From Self-Taught Beginner to Certified Tech Practitioner
Hi, I’m Solly, a passionate developer, designer, and educator behind Tech With Solly.
My tech journey began without formal education. No mentors. No classrooms. Just a deep curiosity, an internet connection, and the desire to create something of my own.
Before ever enrolling in an institution, I taught myself how to code. I believe coding doesn’t require genius, just discipline, passion, and the willingness to try. Learning on my own taught me to identify the gaps in traditional education, and that’s what planted the seed for creating better, simpler learning paths for others.
As I advanced, I earned several professional certificates from world-renowned institutions including:
🛠️ cPanel Academy – Hosting & Server Management
☁️ Amazon Web Services (AWS) – Cloud Computing
🧠 IBM – Data & AI
🎓 Coursera – Various Coding & Tech Courses
📘 Alison – Tech Fundamentals
🇿🇦 College SA – South African-accredited certifications
🌐 Google/ The Open University – Digital Skills, Advertising & Web Development and many more.
Each certification taught me something valuable, but also showed me that complex topics could be simplified. That’s when I knew: learning tech shouldn’t feel overwhelming.
It inspired me to create Tech With Solly, a platform where anyone (from age 10 to adulthood) can learn to code without fear or frustration. My goal is to make tech skills accessible, enjoyable, and practical.
This website you’re on right now? I built it myself, blending my skills in:
🖌️ Graphic Design
💻 Front-End Development
⚙️ Back-End Development
📣 Digital Advertising & SEO
If you’re here already, it means you believe you can do this too, and you absolutely can.
