Classes are live, in your local time, and taught by tutors who live in your time zone. The times stay the same all year, whatever the clocks do.
| Cohort | Who it suits | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK cohort | England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland | 5 pm to 7 pm | 9 am to 11 am | 8 pm to 10 pm |
About six hours of live class a week, plus projects and labs at your own pace.
| What | In your currency | Charged in naira |
|---|---|---|
| AIML or RDA programme, 12 months | £4,300 | ₦7,700,000 |
| Combined track, 24 months | £8,550 | ₦15,400,000 |
| Short course, 12 to 16 weeks | £1,650 | ₦3,000,000 |
| RIDE Lab, every lab for 12 months | £130 | ₦235,000 |
Python, data science, machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, language models and deployment, with a working product every term. Curriculum
Electronics, microcontrollers, mechanisms, control, robot arms, drones, ROS-style robotics and embedded AI, practised in the RIDE Lab and the 3D lab. Curriculum
Every RAIN book leads to a Professional Certificate you sit online, and comes with the RIDE Lab. The bookshop
RAIN certificates and Professional Certificates are issued by RAIN, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Nigeria. They are not regulated UK qualifications and are not on the Regulated Qualifications Framework; their value is the work you can show and the exam you passed.
Every certificate can be checked on our public register.
RAIN is a research and certification centre for artificial intelligence and robotics. Most of our work is building real products for real problems, and our learners learn by doing the same.
Interactive labs in the browser for electronics, robot arms, drones, SLAM, mechanisms, materials, fluid power and machine learning, which also work offline See it
A prototype unmanned ground vehicle with a 250 kg payload and 15 hours of endurance, built from locally fabricated and end-of-life parts
A prototype drone that monitors carbon emissions and detects people across forested areas
RAIN's founder completed his PhD in robotics at the University of Manchester. We welcome UK partners for joint student projects, robotics for difficult environments, and research on teaching engineering online.
We are recruiting part-time tutors and programme managers for the UK cohorts. Six hours a week, online, in your own time zone.
Not to study online. If you choose physical classes in Ibadan, you will need a Nigerian visa; we send the admission letter you need for it.
They are set for people who work: Friday early evening, Saturday morning and Sunday evening, all in UK time.
No. It is RAIN training and certification. The degree pathway on our site is with a Nigerian university.
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Yes. The RIDE Lab page describes every lab, and you can ask us for a short guided look in the virtual school.
Apply online; the admissions team replies through your application page.
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