Practical Laravel Development

Overview

An instructor-led pathway for developers who want to move beyond tutorials into maintainable Laravel applications—routing, domain modelling, authentication patterns, queues, and deployment-minded practices—using skills Africoders delivers commercially every day.

Who it is for

• Junior to mid-level developers
• Career switchers with programming foundations
• Teams adopting Laravel

Outcomes

• Structure a Laravel application with clear domain boundaries
• Implement authenticated workflows and common application features
• Apply queues, validation, and testing habits appropriate to production work
• Complete a practical project suitable for portfolio discussion

Curriculum

1. Laravel application structure and environment setup
2. Routing, controllers, form requests, and validation
3. Eloquent modelling and database migrations
4. Authentication and authorisation patterns
5. Queues, jobs, and operational basics
6. Testing habits and code review feedback
7. Practical project build and review

Practical project

Build and refine a small multi-feature Laravel application with instructor feedback. Exact brief is confirmed per cohort.

Format and schedule

Duration

Typical cohort length is several weeks of scheduled sessions. Exact schedule is confirmed when a cohort opens.

Schedule

Session times and timezone are published with each cohort offer.

Location

Live online by default. Physical delivery available on request when a venue is confirmed.

Formats

live online, physical, corporate

Instructor

Instructors are assigned when a cohort is confirmed. Public instructor profiles appear only after verification and publication consent.

Tuition and payment

Tuition is confirmed when a cohort is scheduled. Interest applications do not require payment.

Instalments may be available for specific cohorts—request during application.

Payment is collected only after an offer, through approved channels. This site does not store raw card data.

Requirements

• Comfortable with PHP basics or equivalent backend experience
• Laptop with development tooling installed (guidance provided after offer)
• Reliable internet for live online cohorts

Equipment

• Laptop capable of running a local PHP/Laravel development environment
• Stable internet for live online sessions

Certificate

Certificate of Completion — not an accredited professional licence unless separately evidenced.

• Meet minimum attendance for the cohort
• Complete required assignments or the practical project
• Follow the code of conduct
• Complete any required payment or sponsorship terms

Assessment

Practical project review and attendance. Quizzes only if included in the cohort brief.

FAQs

Is this a guaranteed job programme?

No. It focuses on practical Laravel engineering skills and a portfolio-ready project.

Related Academy learning

Build foundations at your own pace before or alongside instructor-led work.