The verdict in three sentences
If your work in Mbour or Saly is made of letters, reports and meetings, the Level 2 Beginner course at 50,000 FCFA (about 76 EUR, 10 h) leaves you with deliverables you can use the following Monday, not general advice about AI. The common thread is the final project: your AI work system, set up and measured over four real weeks. The official course page puts the main gain at 2 to 4 hours saved per week depending on how much writing your job involves, an estimate rather than a promise.
Six deliverables, module by module
In a hotel, a private school or a fishing or construction business, the same tasks come back every week: the staff memo, the letter to the town hall or a supplier, the monthly activity report, the committee preparation. The course Write, analyse and organise your work with AI turns these tasks into reusable templates. It is taught in French and has five modules and twenty written lessons of 15 to 20 minutes, with a PDF handout and a quiz per module.
| Deliverable | Module | Tools used | Typical use in Mbour or Saly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library of 20 tested prompts, sorted by task in Google Sheets | 1 | ChatGPT, Gemini, Google Sheets | Replies to hotel guests, supplier reminders |
| Templates: official letter, staff memo, procedure, activity report | 2 | ChatGPT, Claude, Google Docs | Staff memo before high season, monthly report |
| Analysis file on a long document: summary, key points, open questions, verified figures | 3 (project to submit) | NotebookLM, Gemini | Reading a 40-page specification or report |
| Detailed outline and flow of a 10-slide presentation | 4 | Gamma, Copilot | Presenting a season review to the manager |
| Weekly routine and decision-support grid | 5 | ChatGPT, Google Docs | Comparing two quotes, preparing a decision |
| Four-week time-saved log | 5 (final project) | Google Sheets | Showing your manager what AI changes |
Two projects are to be submitted: the analysis file (module 3) and the final project (module 5). Module 3 also teaches you to classify a document before handing it to AI: public, internal to anonymise, or confidential and never shared. For a hotel handling guest data or a school managing pupil records, this is a rule worth knowing.
What the course costs, and what it can save you
The free versions of ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and NotebookLM are enough for all the exercises. A computer is strongly recommended for long documents, along with a Google or Microsoft account. The prerequisite is having used an assistant like ChatGPT several times already, or having taken Level 1.
| Option | Indicative 2026 price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1: Discover AI and use it this week | 25,000 FCFA, 5 h | The basics, if you have never used AI |
| Level 2: Write, analyse and organise with AI | 50,000 FCFA, 10 h | Six deliverables, two projects, numbered certificate |
| Full Artificial Intelligence track | 350,000 FCFA instead of 450,000 | 5 levels, about 87 h, up to the AI consultant job |
| Classroom AI workshop (Dakar or Mbour) | 50,000 to 150,000 FCFA per day (rough estimate) | Demonstrations, rarely templates suited to your job |
| Free online tutorials | 0 FCFA apart from data | Isolated tips, no system or measurement |
This Level 2 sits in the Artificial Intelligence track, after Level 1 and before Level 3, Generative AI for professionals (75,000 FCFA), which moves on to sales offers, content and first automations. The pace suggested by the course page is 2 hours a week for 5 weeks, exercises and projects included.
As for gains, here are the rough figures quoted by the course page, to be read with caution.
| Situation | 2026 rough estimate | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Time saved by an employee who writes a lot | 2 to 4 h per week | Depends on the share of writing in the job |
| Over a month of work | 8 to 16 h | Measured in your time-saved log |
| Freelance writing or formatting of a document | 15,000 to 50,000 FCFA per document | Observed in Dakar in 2026, no volume guaranteed |
| No gain at all | Possible | Module 5 teaches you to spot tasks where AI wastes your time |
Mini case study
Consider a hypothetical learner: Mariama, 35, an administrative assistant in a hotel in Saly, writes staff memos, replies to travel agencies and a monthly report every week. She pays 50,000 FCFA and takes the course at 2 hours a week for 5 weeks. If her time-saved log showed 3 hours saved per week, about 12 hours a month, she could put them into reservation follow-up. Separately, if she wrote two freelance documents a month at 25,000 FCFA, the course would be paid back in one month. This is an illustration: the real gain depends on your job and no income is guaranteed.
Learn this skill with Kolonell Academy
Short, practical online courses (taught in French), graded exercises, certificate. Pay with Wave or Orange Money.
FAQ
I already use ChatGPT. What more will I learn?
A method and a system: 20 tested prompts, 4 templates for recurring documents, a procedure for analysing long documents and a routine measured over four weeks. Most users rewrite their prompt from scratch every time.
Do I need a paid AI subscription?
No. The free versions of ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and NotebookLM are enough for the exercises. Module 3 explains when a paid version becomes useful for long documents.
Can I take the course on my phone?
The written lessons can be read on a phone, even over 3G, with no app to install. To analyse a 40-page report or prepare a presentation, a computer is strongly recommended.
How do I get the certificate?
By passing each module quiz with at least 70 %, you receive a numbered Kolonell Academy certificate, verifiable online via QR code, that you can add to LinkedIn; your final project must also be approved by a reviewer. It certifies a completed course, it is not a diploma.
How do I pay the 50,000 FCFA?
With Wave or Orange Money at +221 77 596 93 33. Access is activated within 24 working hours, for life with updates. Since it is no longer refundable once activated, read the free module 1 first.
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Take the next step. Enroll in Write, analyse and organise your work with AI: 10 h, 50,000 FCFA (about 76 EUR), numbered Kolonell Academy certificate verifiable online. Pay with Wave or Orange Money. Questions? WhatsApp +221 77 596 93 33.
Mohamed Bah
Fondateur, Kolonell
Passionate about digital and entrepreneurship in Africa, Mohamed has been helping Sénégalese businesses with their digital transformation since 2020. Founder of Kolonell, he believes every SME deserves a professional and accessible online présence.
