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An academy for automation builders

Automation builders are made here.

Live online cohorts, a three-stage pathway, and a certification standard we publish in full before you pay for anything.

This term

All times GMT

  1. Open to anyone

    11:30–13:00

    Foundations Cohort 1 showcase

    Live demos from the first cohort. Free, and open to anyone.

    Reserve a place
  2. Enrolling now

    11:30–14:00, five Saturdays

    Intermediate cohort begins

    25 seats. One project that grows across all five weeks.

    Enrollment closes

    Enroll
  3. Opens 1 November

    By arrangement

    BCAB assessment window opens

    Taken separately from the training. Completing the cohort qualifies you to attempt it.

    Read the standard

Builders don’t W8.

Eight weeks ago, a group of people right here in this community had never built a single n8n workflow. Not one.

They didn’t wait until they had a certificate. Didn’t wait until they felt qualified. Didn’t wait for someone else to fix the thing that was frustrating them at work. They picked a problem and built the automation themselves.

On Saturday 5 September they’re showing you what they made.

Live demos. Real workflows solving real problems. And the honest version of how they got there, including the parts that were harder than expected.

Here’s the thing to pay attention to while you watch. Every person demoing was exactly where you are eight weeks ago. That’s the whole point of the showcase.

If you’ve been telling yourself you’ll get into automation once you have more time, more experience, or a better reason, come and watch what eight weeks actually produces. Then decide whether you want to be on that stage next time.

The next Beginner Cohort is coming. This is your look at what you’d walk away with.

25

learners in the first Foundations cohort

8

weeks of live, hands-on Saturdays

7

competency domains in the published standard

75%

the provisional pass mark, published before anyone sits the assessment

Three stages. One standard.

Each stage is a room you work in, and a credential you leave holding. Those are two different things, and this pathway keeps them apart.

Stage 1

Foundations

  • 8 weeks, free
  • Saturdays, live online
  • Hands-on build-along across eight sessions
  • Every session produces portfolio proof you keep

Cohort 1 in progress · showcase 5 September

You leave holding

Bulletproof Automation Foundations Certificate

Certificate of completion. It records that you completed the training.

Stage 2

Certified Automation Builder

  • 5 weeks, Saturdays 11:30–14:00 GMT
  • 25 seats
  • One project that grows across all five weeks
  • Founding Cohort Rate — GHS 750, or GHS 1,050 for the Intermediate cohort and the BCAB assessment together

Enrolling now · begins 12 September

You leave holding

Bulletproof Certified Automation Builder (BCAB)

Professional certification. Assessed separately from the training.

Stage 3

Certified Automation Engineer

  • Architecture, security, and secrets management
  • Deployment, environments, and version control
  • Scaling, observability, and recovery
  • AI governance and operational ownership

Defined, not yet open

You would leave holding

Bulletproof Certified Automation Engineer (BCAE)

Professional certification. Its standard is written but not yet issued.

Training and certification are separate products. Completing a cohort qualifies you to attempt the assessment. It does not award the credential.