Caribbean co-founder
Nadeen Matthews Blair
Strategy, digital transformation and AI education.
Learning. Community. Opportunity.
Digital Skills.
Free for Jamaicans ages 18–35.
Develop digital, professional and human skills through a 12-week programme that combines self-paced online modules with technical facilitators, live sessions and a community of learners.
Open to women and men.
Locally implemented by
Our iamtheCODE Caribbean community.
Who we are
Global learning,
supported in Jamaica.
iamtheCODE Caribbean is the Caribbean affiliate of the global iamtheCODE movement, founded by Lady Mariéme Jamme. TEACH Caribbean is our local implementing partner.
We bring free digital learning to underserved young adults in Jamaica, with a vision to expand access across the wider Caribbean.
Meet the global movement
Our partnership
The original MOU signing.
On October 2, 2025, Jamaica became the 89th country to join the global iamtheCODE movement, with a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in Kingston. The ceremony was attended by Lady Mariéme Jamme, Founder and CEO of the iamtheCODE Foundation, and Senator Dr. the Honourable Dana Morris Dixon, Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information.
iamtheCODE Caribbean was co-founded by Nadeen Matthews Blair and Mariame McIntosh Robinson, both alumni of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders programme, to bring the programme to Jamaica and then the wider English-speaking Caribbean. TEACH Caribbean is the local implementing partner.
Every place in the programme is reserved for someone who is underserved or marginalised. This is a condition of the programme and applies to all places, including those nominated by sponsors.
Caribbean co-founder
Mariame McIntosh Robinson
Financial services leadership and education through TEACH Caribbean.
Why this matters
Why digital skills matter in Jamaica.
The World Bank’s April 2024 report cites ITU estimates of ICT skills among Jamaica’s population.
Less than 40%Basic ICT skills
Less than 20%Standard ICT skills
Less than 10%Advanced skills
iamtheCODE Caribbean provides free training and facilitator support to help underserved and marginalised learners develop digital, professional and human skills.
Source: World Bank, Digital Economy for Latin America and the Caribbean - Country Diagnostic: Jamaica, April 2024, printed page 122. The report cites ITU (2021) for these estimates. ICT means information and communications technology. These are historical estimates, rather than a current 2026 assessment.
The learning experience
Learn at your pace.
Find support along the way.
Self-paced modules give learners flexibility. Facilitator guidance, live learning and in-person mixers bring people together throughout the programme.
FreeProgramme access
12 weeksStructured learning
Self-pacedOnline modules
SupportedFacilitators with technical degrees
Digital skills
Build foundations in HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Python, alongside learning about digital safety.
Professional skills
Explore project management and design thinking, with learning focused on organising work and approaching problems.
Human skills
Develop communication skills and learn alongside peers, with opportunities to ask questions, share experiences and support one another.
These areas reflect the learning covered in Cohort 1. Cohort 2 details are provided through the application and onboarding process.
How we support learners
Self-paced learning, with support from people.
Facilitators who hold technical degrees guide learners through the programme. We supplement the online modules with these opportunities to get help and connect.
WhatsApp groups
Ask questions, stay in touch with facilitators and connect with fellow learners between sessions.
Live check-ins
Meet facilitators through live check-ins and office hours to discuss progress, questions and challenges.
Facilitated module sessions
Get additional guidance through live sessions on the modules. In Cohort 1, supplemental Python and JavaScript sessions were recorded and shared for learners to revisit.
In-person mixers
Meet learners, facilitators and partners face to face, share experiences and build relationships within the programme community.
1,000Cohort 2 onboarding target
Reaching more learners in Jamaica.
Cohort 2 aims to onboard 1,000 learners. Every place is for someone who is underserved or marginalised, with sponsorship supporting local programme delivery and learner support.
Ready to take part?
Applications close October 9, 2026.
Progress in Jamaica
Cohort 1 results.
March–June 2026
375 applications received for our first cohort, with 164 learners onboarded.
164
Learners onboarded
Our first cohort in Jamaica134
Completed at least one course
82% of onboarded learners40
Completed 8 modules
30% of the 134 learners who completed at least one course24% of all 164 onboarded learnersPutting the results in context
Sustaining learning across eight modules.
Our learners studied during hurricane recovery, often balancing learning with work, school and family responsibilities. Facilitators, live sessions and community connections supplemented the self-paced modules.
Historical online-learning research
A 2015 analysis by Katy Jordan reported a median course completion rate of 12.6%. MIT and Harvard data published in 2019 reported 3.13% completion among course participants in 2017–18.
These historical studies measured individual open online courses, with different learner populations and definitions of participation and completion. They provide background context for our supported eight-module programme.
How the percentages are calculated
Programme-reported Cohort 1 results. Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number: 134 of 164 onboarded learners completed at least one course (82%); 40 of those 134 learners completed eight modules (30%); and 40 of all 164 onboarded learners completed eight modules (24%). The 1,000-learner figure is a target for Cohort 2.
Our community
Hear from the people
behind the programme.
September 15, 2026
Vanessa’s experience
Hear from Vanessa Hill, a member of our first cohort.
Watch on InstagramJuly 14, 2026
Learning worth celebrating
Learners reflect on favourite moments and their next steps.
Watch on InstagramSeptember 29, 2026
Working together on digital skills
A national roundtable with PSOJ, iamtheCODE Caribbean and TEACH Caribbean.
View on InstagramIn the news
Programme announcements and public coverage.
Thank you to our Cohort 1 sponsors
National Baking Company FoundationGet involved
Help us onboard
1,000 learners.
Cohort 2 targets 1,000 learners. Sponsorship funds the technical facilitators, in-person mixers, programme management and administration that support learners throughout the programme.
Let’s talk about partnership- 01
Technical facilitators
Support facilitators with technical degrees who guide learners through WhatsApp groups, live check-ins and facilitated module sessions.
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In-person mixers
Bring learners, facilitators and partners together to share experiences and build programme connections.
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Programme management
Support the coordination of facilitators, learning activities and programme delivery.
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Administration
Support learner onboarding, communications, records and day-to-day programme administration.