TpISENT Talent Development
Hands-on, 48-contact-hour intensive for architects, software engineers, developers, IT professionals, IT managers and IT executives.
For leaders who need a team that can ship on modern platforms with AI in the loop, and for professionals ready to make the move from developer to architect.
Every session ends with something running: infrastructure, platform and application layers in turn, with specification discipline and AI pair-programming applied from day one.
Participants build throughout, finishing with a capstone deployed to GCP.
Who it is for
- Architects
- Software engineers
- Developers
- IT professionals
- IT managers
- IT executives
One cohort can mix these roles. The executive strand runs as its own cohort; see cohort types below.
Curriculum
Infrastructure layer
- Cloud foundations on Google Cloud Platform
- Networking, identity and environments
- Infrastructure as code
Platform layer
- 12-factor application design
- Containers and runtime platforms
- Site reliability engineering: observability, SLOs, incident practice
Application layer
- MACH architecture: microservices, API-first, cloud-native, headless
- API design and integration
- Frontend and content platforms
Specification discipline
- Software requirements specifications and SPEC-driven delivery
- Architecture decision records
- Review gates and evidence trail
AI pair-programming
- Agentic coding tools in a real delivery loop
- Rules, hooks, commands and purpose-built agents for an AI-led SDLC
- Guardrails an enterprise will accept
Capstone
- Each participant designs, builds and deploys a working system to GCP
- Architecture walkthrough and review
Tracks
Online
Live, instructor-led sessions over Meet with an online learning platform. Six days, or spread across evenings and weekends.
Hybrid
Online sessions with in-person build days at a partner venue in Freetown or the client's own site.
Residential
Six consecutive days on site, all meals and workspace provided. Residential cohorts at Kent open from Q1 2027.
Available from Q1 2027
Cohort types
Individual
Open cohorts for individual professionals. Places are limited so that every participant deploys.
Institutional
A closed cohort for one university, government body or company, on your calendar and on your systems where appropriate.
Executive
For IT managers and executives: the same build-first method, shorter sessions, focused on what leaders must be able to see, ask and decide.
Price book
| Plan | For | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Individual professionals joining an open cohort | per participant |
Individual pricing is published when the first open cohort is scheduled. Request pricing to be quoted now, or register interest to be notified. |
| Institutional | Universities, government bodies and companies commissioning a closed cohort | per cohort, by cohort size and track |
Institutional cohorts are priced per cohort, not per seat, so the unit cost falls as the cohort fills. Request pricing for a quotation. |
| Executive | IT managers and executives, as a closed cohort | per cohort |
Executive cohorts are priced per cohort. Request pricing for a quotation. |
Pricing is on request for every plan while the first cohorts are scheduled. Quotations are in US dollars, invoiced by TpISENT, Inc. (New York) for international clients and by TpISENT (SL) Limited for clients in Sierra Leone. Travel and venue for hybrid and residential tracks quoted separately.
Where it is delivered
| Where | How | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Online, worldwide | Live, instructor-led | Scheduled on GMT, aligned to UK and EU hours; North American times by arrangement |
| Sierra Leone | In person | Freetown; residential cohorts at Kent from Q1 2027 |
| Liberia, Ghana, Nigeria and across West Africa | In person by arrangement | At the client's site or a partner venue |
| African region | In person by arrangement | Institutional and executive cohorts |
| New York | In person | Through TpISENT, Inc. |
| Elsewhere | On request |
Executive and team cohorts on agentic AI, responsible AI and AI-led SDLC are delivered online worldwide; in person in Sierra Leone and in New York; in Liberia, Ghana, Nigeria and across the West African and wider African region by arrangement; and elsewhere on request.
Cohort calendar
| Cohort | When | Track | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| First online cohort | Q4 2026, dates to be announced | Online | planned |
| Residential cohorts at Kent | From Q1 2027 | Residential | planned |
Live cohorts run on Meet with an online learning platform, so you can join from anywhere.
Questions people ask
Does Tamba Lamin offer mentorship and coaching?
