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E-commerce: selling online in Senegal

Skills developed

  • Build a profitable pricing grid
  • Collect payments via Wave and Orange Money
  • Sell on WhatsApp with a converting script
  • Track sales in a dashboard

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Discover code: understand how a website worksPopular
EssentialWeb Development

Track Développement web · level 1/5

Discover code: understand how a website works

Your first web page, written by you and live online in under a week

  • 6 h
  • 3 modules
  • 32 exercises
  • 1 project

This level is not enough to charge for development work. It gives you the foundations to follow the full track, where a junior developer earns 200,000 to 400,000 FCFA (about $330 to $670) a month in Dakar in 2026 (up to 500,000 FCFA, about $830, in fast-growing start-ups), and to negotiate better when you order a website.

25,000 FCFA · 38 €

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Full-Stack JavaScript DeveloperPopular
ExpertWeb Development

Track Développement web · level 5/5

Full-Stack JavaScript Developer

Your full-stack app live online and 8 projects on GitHub by the end of the course

  • 61 h
  • 9 modules
  • 185 exercises
  • 9 projects

In 2026, a junior developer earns 200,000 to 400,000 FCFA a month in Dakar (about $330 to $670), up to 500,000 FCFA at a fast-growing startup, and a junior web developer earns 200,000 to 350,000 FCFA in Abidjan; an experienced developer earns 400,000 to 800,000 FCFA in Dakar (about $670 to $1,330). As a freelancer, a business website is billed at 150,000 to 600,000 FCFA (400,000 to 1,500,000 FCFA through an agency) and a simple web application at 1,000,000 to 3,000,000 FCFA (about $1,670 to $5,000). Working remotely for European clients, an experienced developer typically bills 150 to 300 euros a day, or 98,000 to 197,000 FCFA; your portfolio and your network determine where you land in that range.

200,000 FCFA · 305 €

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Get found on Google and Google Maps in your cityPopular
EssentialDigital Marketing

Track Marketing digital et réseaux sociaux · level 1/5

Get found on Google and Google Maps in your city

Your Google profile complete and verified in one week, and your first calls coming from Google Maps

  • 5 h
  • 4 modules
  • 36 exercises
  • 1 project

A complete profile costs nothing and works every day. Illustrative orders of magnitude (estimates built for the course, not measured results): a neighborhood business that goes from an empty profile to a complete one with regular reviews may get 10 to 40 more calls or direction requests per month. With an average basket of 10,000 FCFA (about $17) and one third of those contacts becoming customers, that means 30,000 to 130,000 FCFA (about $50 to $215, or €45 to €200) in extra monthly revenue. The skill also sells: optimizing a shop's profile is commonly billed at around 25,000 to 75,000 FCFA (about $40 to $125) in Dakar in 2026 (indicative range; results depend on the trade, local competition and consistency, and no ranking is guaranteed).

25,000 FCFA · 38 €

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Selling on WhatsApp: catalog, orders and paymentsPopular
EssentialEntrepreneurship

Track E-commerce et vente en ligne · level 1/5

Selling on WhatsApp: catalog, orders and payments

Your WhatsApp Business shop ready to sell in 7 days, with a catalog, quick replies and verified payments

  • 5 h
  • 3 modules
  • 30 exercises
  • 1 project

A well-run WhatsApp shop can handle 5 to 15 orders a week at the start, which means 150,000 to 600,000 FCFA (about $250 to $1,000) in monthly revenue depending on the average order value (an illustrative range estimated for the course, not measured; your results depend on your product, your prices and how consistent you are).

25,000 FCFA · 38 €

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Master your computer, your files and your emailPopular
EssentialOffice skills

Track Bureautique et productivité · level 1/5

Master your computer, your files and your email

A tidy workstation, a professional mailbox and twenty shortcuts that save you an hour a day from the very first week

  • 9 h
  • 4 modules
  • 52 exercises
  • 1 project

This course does not give you a profession on its own: it is the foundation required for most office jobs. In Dakar, an administrative officer or data entry assistant position generally starts between 100,000 and 180,000 FCFA (about $165 to $300) gross per month in 2026, well above the minimum wage of about 64,000 FCFA (about $105), and computer skills are often tested as early as the job interview.

