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School of Technology
Bootcamps
Occupational Certificates
School of Business & Marketing
Bootcamp
Occupational Certificates
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School
Same
School of Technology
Software, AI, data, cybersecurity and cloud
School of Technology
Software, AI, data, cybersecurity and cloud
Study option
Occupational Certificate
Nationally registered
Bootcamp
Focused job skills
You leave with
Occupational Certificate
NQF Level 4 certificate
Registered title
The qualification as it appears on the national register
Occupational Certificate: Software Developer
Not a registered qualification
NQF level and SAQA ID
NQF Level 5 · SAQA ID 118707
Not on the NQF
To get in
NQF Level 4 qualification (e.g. Matric) or equivalent.
Beginner friendly. No prior experience or degree required.
How long
2 years
6 months
How it runs
Same
Online and live
Cape Town and Durban hubs are open to students
Online and live
Cape Town and Durban hubs are open to students
Applications close
29 Jan 2027
To be announced
Next intake starts
1 Feb 2027
To be announced
Tuition
As published on each programme's page
R32,950 upfront
The lowest total price
Financed from
Through Manati
R5,850 a month
R3,213 a month
Graduates earn
A year, as zaio.io publishes it
Same
R300,000 – R600,000
R300,000 – R600,000
What you cover
49 units
Across knowledge, practical and workplace modules
5 modules
Tools you use
Who teaches it
Same
What you can do
Graduate able to read a company's codebase and ship features, with AI-assisted development built in.
Build websites and web applications that solve real problems.
Roles it leads to
Same
Study options
A nationally registered qualification.
Duration
1.5 – 2 years
A focused, job-skills programme.
Duration
9 weeks – 7 months
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Neither is better in general. A degree is a three-to-four-year NQF Level 7 qualification; a bootcamp is a six-to-seven-month job-skills programme. For skills-hired tech roles a bootcamp or an Occupational Certificate is faster and cheaper; for careers that require a degree, only a degree will do.
They are different. A diploma is NQF Level 6 and field-based; an Occupational Certificate is NQF Level 4 or 5, occupation-based, and includes workplace modules and a national exam. Choose by the job and the level you need.
Zaio's six-month programme is the Fullstack Web Development bootcamp; the seven-month options are AI engineering, cloud and DevOps, data science and cybersecurity.
Worth it when the course teaches a skill employers hire for, ends with proof (a portfolio or a certification exam), and you finish it. Worth less when it is a certificate of attendance for a topic nobody hires on.
Yes. Several students start with a bootcamp and continue into the Occupational Certificate in the same field; an advisor can map the route.
Compare the total cost: tuition, the EISA exam fee for certificates, any vendor exam fees, and financing costs if you pay monthly. Zaio gives you every figure in writing before you enrol.
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