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Design and creative work — 11 modules

Visual identity, layout, graphic production and interface design. The aim is legibility and consistency, not effect: an unread document has no value, however handsome.

What this field covers

Visual identity, layout, graphic production and interface design. The aim is legibility and consistency, not effect: an unread document has no value, however handsome.

modules in the catalogue
11
at beginner level
2
at intermediate level
9

None to date — we display it rather than hide it.

at advanced level
0

How this field breaks down

The base is an intermediate plateau. Where the « advanced » column is empty, it stays on display: that is the most useful information here.

Beginner
2 (18 %)
Intermediate
9 (82 %)
Advanced
0 (0 %)
Total: 11 modules

Why this field matters here

An organisation producing its own materials saves money, but above all gains consistency. Visual disorder — five fonts, three logos, no template — costs more in credibility than in agency fees.

Target roles

What these people actually do once in role — not the title on the payslip.

Generalist graphic designer

They produce print and digital materials from a brand guide. The local market wants speed and consistency.

Interface designer

They make a tool understandable without a manual. In demand as soon as an organisation builds its own applications.

Where to start

Order matters more than volume: a module taken at the wrong time is a module wasted.

  1. 01

    1 — Visual fundamentals

    Grid, typography, contrast, hierarchy. Everything else follows.

  2. 02

    2 — Brand guide and templates

    Produce fast and right, without re-deciding on every document.

  3. 03

    3 — Interfaces and accessibility

    Design for a small screen, a slow connection, imperfect eyesight.

Questions about this field

Do I need paid software?

No. Paths are built to be followed with free tools or ones already on an ordinary workstation. Paid alternatives are mentioned, never required: a skill that assumes a costly software subscription is not transferable.

Eleven modules — is that enough to make a living from it?

To handle an organisation's communications or invoice routine work, yes. To claim an art-direction role, no — and no eleven-module catalogue would allow it. This field makes you operational in a production role; what comes next is built through portfolio and real commissions, not through one more module.

The catalogue

Professional certification

Executive Education

Project Management Certificate

Frame, steer and deliver — a proven method, in six months.

  • Framing
  • Planning
  • Risk management
  • Scrum
6 months12 h/week
2 900 000 GNF in totalView programme
Professional certification

Executive Education

Applied AI for Business Certificate

Move from talking about AI to measurable gains.

  • AI use cases
  • Value analysis
  • Data governance
  • Change management
4 months12 h/week
3 200 000 GNF in totalView programme
Professional certification

Executive Education

Digital Transformation Certificate

Lead the digital change of a whole organisation.

  • Diagnosis
  • Roadmap
  • Governance
  • Change management
6 months12 h/week
3 600 000 GNF in totalView programme
Short course

Executive Education

Advanced Excel

The tool everyone thinks they know, finally mastered.

  • Formulas
  • Pivot tables
  • Macros
  • Dashboards
2 months8 h/week
900 000 GNF in totalView programme
Short course

Executive Education

Introduction to Programming

Write your first useful program, with no prior background.

  • Python
  • Algorithms
  • Automation
3 months8 h/week
1 200 000 GNF in totalView programme
Short course

Executive Education

Website Creation

Put a professional site online, from domain to hosting.

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Hosting
  • SEO
3 months8 h/week
1 400 000 GNF in totalView programme
Short course

Executive Education

Digital Marketing Essentials

Attract customers online on a controlled budget.

  • Positioning
  • Content
  • Online advertising
  • Measurement
2 months8 h/week
1 100 000 GNF in totalView programme
Short course

Executive Education

Community Management

Run a community that replies, returns and recommends.

  • Editorial line
  • Content creation
  • Moderation
  • Reporting
2 months8 h/week
1 000 000 GNF in totalView programme
Professional certification

Executive Education

Certificate in Industrial Site Safety Management

Run a site's safety, contractors included, and be able to prove it.

  • Risk analysis
  • Prevention plan
  • Safety induction
  • Record keeping
6 months12 h/week
3 800 000 GNF in totalView programme
Professional certification

Executive Education

Certificate in OHADA Finance and Compliance

Produce accounts that pass audit — and explain them to management.

  • OHADA framework
  • Year-end close
  • Audit file
  • Financial analysis
6 months12 h/week
4 200 000 GNF in totalView programme
Professional certification

Executive Education

Certificate in Artificial Intelligence for Business Decisions

Know what AI can do in your organisation — and turn down the projects that will fail.

  • Use-case framing
  • Project appraisal
  • Data governance
  • Change management
5 months12 h/week
3 600 000 GNF in totalView programme
Professional certification

Executive Education

Certificate in Leading Distributed Teams

Lead teams you do not see daily — without surveilling them.

  • Checkable expectations
  • Follow-up conversations
  • Handling gaps
  • Cross-site communication
4 months12 h/week
2 800 000 GNF in totalView programme
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