Driven. Passionate. Down To Earth. Meet Our Team.

We started Sigma School because we believe that the current education system is broken.

Students are struggling to get jobs and struggling to pay back their student loans, yet employers are still struggling to hire good talents.

There is a massive, growing tech talent-skill mismatch in the world right now and almost ALL educators are not held accountable to help their students secure jobs.

They simply have no incentive to ensure their
graduates get hired – they get paid regardless.

We're a squad of education-focused hustlers who
know what life's like on the other side,
and we're on a mission to fix this.
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Our vision: To provide an alternative path to entry level jobs outside of traditional education through value-for-money, high quality programmes no longer than 1 year.

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We believe there is a better approach to education.

By innovating on the learning model to cut cost, we effectively enable ourselves focus on what matters - getting our students jobs, while doing it at scale to enable us to invest in untapped talents to unlock a whole new pool of competent talents for the world.

By sharing the risk behind getting a job with our students, we effectively align the incentives of the school with the incentives of our students – and we all win only when our graduates succeed.

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Our growth journey that led to Sigma School

Beta Launch

Co-founders Deric & Ming got to know each other and started working together on running physical coding groups & online coding tutorials to our awesome early adopters at The Hacker Collective.
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Learning & Growth

Continued on the initial efforts and ran multiple tests to truly understand the pain points of our students.

Working on multiple startup projects & ventures, with lots of learnings along the way that brought us back to solve the problem of skills gap between employees and employers.
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Official Launch

We're officially launching Sigma School and we're on a mission to redefine the way people learn & get jobs.
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What makes us different?

We are focused on innovating on the education model by reducing costs while investing in successfully matching our students to real jobs.

Risk-free.

100% free if you don't get a job.

Real-world.

Curriculum changes directly based on company/industry needs. Learn multiple programming languages and Computer Science fundamentals, through working on real projects with other students around the world.

Collaborative.

Learn by collaborating on projects, project reviews & career guidance preparation with other students in real time, just as you would with colleagues of a distributed team in a real company.

Innovative.

Students work with accountability partners and large, global network of support from their peers, which also helps them learn remote workflows and acquire the collaboration and communication skills necessary to join a global/remote role.

Job-focused.

Our dedicated careers team will work with you to improve their portfolio, resume and online presence, and get ready for job interviews. Then, we help them find and apply to competitive jobs worldwide and negotiate job offers.

Unlimited Support.

Receive support from our dedicated Student Success Team, mentors, a personal career coach, and more (for a period of 12 months!).

Meet our founder

deric

Deric Yee

Founder & CEO
After my studies in the UK a few years ago, I was exposed to the world of venture capital & tech startups. I saw how bad the shortage of tech talents were, but didn't put much thought to it until I came back to Malaysia.

I quit my previous role to focus fully on learning to code. It was really difficult and I didn't have much options because I couldn't afford bootcamps or university.

In my 6 months of learning, I have managed to assist my friends who graduated with a degree in IT on their technical assessments and landed multiple software projects.

Students are struggling to pay back university debt and struggling to get hired, yet employers are struggling so much to hire good talents.

That's when I realised how broken the system is. There is a massive, growing tech talent-skill mismatch in the world right now and almost ALL educators are not held accountable to help their students secure jobs.

I started Sigma School to change that. I'm on a mission to help people land jobs regardless of their backgrounds & redefine the education system to allow us to invest in untapped talent to unlock a whole new pool of competent talents for the world.

Meet the squad

deric

Deric Yee

Founder & CEO
5 Years of Software Development Experience
Taught to over 100 students
Bachelors in Lancaster University
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tim

Tim

Head of Level 2a: Frontend Development
Payboy SG, University of London
3 years of software development
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arwin

Arwin

Head of Cloud
Microsoft, Tapway, University of California (Davis)
3 years of software development
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danish

Danish

Frontend Mentor
2 years of software development
At Age 15, built a music player app that has over 10,000 downloads
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daffi

Daffi

Video Editor

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Nur Farzana Binti Muhd Mashruddin

Operations

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Tan Jian Zhen

Mentor

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farzana

Farzana

Mentor

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mohammed haziq bin mohd noor

Mohammed Haziq bin Mohd Noor

Mentor

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adrina johanif

Adrina Johanif

Operations Manager-in-training

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ken

Ken

Education & Careers Manager

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haris

Haris Samingan

General Partner
ex-Google Developer Expert
5 Years of Software Development Experience
Taught in Top Singapore Universities
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pavi

Pavi

Head of Level 2b: Backend Development
7 years of software development
Involved in AirAsia super app development, with over 40 million downloads
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kaiz

Kaiz

Full Stack Instructor
Epic Startups
7+ years of software engineering experience
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cassie

Cassie Ngan Huynh

Digital Marketing Specialist

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rishan

Rishan Raj

Sales Executive
adam

Adam

Mentor

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Jun Jie

Mentor

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Nurfarhana Nasrudin

Mentor

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adrian

Adrian Lin

Career Coach

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alison

Alison

Digital Marketing Manager-in-training

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Ambitious underdogs

We are looking for people that are not afraid of the unknown and are hungry to explore, learn & execute. Every day is always Day 1 for us. We fight with our founders against the odds – to build game-changing businesses.
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Energetic advocates

Every day we spread enthusiasm and positivism about the future with others. We love to see opportunities where others see challenges. We deeply care about technology and what we do – and we expect the same from you.
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Humble teamplayers

Empathy and a “down-to-earth” mentality are essential for us and our collaboration as a team. We deeply respect the journey founders undertake and we aim to be there with them – during the sunny and the rainy days.

Our Core Values

Guide us how to act, behave, support each other on this jounrney
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Speed is King

We are quick in decision-making, learning, and execution, which sets us apart. We prioritize completing tasks by their due dates, responding promptly during working hours, and adapting swiftly to changes and feedback. Continuously finding ways to improve the speed of task completion without compromising quality ensures we maintain our edge.
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Do What You Say

We commit to our words through consistent actions, building reliability and respect among team members, students, customers, clients, and everyone we interact with. By following through on commitments, both big and small, and communicating clearly and transparently, we foster a trustworthy environment. Holding ourselves accountable for our responsibilities ensures we uphold the standards expected of us.
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Results First

Prioritizing results ensures that we focus on what truly matters to our growth and our learners' success. We commit to doing the things that produce results and finding alternative methods if the current process does not yield desired outcomes. By asking for feedback, improving processes, and researching best practices, we continuously strive to enhance our results and outcomes.

Our 3R Brand Promise

Reliable

If you don't get a tech job after graduation, you get unlimited support for 1 year until you do. Otherwise, you get 100% of your money back.

Responsive

Get help and get your questions resolved within 24 hours. Otherwise, a meal on us!

Reputable

If you find better coding slides than ours, we'll give you RM100! We have a strict commitment to excellence.

Our Hiring Partners

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Vision

Shows the way we are heading
To create a world where nobody needs to go into debt or spend 3 years, just to get a job. We want to provide an alternative path.
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Mission

Shows the way we are heading
To provide accessible, high-quality tech education to help students secure a job in the tech industry within 3 months. We achieve this with a customised, practical & a “learn-just-enough-to-get-a-job” curriculum, supportive instructors and a strong network of industry connections.
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Purpose

Reminds us of why we are going there
To create a world where no one gets left behind

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We're on a mission to provide a direct, low-cost, low-risk path to a job for all our learners. Sound like a worthy endeavor? Come join us!