Architect upskill path
Training tiers
Six tiers. One ladder. Real proof.
Each tier is its own course — from GUI-first architect foundations to flagship full-stack IoT. Command AI, ship on GitHub, add optional hardware when you want it. Complete your tier work and spend at least 21 days before the next unlocks.
Every tier ships repos
GitHub proof
What you ship wins
Employers care
Hardware when you're ready
Optional IoT
All tiers
One course per tier. Stack a portfolio that proves you can architect and ship — then graduate into Rebel Guild membership.
GUI-First Web Design, Branding & Professional Sites
You ship professional, client-ready websites — GUI first — with UX, brand voice, and SEO. Tier 1 includes Rebel Glitch master prompts for web, branding, and SEO at no extra cost, so you work faster and more professionally before Tier 2 adds functionality.
- GUI-first — interfaces before deep logic; every serious app starts with the face users see
- Design full professional websites you can sell; portfolio-ready work from day one
- UX, brand voice, and client branding — refine existing brands or build identity when they have none
- Included — Web dev master prompt (Rebel Glitch): build strong pages in minutes with a tested workflow
- Included — Branding master prompt + three sales/branding documents (psychology, voice, archetypes, and more): many clients think brand is only logo and colors — you uncover voice, fine-tune it, and bake it into the GUI; use it as an additional income stream
- Included — SEO master prompt: structured data, sitemaps, and full on-page discipline so sites are search-ready; foundation to sell SEO as an add-on
- Generative AI & AI-assisted workflows across GUI, client work, and SEO — not just faster, more professional
- R250 first mo · R350/mo
- Software-first · no kit
Course focus
Always open
Web Application Development
You've built GUIs that stand with clients — on-brand, professional, built with today's techniques. Tier 2 adds real backend logic, data, APIs, and deployment — plus Rebel Glitch Cursor skill files (database, rules, MD, Resend email, and more) so setup matches how we ship production apps.
- Wire backend behavior into the Tier 1 sites and layouts you already shipped
- React & modern frontend — components, state, and patterns that scale with real data
- API design: REST/JSON endpoints, routing, validation, auth, and clean contracts between your GUI and the server
- Databases: schemas, migrations, ORMs or queries, relations, and safe access patterns your app can rely on
- Deployment: environments, hosting, secrets, CI/CD basics, and shipping builds to production with confidence
- Included — Rebel Glitch Cursor skill files for Tier 2: database skills, rule files, Markdown rendering skills, Resend email skills, and more
- Those skill files connect and configure databases and email the way we run production — in Cursor you can say “send an email” and it uses the same Resend setup we use every day on our site
- AI-driven scaffolding & DevOps basics — faster iteration without skipping engineering discipline
- Real-world web app portfolio piece you can show employers
- R550/mo
- Software-first · no kit
Course focus
Unlocks after Tier 1
Mobile Application Development
You ship mobile apps that extend your Tier 1 GUI and web stack: React Native with AI-assisted tooling, one shared database with your web app, and live iteration from Cursor straight to your phone.
- Carries your GUI-first work forward — mobile UX builds on the interfaces and polish you already shipped
- React Native: much of your web app maps across with minimal rework; AI-assisted scaffolding and conversion
- AI-assisted workflows plus Expo, Expo Go, Arena (or similar) — fast device previews and iteration
- Same database as your web application — one source of truth; data stays current on web and mobile
- Develop in Cursor with live reload: see changes on your phone in real time as you edit
- Native features & app store deployment; optional free IoT bridge module — extra doors, not required
- R550/mo
- Optional IoT add-ons
Course focus
Unlocks after Tier 2
Full Stack Architect — Personalization, Integrations & Growth
Polish and level up everything you shipped so far: move from a professional app developer who knows their stacks toward a full stack architect — personalization, experiments, CLIs, and deep integrations with the services businesses already use.
