Plan A (Outright Payment)
305,000 NGN
Best value. One-time payment to lock in your entire 12-week private seat.
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Career Advancement Program
GIS Automation and Programming from Scratch
A premium, 1-on-1 private mentorship program taking you from manual desktop GIS workflows to building automated spatial pipelines, programmatic analysis, and production-ready geospatial applications as a Spatial Data Engineer.
Apply for This ProgramThe GeoRAD Academy Difference
Traditional training drops you straight into theory and software menus at the beginning. That approach is often confusing and has little impact in the end. At GeoRAD Academy, we break down the GIS universe conceptually first. You will master data flows, information visualization strategies, and spatial logic before you ever install a piece of software. We don't just train software operators; we build elite spatial data professionals.
What Makes This Program Unique?
Strictly 1-on-1 Private Mentorship
No crowded classrooms. You get a dedicated, live 2-hour session every week with a practicing and seasoned GeoRAD Lab GIS expert to guide your learning and resolve data bottlenecks in real time.
Free 3-Month Internship with GeoRAD Lab
After you graduate from the 12-week mentorship, you join a 3-month remote internship with GeoRAD Lab. Collaborate with our project team on actual commercial and environmental datasets to build verified industry experience.
Exclusive Curated Training Packages
Receive lifetime access to GeoRAD Lab template files, sample corporate database architectures, spatial reporting checklists, and pre-packaged global datasets to kickstart your project workflows.
Exclusive Proprietary Analytical Tools
As a product-based geospatial software company, we don't just use off-the-shelf software. You get exclusive access to GeoRAD Lab's proprietary analytical tools and custom plugins, engineered to handle complex geospatial analysis better and faster.
Lifetime Alumni Slack Access
Continuous professional guidance through our exclusive community channel: project feedback, workflow troubleshooting, and global career opportunities.
Verifiable Certificate of Completion
A professional credential issued directly by GeoRAD Lab to validate your skills to global employers and corporate organizations.
Investment Options
Plan B (3-Part Milestone Installments)
398,000 NGN Total
Payment 1 (Before Week 1)
Unlocks Core Concepts Phase
₦200,000
Payment 2 (Before Week 7)
Unlocks ArcGIS Pro Software Environment
₦99,000
Payment 3 (Before Week 11)
Unlocks Satellite Analytics & Capstone Graduation
₦99,000
The 12-Week Structural Breakdown
Syllabus
Phase 1: Modern Spatial Logic & Cloud Orchestration (Weeks 1–6)
Week 1
The Automation Paradigm Shift
Move from manual desktop clicking to building scalable data pipelines. Learn how global firms use code and cloud infrastructure to process millions of spatial records instantly.
Week 2
Advanced Python for Spatial Data
Master core programming logic, loops, and data structures. Learn to read, clean, and filter tabular geographic attributes without opening a desktop interface.
Week 3
Open-Source Vector Engineering (Geopandas & Shapely)
Ditch slow desktop tools. Learn to programmatically execute spatial queries, calculate proximity buffers, and join massive datasets using code.
Week 4
Planetary-Scale Satellite Analytics (GEE)
Process multi-terabyte satellite imagery. Write scripts to automate pixel-band calculations (NDVI), change detection, and environmental tracking via Google Earth Engine.
Week 5
Cloud Storage & Coordinate Engineering
Stream layers directly from the cloud. Learn to store geospatial data in Google Cloud Storage (GCS) buckets while programmatically debugging and transforming Coordinate Reference Systems (CRS).
Week 6
API Data Harvesting & Public Registries
Automate your data sourcing. Build scripts to scrape, pull, and integrate real-time demographic and geographic data directly from global public APIs.
Phase 2: Enterprise Deployment, Plugins & LLM Orchestration (Weeks 7–12)
Week 7
Desktop Scripting Mastery (ArcPy & PyQGIS)
Bridge the gap to desktop environments. Write professional-grade Python scripts to automate map layouts, batch-export datasets, and control ArcGIS Pro and QGIS via code.
Week 8
Custom Desktop Tool & Plugin Development
Turn your scripts into software. Build functional, reusable UI tools for ArcToolbox and native Python plugins for the QGIS ecosystem.
Week 9
BigQuery GIS & Cloud Data Warehousing
Move beyond local databases. Learn how to write lightning-fast spatial SQL queries on massive datasets using Google BigQuery GIS and optimize cloud data structures.
Week 10
AI & LLM-Powered Spatial Orchestration
Leverage modern AI for geospatial work. Learn how to securely use Vertex AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) to generate, debug, and orchestrate complex spatial Python workflows.
Week 11
Serverless Production Pipelines (Cloud Functions)
Deploy automation that runs itself. Learn how to write serverless scripts using Google Cloud Functions triggered by raw data uploads, manage environments, and push to GitHub.
Week 12
The Cloud Spatial Engineering Capstone
Build and deploy an end-to-end automated pipeline: ingest raw data into GCS, process it via BigQuery/GEE, orchestrate it with AI, and output an analytical product, followed by your final exam.
Graduation & Internship Requirements
To maintain the high standards of GeoRAD Academy and qualify for your verified certificate and the subsequent free 3-month optional internship, you must meet the following criteria:
80% Live Class Attendance
You must attend at least 10 out of the 12 live, 1-on-1 weekend mentorship sessions.
Weekly Assignment Completion
Every week's practical workflow task must be completed and submitted to your mentor for professional review.
Final Professional Assessment
Pass the comprehensive final project review and executive presentation exam at Week 12.
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