere.
Receive a Code College certificate on completion — recognised by employers across South Africa.
Book the Node.js Course today — full-time (5 days) or part-time. Johannesburg, Cape Town and online.