25,000 FCFA · 38 €

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Digital marketing for SMEs: win customers with WhatsApp, Google and social mediaPopular
PracticalDigital Marketing

Track Marketing digital et réseaux sociaux · level 2/5

Digital marketing for SMEs: win customers with WhatsApp, Google and social media

Customer inquiries every week from Google, WhatsApp and Facebook, with three hours of work a week and no agency

  • 12 h
  • 6 modules
  • 73 exercises
  • 2 projects

The gains come first from three free levers covered in the course: replying in under an hour with scripts, following up on silent quotes (20 to 30% recovered) and asking every customer for a review. For a service SME with an average ticket of 35,000 FCFA (about $58), this may mean 2 to 6 more customers per month, or 70,000 to 210,000 FCFA (about $117 to $350) of additional monthly revenue before any advertising. With a Meta campaign kept under the cost-per-customer threshold, the course's worked example goes from 40 to 58 customers per month in one quarter (illustrative orders of magnitude: estimates built for the course, not measured results; results depend on the business, consistency and local competition, and are not guaranteed).

50,000 FCFA · 76 €

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Generative AI for professionals: produce more, produce better, and sell your servicesPopular
AdvancedArtificial Intelligence

Track Intelligence artificielle · level 3/5

Generative AI for professionals: produce more, produce better, and sell your services

3 to 6 hours saved every week, and an AI service offer ready to sell

  • 12 h
  • 6 modules
  • 72 exercises
  • 2 projects

For your own work: 3 to 6 hours saved per week on writing, summaries and presentations, depending on how much writing your role involves. As a service: AI-assisted writing (a business proposal, a bid file, a pack of 12 posts) bills at 50,000 to 150,000 FCFA (about $85 to $250), and a simple automation or a half-day in-house training session at 150,000 to 300,000 FCFA (about $250 to $500) (rates charged in Dakar in 2026, excluding tool subscriptions).

75,000 FCFA · 115 €

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Digital freelancing: land your first clients in 30 daysPopular
EssentialEntrepreneurship

Track Freelance et entrepreneuriat digital · level 1/5

Digital freelancing: land your first clients in 30 days

One offer, one rate, 10 prospects, and your first client paid through Wave within 30 days

  • 6 h
  • 4 modules
  • 37 exercises
  • 2 projects

A beginner freelancer in Dakar commonly charges 25,000 to 75,000 FCFA (about $40 to $125) for a simple project (a set of social media posts, a campaign visual, one website page, a short translation). Three to five projects a month bring in an extra 100,000 to 300,000 FCFA (about $165 to $500), depending on the skill and the time available (rates charged in Dakar in September 2026; no income is guaranteed).

25,000 FCFA · 38 €

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E-commerce: selling online in Senegal and French-speaking AfricaPopular
PracticalEntrepreneurship

Track E-commerce et vente en ligne · level 2/5

E-commerce: selling online in Senegal and French-speaking Africa

Your first online order paid through Wave within 30 days, with no website and no ad budget

  • 12 h
  • 6 modules
  • 75 exercises
  • 2 projects

A WhatsApp store run with the method from this course (10 products, an average order around 15,000 FCFA (about $25), floor prices at a 35% net margin) can handle 20 to 100 orders a month depending on the catalog and the time invested, which means 300,000 to 1,500,000 FCFA (about $500 to $2,500) in monthly revenue and 100,000 to 500,000 FCFA (about $170 to $830) in net margin before tax. The worked example used throughout the course also shows where lost money goes: the anti-dispute process from module 3 brings losses (refused parcels, fake screenshots) down from more than 5% to less than 1% of revenue, and the published delivery rate card from module 4 turns 32,000 FCFA of monthly losses into 1,000 FCFA. These are illustrative orders of magnitude (estimates built for the course, not measured results); results depend on the product, consistency and local competition.

50,000 FCFA · 76 €

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Discover AI and put it to work this weekPopular
EssentialArtificial Intelligence

Track Intelligence artificielle · level 1/5

Discover AI and put it to work this week

Five useful ways to use AI, tested in your real week, in 5 hours

  • 5 h
  • 4 modules
  • 36 exercises
  • 1 project

This course is not designed to generate direct income. What you gain is time: 1 to 3 hours a week won back on messages, summaries and planning, depending on how much writing your work involves. It is also the foundation required for the next levels of the track, which lead to services you can bill for.

