Faqs
Freequently Ask Questions

01.How much is the course?
Kindly go to the course of interest & check as the costs vary
02.Do I get a discount if I have more than 1 student?
No
03.Do you have an installment payment plan?
Yes. You can pay 50% to be enrolled. The remainder of the payment is due within 1 month of your first installment.
04.Do you offer digital/remote classes?
Not yet. Currently, the hands-on training that we are conducting is most practicably done in person. We will be producing an online course that will be available in the near future.
05.I live outside Nairobi. So now?
Until we are ready to offer online courses, the course will need to be performed on site.
06.How long does the course take?
On average, the course takes 3 months to complete. We offer a flexible programme that allows adjustment for different learning paces.
07.Is the course certified/recognized?
We have been teaching courses for the past 4 years, primarily to engineering students at Kenyan and foreign universities. We are now in the process of obtaining NITA accreditation for our beginners course, and have aligned our course structure with the requirements for IEEE certification whih we expect to get soon.
08.What facilities do you have?
We have a wide range of development boards and components for circuit design. We also have various CAD software for electronics and for mechanical design. Also in house we have a fully equipped PCB processing lab including a dark room and robotic pick and place machine. Our sister company Gearbox Europlacer has a world class electronics manufacturing plant for surface mount technology (SMT) manufacturing of printed circuit boards (PCBs). At Gearbox we also build Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) machines (plasma cutters, laser cutters, wood routers), 3D printers, vacuum formers, roto-moulders and automated pipe benders. Additionally we have hydraulic presses, pipe profilers, etc.
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