Yes. Tamba Lamin mentors and coaches architects, software engineers, IT managers, executives and founders one to one, online, on a monthly retainer or in a block of sessions, individually or sponsored by an employer. Architects and engineers work on the move from developer to architect to lead, certification paths and design-review practice; IT leaders and executives on what to see, ask and decide about agentic AI, responsible AI and AI-led delivery; founders on venture building and the first technical hires. He has mentored and coached continuously for twenty-five years, from delivery teams in San Antonio and India to architects across Accenture's architecture schools, and keeps a standing commitment to the Sierra Leone and West African technology community. Email tamba@tambalamin.me with the subject line "Mentorship and coaching".
Does Tamba Lamin offer executive training on agentic AI?
Yes. TpISENT Talent Development runs executive cohorts on agentic AI, responsible AI and AI-led software delivery for IT managers and executives: shorter sessions across the same build-first curriculum as the 48-contact-hour intensive, focused on what leaders must be able to see, ask and decide. Cohorts are delivered online worldwide; in person in Sierra Leone and in New York; in Liberia, Ghana, Nigeria and across West Africa by arrangement; and elsewhere on request.
Is responsible AI covered in the executive and team training?
Yes. Responsible AI is taught as an architecture and governance discipline rather than a policy lecture: the human oversight hierarchy, the guardrails, review gates and evidence trail an enterprise will accept, model selection as an architectural decision, and data strategy as agent strategy. Executives leave able to ask precise questions of their own teams and vendors.
What is AI-led SDLC training, and who is it for?
AI-led SDLC training teaches a delivery team to run its software development lifecycle and DevSecOps with agentic coding tools: the rules, hooks, commands and purpose-built agents that let the team move faster while keeping the review gates and evidence trail an enterprise needs. Tamba Lamin built agentic tooling of this kind that was used on programmes valued at over $10M. It is delivered as six-day team programmes for architects, software engineers, developers, IT professionals, IT managers and IT executives.
Where in West Africa is the training delivered?
In person in Sierra Leone, where TpISENT (SL) Limited is based in Freetown, with residential cohorts at Kent from Q1 2027. Cohorts in Liberia, Ghana, Nigeria and elsewhere in the West African and wider African region are delivered at the client's site or a partner venue by arrangement, and every track is available online. Institutional cohorts are priced per cohort rather than per seat; pricing is on request.
How much does the TpISENT Talent Development intensive cost?
Pricing for the individual, institutional and executive plans is on request while the first cohorts are scheduled. Institutional and executive cohorts are priced per cohort rather than per seat, so the unit cost falls as the cohort fills. Email tamba@tambalamin.me with the subject line "Bootcamp: pricing request", your organisation, preferred track (online, hybrid or residential) and number of participants, and a quotation follows within 24 hours.
Is the training available in New York or outside Africa?
Yes. Executive and team cohorts are delivered in New York, where TpISENT, Inc. is based, and anywhere else on request. US, UK and EU clients contract corp-to-corp with TpISENT, Inc.; online cohorts are scheduled on GMT, aligned to UK and EU working hours, with North American times by arrangement.
What do participants actually do in the 48-contact-hour intensive?
They build throughout. The curriculum moves through infrastructure, platform and application layers, specification discipline, 12-factor design, MACH architecture, cloud, site reliability engineering and AI pair-programming with agentic coding tools, and every participant finishes with a capstone deployed to Google Cloud Platform.
What teaching credentials sit behind the training?
Tamba Lamin was twice recognised by Accenture Architecture Leadership for teaching the highest number of sessions across its architecture schools, with the FY23 Bronze and FY25 Gold Faculty Awards, and holds the Bronze Faculty tier of the Reinvention with Agentic AI programme. Across Accenture's Architecture, Analysts and Experience Hire schools he delivered 55+ teaching engagements reaching 8,000+ students and practitioners. He was an adjunct professor at Pace University from 2014 to 2020, co-authored research articles there, and has taught continuously since secondary school in Sierra Leone.