25,000 FCFA · 38 €

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Freelance community manager: run social media for SMEs and bill every monthPopular
CareerDigital Marketing

Track Marketing digital et réseaux sociaux · level 4/5

Freelance community manager: run social media for SMEs and bill every month

Your first SME client signed and invoiced, with a monthly retainer and a report that gets it renewed

  • 34 h
  • 8 modules
  • 129 exercises
  • 8 projects

A freelance community manager with 2 to 4 SME clients at 100,000 to 150,000 FCFA a month each earns 200,000 to 600,000 FCFA (about $330 to $1,000) a month, not counting ad budgets billed back to clients (retainers seen in Dakar and Abidjan in 2026: 75,000 to 300,000 FCFA, about $125 to $500, depending on scope).

100,000 FCFA · 152 €

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Anglais débutant : se présenter, comprendre et se faire comprendrePopular
EssentialLanguagesCourse in French

Track Anglais professionnel · level 1/5

Anglais débutant : se présenter, comprendre et se faire comprendre

Votre présentation d'une minute en anglais, prononcée sans lire, en treize heures de travail guidé

  • 13 h
  • 4 modules
  • 76 exercises
  • 1 project

À ce niveau, l'anglais ne se facture pas encore seul, mais il ouvre des portes : à Dakar, les postes d'accueil, de vente en boutique, de réception d'hôtel ou de chauffeur VTC qui demandent des « notions d'anglais » paient en général 20 000 à 50 000 FCFA de plus par mois que le même poste sans anglais, et un commerçant qui sert les clients anglophones de passage (Gambiens, Ghanéens, Nigérians, touristes) gagne des ventes qu'il perdait auparavant (écarts pratiqués sur le marché de l'emploi en 2026 ; le montant dépend du secteur et de la ville, et la formation ne garantit ni emploi ni salaire).

25,000 FCFA · 38 €

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React and Next.js: build modern web applications
CareerWeb Development

Track Développement web · level 4/5

React and Next.js: build modern web applications

Two live React and Next.js applications in your portfolio

  • 24 h
  • 8 modules
  • 97 exercises
  • 8 projects

A junior React and Next.js developer can charge 400,000 to 1,200,000 FCFA (about $670 to $2,000) for an ordering or booking application for a small business in Dakar or Abidjan, or aim for an internship and then a first job paying 200,000 to 400,000 FCFA (about $330 to $670) a month in Dakar in 2026, up to 500,000 FCFA (about $830) at a fast-growing startup (projects with a database, payments and an API belong to level 5).

100,000 FCFA · 152 €

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JavaScript: make a website come alive and interactive
AdvancedWeb Development

Track Développement web · level 3/5

JavaScript: make a website come alive and interactive

An interactive catalog with a cart and WhatsApp ordering, coded in JavaScript by you

  • 16 h
  • 6 modules
  • 83 exercises
  • 2 projects

With HTML, CSS and JavaScript, a beginner freelancer can charge 200,000 to 500,000 FCFA (about $330 to $830) for a business website with a calculator, an advanced form or an interactive catalog, and add one-off features at 50,000 to 150,000 FCFA (about $85 to $250) for small businesses in Dakar or Abidjan in 2026; your portfolio and your clients determine where you land in that range.

75,000 FCFA · 115 €

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HTML and CSS: build and lay out a real website
PracticalWeb Development

Track Développement web · level 2/5

HTML and CSS: build and lay out a real website

A small business's complete website, coded by you and live on mobile

  • 12 h
  • 5 modules
  • 61 exercises
  • 2 projects

A beginner HTML and CSS developer can charge 75,000 to 150,000 FCFA (about $125 to $250) for a landing page and 150,000 to 300,000 FCFA (about $250 to $500) for a simple 4 to 5 page business website in Dakar or Abidjan in 2026; entry-level freelance offers start around 150,000 FCFA (about $250), while agencies charge 400,000 to 1,500,000 FCFA (about $670 to $2,500). Websites with payments or an admin back office require the next levels.

