A one-hour guided AI literacy activation where every learner builds something practical — a chatbot, an image classifier, or a small generative project.
The flagship national activation is anchored on 16 June 2026 under the campaign Let Their Fingers Do The Talking.
AI literacy is impossible without devices. This programme places refurbished laptops into no-fee schools and turns access into a practical pathway.
Launch target: 1,000 refurbished laptops across approximately 40 no-fee schools by 16 June 2026.
Delivered through Centenary Networks under QCTO accreditation No. 07-QCTO/SDP120426174903.
Two NQF Level 5 pathways anchor the work: Software Developer — OFO 118707, 220 credits; and Artificial Intelligence Software Developer — OFO 118792, 209 credits.
Each regional hub is a multi-purpose community asset: AI&U classroom by day, career centre after school, and entrepreneurial learning space on weekends.
Phase 1 sites include Soshanguve in Gauteng and Kathu in the Northern Cape.
Every cohort closes with a real digital product built for a local business, school or NGO.
Capstones are presented to corporate partners and judged by panels that include funder representatives. Graduates leave with a portfolio, a network and a certificate.
WHY IT WORKS
Programmes designed as one ecosystem.
Hour of AI gives every learner a first real touchpoint with building, not just consuming, technology.
Devices and accredited learning convert inspiration into formal skills, certificates and work readiness.
Hubs and capstones root the learning inside communities, where local leadership can keep the work alive.