Upskill Tiers

Seven Tiers. One Ladder. Real Shipping.

Each tier is its own course — from AI coding foundations to flagship full-stack IoT. No kit required to start or progress; optional IoT lessons at tier end. Complete your quiz and spend at least three weeks on a tier to unlock the next.

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What you ship > credentials

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Optional flagship IoT capstone

IoT track

All Seven Tiers

One course per tier. Stack a portfolio that proves you can ship — add optional IoT modules when you want the badge, then an invitation-only Master Circle.

Tier 1

GUI-First Web Design, Branding & Professional Sites

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.

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
  • R150 first mo · R350/mo
  • Software-first · no kit

Course focus

1 portfolio track · Always open

Tier 2

Web Application Development

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.

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
  • R450/mo
  • Software-first · no kit

Course focus

1 portfolio track · Unlocks after Tier 1

Tier 3

Mobile Application Development

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.

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

1 portfolio track · Unlocks after Tier 2

Tier 4

Full Stack Architect — Personalization, Integrations & Growth

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.

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

1 portfolio track · Unlocks after Tier 3

Tier 5

Advanced AI, ML & RAG

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.

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

1 portfolio track · Unlocks after Tier 4

Top Tier

Tier 6

Intelligent IoT & AI Hardware

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.

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

1 portfolio track · Unlocks after Tier 5 · Flagship kit

Tier 7

RebelGlitch Master Circle

RebelGlitch Master Circle

Prestige graduate tier: private community, masterclasses, employer briefs — plus a Cursor-connected CLI for IoT edge work, membership card & merch, and event access. Master Circle opens after Tiers 1–6; the invite-only Golden Circle rewards what you actually ship.

Prestige graduate tier: private community, masterclasses, employer briefs — plus a Cursor-connected CLI for IoT edge work, membership card & merch, and event access. Master Circle 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
  • Master Circle: open to graduates who completed Tiers 1–6 — not another course; a prestige club with real guard rails
  • Golden Circle (inside Tier 7): 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

1 portfolio track · After Tier 6 · Golden Circle invite-only

Built for Newbies and Accredited Coders

Start with zero hardware. Core paths are software-first; optional IoT modules at the end of tiers let you add boards when you want. Tier 7 is your graduate circle — no shipping address required to start.

Complete newbies

No microcontroller required to start. Tier 1 is AI coding foundations, prompts, and GitHub — R150 first month, then R350/mo while you're in Tier 1.

Accredited & career changers

We skip the theatre and focus on what ships: modern web and mobile stacks, backend and data, ML pipelines — then optional IoT when you want it on your résumé.

What You Can Do > Credentials

Every tier adds deployable work to your portfolio. By the flagship you're not listing tutorials — you're showing systems you built end to end.