50,000 FCFA · 76 €

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Digital Marketing Manager: strategy, budget and team
ExpertDigital Marketing

Track Marketing digital et réseaux sociaux · level 5/5

Digital Marketing Manager: strategy, budget and team

An annual marketing plan with the numbers, the budget and the team behind it, one you can defend before a CEO

  • 48 h
  • 10 modules
  • 159 exercises
  • 10 projects

As an employee, a digital marketing manager in a structured SME or a group in Dakar or Abidjan typically earns 500,000 to 1,200,000 FCFA (about $830 to $2,000) gross per month, depending on company size and scope (team, budget managed). As an independent, an audit and marketing plan engagement is billed 500,000 to 1,500,000 FCFA (about $830 to $2,500), and a part-time (fractional) marketing manager role 250,000 to 600,000 FCFA (about $415 to $1,000) per month per company (rates and salaries observed in 2026; the level depends on experience, references and sector, with no guarantee).

200,000 FCFA · 305 €

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Running an e-commerce business: margins, acquisition and team
ExpertEntrepreneurship

Track E-commerce et vente en ligne · level 5/5

Running an e-commerce business: margins, acquisition and team

Your 12-month e-commerce growth plan, costed in three scenarios and ready to present to a partner or a bank

  • 48 h
  • 10 modules
  • 159 exercises
  • 10 projects

An e-commerce lead at an SME or brand in Dakar or Abidjan typically earns 400,000 to 900,000 FCFA (about $670 to $1,500) a month depending on the size of the business; a consultant who supports growing brands charges 250,000 to 750,000 FCFA (about $420 to $1,250) per review and planning engagement (ranges observed in Dakar and Abidjan in 2026). For a founder, what is at stake is margin: gaining a few points of contribution margin on 5,000 orders a year is worth several million FCFA.

200,000 FCFA · 305 €

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Digital entrepreneur: building a profitable offer and growing it
ExpertEntrepreneurship

Track Freelance et entrepreneuriat digital · level 5/5

Digital entrepreneur: building a profitable offer and growing it

A profitable flagship offer, a 50% recurring revenue target and a 24-month growth plan your cash flow can support

  • 47 h
  • 10 modules
  • 164 exercises
  • 10 projects

A digital company selling productized services with 40 to 50% recurring revenue commonly reaches 30 to 80 million FCFA (about $50,000 to $133,000) in annual sales in Dakar or Abidjan with 5 to 10 people, and a well-positioned digital product often adds 500,000 to 3,000,000 FCFA (about $830 to $5,000) per launch (order of magnitude observed in Dakar and Abidjan in 2026; it varies widely with the segment and execution, and no result is guaranteed).

200,000 FCFA · 305 €

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AI Consultant: selling, scoping and delivering engagements
ExpertArtificial Intelligence

Track Intelligence artificielle · level 5/5

AI Consultant: selling, scoping and delivering engagements

Your first AI engagement scoped, delivered and measured, with the complete case file to sell it again

  • 50 h
  • 10 modules
  • 160 exercises
  • 10 projects

Rates observed in Dakar and Abidjan in 2026, with no guarantee of volume: an SME AI diagnostic is billed at 300,000 to 1,000,000 FCFA (about $500 to $1,670); a supported deployment over 2 to 3 months at 1,500,000 to 5,000,000 FCFA (about $2,500 to $8,300); a one-day team training at 250,000 to 600,000 FCFA (about $420 to $1,000); a monthly retainer at 150,000 to 500,000 FCFA (about $250 to $830). An experienced AI consultant's day rate ranges from 100,000 to 250,000 FCFA (about $170 to $420) depending on the target market, and higher for international clients or donor-funded programs.

200,000 FCFA · 305 €

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Executive Assistant: office tools, organization and communication
ExpertOffice skills

Track Bureautique et productivité · level 5/5

Executive Assistant: office tools, organization and communication

Become the right hand an executive can no longer do without: organized, discreet, fast, and equipped for every part of the job

  • 47 h
  • 10 modules
  • 163 exercises
  • 10 projects

In Senegal, an executive assistant starts at 170,000 to 430,000 FCFA net per month (about $285 to $715, or €260 to €655) and earns more than 600,000 FCFA (about $1,000) with experience in a multinational (WageIndicator, 2025). In Abidjan, the role pays 150,000 to 250,000 FCFA net (about $250 to $415) in an SME and 400,000 to 700,000 FCFA net (about $665 to $1,165) in a large company or multinational (2026 estimates; the gross amounts in Module 1, Lesson 4 are higher). As a freelancer, remote administrative support for SME owners or diaspora executives is commonly billed at 75,000 to 250,000 FCFA (about $125 to $415) per month per client, depending on volume (2026 market rates; no income is guaranteed).

