Self-directed Learning Opportunities

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Programme Types

micro:bit

micro:bit

Work through our micro:bit Tinker Kit and Breakout Board tutorials, plus our foundational getting-started material. Perfect for learners who want to start tinkering with hardware.

Tinker X

Tinker X

Saturday makerspace sessions with a mentor. Bring a project (or find one), use our laser cutter, 3D printers and electronics library, and learn to build with AI tools. First session free.

Courses for Individuals

Agentic Engineering with Claude Code or Codex

Agentic Engineering with Claude Code or Codex

A two-day workshop for experienced developers: direct Claude Code or Codex through five projects, from problem framing to a reviewed, working AI product.

Agentic Workflows for Businesses

Agentic Workflows for Businesses

Re-engineer recurring business processes, then build governed AI agents that reduce handoffs, shorten cycle time, and support everyday knowledge work.

Prompt to Production

Prompt to Production

Learn the terminal, Git, and Claude or Codex. Then put a small web app on GitHub and a live URL.

Vibe Coding for Digital Builders

Vibe Coding for Digital Builders

A two-day workshop: research a problem with ChatGPT, design it in Figma, and build a working web app with Lovable and Supabase, without writing code by hand.

Knowledge-Powered AI with ChatGPT

Knowledge-Powered AI with ChatGPT

A half-day to 2-day workshop for leaders: how ChatGPT works, prompting, Deep Research, data analysis, and RAG, ending with a prototype AI web app.

Build for Mobile: App Development with React Native

Build for Mobile: App Development with React Native

A two-day React Native course: build three iOS and Android apps with JavaScript and Expo, and test them on your own phone.

Mastering the Web: Understand Full-Stack Development

Mastering the Web: Understand Full-Stack Development

A 1 to 2 day course on how web apps work: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript on day 1; servers, databases, and APIs with Python and Flask on day 2.

Professional Certificate in Mobile Application Development

Professional Certificate in Mobile Application Development

An SMU Academy certificate in seven two-day modules: design, build, and deploy full-stack iOS and Android apps. For people who already code.

Professional Certificate in Web Application Development

Professional Certificate in Web Application Development

An SMU Academy certificate in seven modules, taught online: prototyping, UI design, front-end and back-end web development, databases, and frameworks.

Certificate in Technology Foundations: Harnessing the Power of Internet of Things and Creative Digital Making

Certificate in Technology Foundations: Harnessing the Power of Internet of Things and Creative Digital Making

An SMU Academy module where participants program ESP32 microcontrollers in blocks and Python, and build connected prototypes that respond to sound, touch, and light.

Certificate in Technology Foundations: Unleash the Potential of Blockchain Technology

Certificate in Technology Foundations: Unleash the Potential of Blockchain Technology

An SMU Academy course on how blockchains work: cryptography and signatures, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Stellar compared, and a simple decentralised app built on Stellar.

Digital Maker: Create with 3D Printing and IOT

Digital Maker: Create with 3D Printing and IOT

A 1 to 2 day course: program microcontrollers to sense sound, touch, and light, send data online, and design and 3D print your own parts.

Enter the Metaverse: Get started with Unity for AR/VR

Enter the Metaverse: Get started with Unity for AR/VR

A two-day Unity course: the editor, C# scripting, and interactive 3D scenes on day 1; AR and VR experiences on day 2.

Professional Productivity with Technology

AI and Productivity with Microsoft Copilot

AI and Productivity with Microsoft Copilot

Professional Productivity with Technology

A 1 to 2 day course for staff: how AI works, and how to use Microsoft Copilot to draft, summarise, analyse, and automate everyday tasks.

Digital Making with micro:bit & IoT

Digital Making with micro:bit & IoT

An introductory course for adults: program a micro:bit, learn how IoT devices share data, and build a small connected project over 1 to 2 days.

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