Training

Learn the tools a business actually runs on

Seven courses, from networking to artificial intelligence. Each one runs online and in person in Yaoundé, one to one or in a group, and ends with a Work Smart certificate of completion.

Online and in person One to one or in a group Certificate of completion One trainer, the person who does the job
Two formats

Online or in person, your call

The syllabus is identical either way. Only the way you follow it changes, and you can switch from one to the other partway through.

Online

Live video sessions, at a time agreed with you. Suited to you if you are outside Yaoundé, abroad, or if your schedule does not allow travelling.

  • Live sessions, never pre-recorded video
  • Materials and exercises sent after every session
  • Session recording on request
  • Available from any country

In person

In Yaoundé, at your place or on your premises for team training. Suited to you if you work better with someone beside you, or if real equipment has to be handled.

  • On your own machine, in your real environment
  • Team training possible on your premises
  • Hands-on equipment for the technical courses
  • Travel outside Yaoundé quoted separately
The courses

Seven courses, one standard

Each course has its own page, with the full syllabus, the prerequisites, the duration and the price.

01

Networks & cybersecurity

Understand a network, secure it and administer it day to day without depending on anyone.

  • Networking fundamentals and addressing
  • Firewall, VPN and segmentation
  • Windows Server and Active Directory
  • Backup and disaster recovery
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02

Artificial intelligence

Use AI tools as a working method, not as a gadget, and know where they must not be trusted.

  • Writing a prompt that returns something usable
  • Automating repetitive office tasks
  • Text, image and code generation
  • Limits, typical failures and data confidentiality
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03

Digital marketing

Decide where your advertising money goes, and measure what it actually brings back.

  • Acquisition strategy and positioning
  • Conversion funnel
  • Search engine optimisation and local SEO
  • Google Ads, Meta Ads and measuring results
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04

Community management

Run social accounts that produce measurable results instead of posting for the sake of posting.

  • Editorial strategy and publishing calendar
  • Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok
  • Content creation and community handling
  • Paid advertising and reading the numbers
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05

Office tools & Microsoft 365

Word, Excel and the full Microsoft 365 suite, from the basics to what actually saves you hours.

  • Word: long documents, styles, mail merge
  • Excel: formulas, pivot tables, charts
  • Outlook, Teams, OneDrive and SharePoint
  • PowerPoint, OneNote, Forms and Planner
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06

Graphic design

Produce clean visuals for print and social media, and understand why they work.

  • Composition, colour and typography
  • Photoshop, Illustrator and Canva
  • Social media visuals and posters
  • Preparing files for the printer
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07

Video & audio editing

Edit, mix and deliver a watchable video, with sound that does not ruin it.

  • Editing in Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve
  • Sound recording and audio clean-up
  • Colour grading, titles and subtitles
  • Export formats per platform
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Learning on your own, before or alongside

A hand-checked selection of online courses, sorted by discipline and level, hosted by Coursera, Alison, edX and OpenClassrooms. Free for most of them, with no affiliate link and no commission on our side.

Not sure which course to start with?

Tell me what you want to be able to do by the end. I will point you to the right course, or tell you plainly if none of them fits.