Where is this course held?

In person at Network Hub, 300 Kensal Road, London W10 5BE. Nearest stations: Kensal Green and Kensal Rise (London Overground).

How many people are in each group?

Sessions are capped at 10 participants to keep the training practical and ensure every participant gets direct attention from the trainers.

Who delivers the training?

Sessions are typically delivered by two trainers from Strategic Agenda. Fola Yahaya lead the majority of courses.

Is there a bursary or reduced-price option?

Yes. Every public cohort has at least one bursary seat reserved for participants from small charities or individuals who could not otherwise afford to attend. Contact SA Training before booking to discuss availability.

Can SA Training run this course for my team?

Yes. Bespoke team days are available in person at your office or online, designed around your team's specific work. Contact SA Training to arrange a free 30-minute scoping call.

Hybrid

Vibecoding Foundations: Build Your First Useful App

Build a working personal app with AI — no coding experience needed.

Vibecoding Foundations: Build Your First Useful App is a practical, small-group training course held in person at Network Hub, 300 Kensal Road, London W10 5BE, led by Fola Yahaya of SA Training (Strategic Agenda). The course runs as a 6-hour session with a maximum of 10 participants and is designed for Complete beginners, leaders, and staff who want to test ideas, prototype simple tools, or make personal apps without learning to code first..

A practical introduction for non-technical users who want to understand AI app builders without being swept along by the hype. Participants build a simple personal app, learn how these tools work, and judge when vibecoding is useful, risky, or simply the wrong choice. How to use the CRISP framework for writing highly effective prompts when building applications with AI Who it's for: Complete beginners, leaders, and staff who want to test ideas, prototype simple tools, or make personal apps without learning to code first. Learning outcomes: 1. Explain what vibecoding is and how app-builder wrappers use models, hosting, databases, and authentication. 2. Build and share a simple personal app while avoiding common beginner mistakes. 3. Understand credits, tokens, add-ons, and the true cost after the first build. 4. Decide why to build at all, when to vibecode, when to buy existing software, and when to stop. Day structure: 09:30 — Why build at all: Start with the real question: why are you coding this, and should you? Define the objective, check whether something already exists, and avoid reinventing the wheel or wasting time. 10:00 — What vibecoding is: See how natural-language prompts become code, files, screens, and hosted apps. 10:45 — First build: Create a simple personal app such as a tracker, planner, calculator, or lightweight database. 11:45 — Cost and risk: Map visible and hidden costs: credits, tokens, add-ons, fixes, maintenance, security, and data. 13:30 — Tool landscape: Compare the roles of Lovable, Bolt, Claude, Gemini, and similar tools without chasing a single winner. 14:30 — Prompting and style: Improve the app, reduce wasted prompts, and make the interface look less generic. 15:45 — Build vs buy: Revisit the opening question with experience: just because you can build it, should you? Sort real ideas into safe personal builds, risky builds, and cases where buying or reusing existing software wins. 16:15 — Review and next steps: Share the app, capture lessons learnt, and agree one safe follow-up experiment. Note: At beginner level the safe line is clear: personal projects are fine. Corporate, client, beneficiary, or sensitive data should not be used in vibecoded apps at this stage.

What will I leave with?

A working personal app, a reusable prompt log, and a build-vs-buy checklist covering cost, security, data, maintenance, and ownership.

Who is this course for?

Complete beginners, leaders, and staff who want to test ideas, prototype simple tools, or make personal apps without learning to code first.

Prerequisites

No prior coding or technical experience needed. Curiosity is the only requirement.

Practical details

Location: Network Hub, 300 Kensal Road, London W10 5BE. Nearest stations: Kensal Green and Kensal Rise (London Overground).
Format: In-person, hands-on, small group.
Group size: Maximum 10 participants per session.
Trainers: Typically two trainers per session — Fola Yahaya.
What to bring: A laptop with the relevant tool accounts active. Full details sent with your booking confirmation.
Included: Refreshments and scheduled comfort breaks for in-person sessions.

Your trainer

Fola Yahaya

AI, Digital Transformation, AI Strategy, AI workflows

Dr Fola Yahaya is an AI expert, published author and the Founder of Strategic Agenda, a global strategic communications consultancy which for more than 20 years has been helping clients like the UN share compelling stories so that the right people do the right things.