200,000 FCFA · 305 €

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Anglais expert : leadership, management et anglais technique
ExpertLanguagesCourse in French

Track Anglais professionnel · level 5/5

Anglais expert : leadership, management et anglais technique

Présider une réunion internationale, recadrer un collaborateur et rédiger un rapport technique en anglais, avec l'autorité d'un senior

  • 57 h
  • 10 modules
  • 176 exercises
  • 10 projects

Au niveau direction, l'anglais courant est souvent une condition d'accès plus qu'un bonus : dans les organisations internationales, les ONG, les banques panafricaines, les mines, l'énergie et les entreprises du numérique présentes à Dakar et Abidjan, un poste de manager bilingue se situe en général entre 800 000 et 2 500 000 FCFA par mois, contre des fourchettes nettement plus basses pour des postes équivalents réservés aux francophones ; un consultant bilingue senior facture couramment 150 000 à 400 000 FCFA la journée sur des missions régionales (fourchettes pratiquées sur le marché en 2026 ; le montant dépend du secteur, de l'expérience et de l'employeur, et la formation ne garantit ni poste ni revenu).

200,000 FCFA · 305 €

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Professional Word: CVs, reports and documents that inspire confidence
PracticalOffice skills

Track Bureautique et productivité · level 2/5

Professional Word: CVs, reports and documents that inspire confidence

Clean, well-structured, credible letters, CVs and reports, produced twice as fast with styles and templates

  • 10 h
  • 5 modules
  • 54 exercises
  • 2 projects

Word skills are required in almost every secretarial and assistant job posting in Dakar and Abidjan. They also open the door to extra income: formatting theses, reports or CVs, usually billed at 5,000 to 15,000 FCFA (about $8 to $25) for a CV and 1,000 to 2,500 FCFA (about $1.70 to $4) per page for a thesis or report (rates seen in Dakar in 2026, depending on complexity and clientele).

50,000 FCFA · 76 €

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Selling your services: offer, quote and negotiation
PracticalEntrepreneurship

Track Freelance et entrepreneuriat digital · level 2/5

Selling your services: offer, quote and negotiation

A three-tier offer, a proposal that gets signed and discounts that always come with something in return

  • 10 h
  • 5 modules
  • 60 exercises
  • 2 projects

A freelancer who moves from one-off jobs at 25,000 to 75,000 FCFA (about $40 to $125) to a tiered offer typically sells the standard tier for 100,000 to 250,000 FCFA (about $165 to $415, or 150 to 380 euros), or a retainer of 75,000 to 150,000 FCFA (about $125 to $250) per month. With 2 to 4 active clients, that means 250,000 to 600,000 FCFA (about $415 to $1,000, or 380 to 915 euros) collected per month, depending on the skill and the niche (field estimate, Dakar and Abidjan 2026; no income is guaranteed).

50,000 FCFA · 76 €

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Write, analyze and organize your work with AI
PracticalArtificial Intelligence

Track Intelligence artificielle · level 2/5

Write, analyze and organize your work with AI

Your AI work system in place, and 2 to 4 hours saved every week

  • 10 h
  • 5 modules
  • 60 exercises
  • 2 projects

Main benefit: 2 to 4 hours recovered each week on writing, reading and organizing, depending on how much of your job involves writing. For freelancers, this skill is already enough to offer simple document writing or formatting services, observed at 15,000 to 50,000 FCFA (about $25 to $83) per document in Dakar in 2026, with no guarantee of volume.

50,000 FCFA · 76 €

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Online advertising: Meta and TikTok on a small budget
AdvancedDigital Marketing

Track Marketing digital et réseaux sociaux · level 3/5

Online advertising: Meta and TikTok on a small budget

Campaigns managed on cost per customer, for your own business or billed to your clients every month

  • 20 h
  • 6 modules
  • 96 exercises
  • 2 projects

For your own business, the first gain is the money you stop wasting: in the cases worked through in the course, moving from boosting to a campaign managed on cost per customer often cuts a third of wasted spend. As a service, campaign management is billed in Dakar and Abidjan at 50,000 to 150,000 FCFA (about $87 to $260) per client per month, plus the ad budget; with three clients, that is 150,000 to 450,000 FCFA (about $260 to $781) a month (2026 market rates; income depends on the sectors you serve and your ability to prove results, and is not guaranteed).

