Java Course Cape Town

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Hi

I've done some research on Java Courses and came accross Training Institutions that offers the beginners course over 5 days and the advance over 5 days as well. Is this for real?

Does any know of a reputable college in Cape Town where i will get a recognize certificate etc...
 
The 10 day thing sounds wrong. I've got 2 textbooks for Java, the intro is about 500 pages and the advanced one has about the same. sunMicrosystems (the people who own java)are in south africa so you can write there when ever you want, and get accredited by them, you just have to book. But I don't live in capetown so I don't know any good colleges there you can go to. Even though you can write the java exam without a college, a well known college always helps when getting a job.
 
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shaunvw said:
The 10 day thing sounds wrong. I've got 2 textbooks for Java, the intro is about 500 pages and the advanced one has about the same. sunMicrosystems (the people who own java)are in south africa so you can write there when ever you want, and get accredited by them, you just have to book. But I don't live in capetown so I don't know any good colleges there you can go to. Even though you can write the java exam without a college, a well known college always helps when getting a job.
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Oracle are the custodians of Java now, so better contact them for advice on courses. They aren't cheap, that's for sure.
 
shaunvw said:
The 10 day thing sounds wrong. I've got 2 textbooks for Java, the intro is about 500 pages and the advanced one has about the same. sunMicrosystems (the people who own java)are in south africa so you can write there when ever you want, and get accredited by them, you just have to book. But I don't live in capetown so I don't know any good colleges there you can go to. Even though you can write the java exam without a college, a well known college always helps when getting a job.
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Oracle now own Java :)

Yep dude, 10 days is way too short to learn java and be accredited. Try a few colleges. Beware of CTI, you basically teach yourself and if you need help, you are assisted by somebody who studied there the year before.

Phone around and ask colleges
 
Lounger said:
Oracle are the custodians of Java now, so better contact them for advice on courses. They aren't cheap, that's for sure.
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They have actually brought the prices down. Sun used to charge +-R1800 for SCJP, it is now R1065.
 
I don't think 10 days is enough to learn past the basics of Java, unless you have solid prior programming experience.
 
So where in Cape Town would you recommend I send my son to learn to be a Java software programmer?
 
Gnome said:
University of Cape Town or the University of Stellenbosch.
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^this. Can't really beat university education when it comes to coding. However I've met a few guys that took the Van Zyl & Pritchard course and they were rather competent coders but it is expensive for a 5 month course (you'd probably end up paying less for the university degree).
 
It isn't neccesary to attend a college to learn Java programming. If you want a Diploma/Degree that's another topic.

If you'd like to learn Java, I'm going to shamelessly advertise my own intiative here: www.hyperiondev.com

We currently work with Oracle to deliver Java training in Cape Town and Durban for the South African government's high school IT teachers.

We also have comprehensive (free) online course offerings in Python/C++/Java, which are built from the Computer Science undergraduate syllabus of the major South African universities. Students taking our online courses are assigned a tutor that marks their work and code by hand and provides feedback over the internet at no cost. Java students are then directed to the Oracle Java fundementals examination where you can be awarded an Oracle Java fundementals certificate. Approximately 2000 (mostly CS undergrad) students have taken courses with us to date, and our online tutors are typically CS/engineering postgrads.

A website revamp is in the works..
 
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Just to add, Oracle will certify you if you pass their exam - they don't care where you got your knowledge from, whether you taught yourself, did a 10 day course, studied through a correspondence place like Intec or Damelin or whatever - it's irrelevant to them. All they care about is that you pass (I think you need to get 80% or something like that) their exam.
 
AntiGanda said:
Is there a link to a specific course? I checked CPUT but there is none.
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A Computer Science will do. (Google will help you find campuses). I made back the entire cost of my degree in the first year of working.

Can't really put a price on good education.

Now some "smart" guys will tell you, you can do it without a degree. Sure, if you have been working with computers since you were 10 and happened to be exposed to the right things (a lot of luck involved there)

If you don't know what a data structure is, how to count the number of bits set to 1 in a byte (or 8 bytes for that matter), or what the computational complexity is of merge sort then I'm going to recommend you go for a degree.

I've worked in SA and in the US, there isn't a country that isn't open to hiring software developers. It opens doors but only if you have the right knowledge (which you get by studying).
 
At School Of IT, if you want to start programming for software or any application. The programming training course is for you. Thus whether you are new to Computer Programming or need more advance C++ Programming Course. Moreover the introduction to programming course will provide you the best beginner skills. No to mention logic and knowledge to start programming software today!.
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