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Five mentorship tracks

No black box — see every course before you start.

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5 tracks
01
data-analyst/Beginner

// data analyst roles across any industry

51 hrs · 12 courses
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02
data-scientist/Intermediate

// data scientist roles building statistical and ML models

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Coming soon
03
data-engineer/Intermediate

// data engineer roles building pipelines and warehouses

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Coming soon
04
machine-learning-engineer/Advanced

// machine learning engineer roles building and shipping production ML systems

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Coming soon
05
nlp-engineer/Advanced

// NLP engineer roles building language and LLM-powered systems

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Coming soon

Before you enrol

What does it cost?

$15 per month, $30 for three months, or $50 for six. One price covers your whole track — every course, live mentorship, and the certificate. There are no per-course fees and nothing else to buy.

How much time does it take each week?

The Data Analyst track is 51 hours of course work across 9 weeks — roughly 5 to 6 hours a week, plus your own project time. The tracks are built for people studying alongside a job or a degree.

Do I need a degree or prior experience?

No. The entry track starts at data fundamentals and Python from zero. What we do expect is that you can hold the weekly pace — mentorship only works if you turn up with work to review.

What can I actually do when I finish?

The Data Analyst track prepares you for junior data analyst roles in any industry: SQL, Python, pandas, statistics, Excel, Power BI, and data storytelling. The final course is portfolio and interview preparation, so you leave with work to show and practice defending it.

How is this different from the free bootcamps?

The bootcamps are open, self-paced, and unreviewed — the curriculum and recordings are public. Mentorship is a fixed track with live sessions, review of your actual code, and a certificate at the end. If you can learn from a recording on your own, use the bootcamps. They are free for a reason.

Is it taught in Somali?

Yes. Course material and mentorship are delivered in Somali, with English technical terms kept as they are — the same convention we use in our papers and documentation.

Only the Data Analyst track is open. When do the others start?

Data Scientist, Data Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer, and NLP Engineer are published above but not yet enrolling. We open one track at a time so every cohort gets real mentor attention. Join Data Analyst now, or watch this page for the next opening.

What if it isn't for me?

You have 14 days from enrolment to ask for a full refund, no reason needed. After that the cohort is under way and mentor time is already allocated, so we don't refund.

Mentorship

Mentored by the team building Somali AI from the ground up

The researchers who publish our corpora, fine-tune our speech models, and maintain SomBench teach these tracks themselves. Small cohorts, direct review of your code, and a portfolio built on real Somali data.

See the five tracksHow this differs from our free bootcamps
Two ways to learn here

The bootcamps are free. Mentorship is not.

Both are taught by the same team. What differs is scope, pace, and how much of our time you get.

bootcamps/Free

Anyone starting out

  • Public curriculum and recordings on GitHub and YouTube
  • Self-paced — start and stop whenever you like
  • Broad introductory coverage: Python, data science, ML
  • No application, no cohort cap
  • No review of your work, no certificate
Browse the free bootcamps
mentorship/From $15/month

People moving from learning to hired

  • A fixed, sequenced track — 12 courses, not a playlist
  • Live mentorship from the team that ships our models
  • Your work reviewed, not just watched
  • Portfolio and interview preparation built into the track
  • Certificate on completion
Start where the work is

Learn it from the people building it

One enrolment covers your entire track — every course, live mentorship, and the certificate. The Data Analyst cohort is open now.

Join the Data Analyst track Browse the free bootcamps
Monthly$15
3-Month Program1 month free$30
6-Month ProgramBest value$50

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What our learners say

“The bootcamp didn't just teach me machine learning—it completely changed the way I learn. The experience gave me a strong foundation that continues to help me expand my knowledge and confidently explore new areas of Artificial Intelligence (AI).”

Sahra Iidle

Data Science & Machine Learning Bootcamp

Full-Stack Developer · September 2025 cohort

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“Goobo Labs' bootcamp empowered me to move beyond theory. Through the program, I built and deployed AgriTech AI, a full-stack machine learning solution. It was a true game-changer that gave me practical, hands-on experience and the confidence to build real-world AI applications.”

Yasir Hassan

Data Science & Machine Learning Bootcamp

Software Engineer · February 2026 cohort

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“The bootcamp experience was exceptional. The intensive program combined theory, practical learning, and research, strengthening my machine learning knowledge while improving my teamwork and collaboration skills. Thank you to the Goobo Labs team for an unforgettable learning experience.”

Mukhtar Ahmed

Python for Everyone Bootcamp

Computer Science Student · April 2026 cohort

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What you'd be learning from

We teach the work we ship

12+Open datasets
320hSpeech hours
887M+Tokens released
269+Contributors
11.4%Somali ASR word error ratewhisper-som-small · held-out radio speech

Every number here comes from open work you can inspect yourself — datasets on Hugging Face, weights and evaluation code on GitHub.