- Architect-grade polish on what you built in Tiers 1–3 — systems thinking, not just features
- Personalization: different customers see different pages and content; LLMs to generate unique sections where it helps
- A/B testing: rotate headings, copy, and CTAs; measure what converts
- CLI workflows (e.g. cloud platform CLIs) to automate deploys, resources, and ops alongside your stack
- Business API integrations — e.g. Xero: pull financials into dashboards, sync online cart transactions, connect what customers already run
- R650/mo
- Optional IoT add-ons
Course focus
Unlocks after Tier 3
Advanced AI, ML & RAG
Vectors and vector databases for millisecond semantic search over documents and more; a full RAG track; custom datasets and neural-network training — then wire it all into production.
- Vector embeddings & vector DBs — search and retrieve across documents and corpora in milliseconds
- Full RAG section: retrieval-augmented generation from foundations to production-ready patterns
- Build datasets: collection, cleaning, labeling, and splits tailored to real use cases
- Train models with neural networks and other methods (Python) — supervised learning, fine-tuning, and beyond
- Predictive pipelines and shipping trained AI into your apps and APIs
- R750/mo
- Optional IoT add-ons
Course focus
Unlocks after Tier 4
Intelligent IoT & AI Hardware
The first tier where IoT is the only path: move from basic connected hardware to intelligent, AI-capable devices on the edge — computer vision, on-device models, and production-grade firmware.
- IoT-only tier — the flagship kit is required here; the hard path is not optional
- Special Rebel Glitch kit (includes the basic board you need) — hardware is in production; availability or pre-order timing may apply when you enroll
- Prerequisites: go back and complete the optional IoT modules from earlier tiers that offered them, so you arrive ready before Tier 6
- From plain IoT to intelligent IoT — on-device AI, sensing, and automation on real boards & sensors
- Computer vision, predictive AI, and shipping models on hardware — not just in the cloud
- R850/mo
- Flagship IoT kit required
Course focus
Unlocks after Tier 5 · Flagship kit
Rebel Guild
Prestige graduate membership — not another course tier: private community, masterclasses, employer briefs — plus a Cursor-connected CLI for IoT edge work, membership card & merch, and event access. Rebel Guild opens after Tiers 1–6; the invite-only Golden Circle rewards what you actually ship.
- Direct CLI bridge to our service: prompts in Cursor pull the data, tips, rules, and guidelines you need to program edge IoT devices right the first time
- Month 3: membership card + Rebel Glitch merchandise via courier (South Africa only at current rollout)
- Use your card for free entry to Bunker sessions, hackathons, and bigger Rebel Glitch events — we look here first for hosts and leaders
- Private graduate community, monthly masterclasses (live + recorded), employer briefs & job posts, GitHub showcase & optional IoT badge recognition
- Rebel Guild: open to graduates who completed Tiers 1–6 — a membership club with real guard rails, not another course
- Golden Circle (inside Rebel Guild): invite-only — ~80% of criteria are what you produce, what you shipped, and what you sent us for review; seven Rebel Glitch–certified projects required for consideration (minimum pass ≠ automatic Gold)
- R350/mo
- Optional IoT add-ons
Course focus
After Tier 6 · membership
The optional IoT lane
Start today — hardware optional
- Every tier is built so you can start without a kit: software-first progression, same core outcomes and benefits.
- When you want the full-stack IoT story, optional lessons at the end of tiers let you add real boards and sensors — free of charge.
- Not all rebels need IoT on their résumé — that’s why it’s optional. Complete the IoT track and you earn the IoT badge and recognition on top of everything else.
See the path in action
Built for both paths
Starting fresh
No kit required. Tier 1 is GUI-first architect work — command AI, ship branded web pages, build GitHub proof. R250 first month, then R350/mo while you're on Tier 1. Try the free workshop first if you want a taste before subscribing.
Already coding
Skip the theatre — upskill for the architect role. Modern stacks, AI workflows, portfolios employers check, and optional IoT when you want hardware on your résumé. Credentials welcome; proof still wins.
Proof beats credentials
Every tier adds deployable work to your GitHub. By the flagship you're showing systems you architected — not tutorials you watched.