75,000 FCFA · 115 €

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Complete Office suite: Word, Excel and PowerPoint at work
CareerOffice skills

Track Bureautique et productivité · level 4/5

Complete Office suite: Word, Excel and PowerPoint at work

The complete monthly pack, Word report, Excel workbook and PowerPoint presentation, produced in half a day instead of three days

  • 22 h
  • 8 modules
  • 96 exercises
  • 8 projects

Full command of the Office suite, PowerPoint included, is a frequent requirement for assistant, project officer and reporting roles in SMEs, NGOs and group subsidiaries in Dakar and Abidjan, generally paid between 250,000 and 450,000 FCFA gross per month (about $420 to $750) depending on experience. As a freelancer, designing a professional presentation is commonly billed 25,000 to 100,000 FCFA (about $40 to $170) and an on-brand PowerPoint template 50,000 to 150,000 FCFA (about $85 to $250) (2026 market rates; no income is guaranteed).

100,000 FCFA · 152 €

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E-commerce manager: inventory, logistics and customer service
CareerEntrepreneurship

Track E-commerce et vente en ligne · level 4/5

E-commerce manager: inventory, logistics and customer service

The complete e-commerce manager job, with an operations portfolio you can show at a job interview or to a client

  • 30 h
  • 8 modules
  • 128 exercises
  • 8 projects

An e-commerce manager employed by a small business in Dakar or Abidjan typically earns 150,000 to 350,000 FCFA (about $250 to $580) a month, depending on the size of the store; as a freelancer, managing a store's operations is billed at 80,000 to 200,000 FCFA (about $130 to $330) a month per client (ranges observed in Dakar and Abidjan in 2026).

100,000 FCFA · 152 €

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Running your business: invoicing, taxes and cash flow
AdvancedEntrepreneurship

Track Freelance et entrepreneuriat digital · level 3/5

Running your business: invoicing, taxes and cash flow

A legal status you chose on purpose, invoices accepted the first time, taxes set aside in advance and a fixed income every month

  • 18 h
  • 6 modules
  • 93 exercises
  • 2 projects

This level does not promise direct extra income: it protects what you already bring in. On a business earning 500,000 FCFA (about $830) a month, a structured reminder process routinely recovers 50,000 to 150,000 FCFA (about $85 to $250) of unpaid invoices per quarter, and the right legal status opens the door to structured clients whose assignments often exceed 500,000 FCFA (practices observed in Dakar and Abidjan in 2026; no income is guaranteed).

75,000 FCFA · 115 €

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Practical Excel: tables, formulas and analysis for work
AdvancedOffice skills

Track Bureautique et productivité · level 3/5

Practical Excel: tables, formulas and analysis for work

The workbook that tracks your sales, your stock and your budget, and answers your manager's question in thirty seconds

  • 14 h
  • 6 modules
  • 72 exercises
  • 2 projects

Excel often makes the difference when you apply for a job or a promotion: in Dakar, an assistant or manager who is comfortable with PivotTables and XLOOKUP typically earns between 180,000 and 350,000 FCFA (about $300 to $580) gross per month depending on the sector, close to the average formal-sector salary in Dakar (280,000 to 350,000 FCFA, about $470 to $580, in 2026). As a freelancer, building a custom management workbook for a shop or an SME is commonly billed at 30,000 to 150,000 FCFA (about $50 to $250) (rates observed in 2026; no income is guaranteed).

75,000 FCFA · 115 €

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Growing your agency: processes, subcontracting and hiring
CareerEntrepreneurship

Track Freelance et entrepreneuriat digital · level 4/5

Growing your agency: processes, subcontracting and hiring

An agency that delivers every project without you doing the work, with a calculated margin and a team paid on fixed dates

  • 28 h
  • 8 modules
  • 128 exercises
  • 8 projects

A small digital agency of 3 to 5 people in Dakar or Abidjan commonly generates 1.5 to 4 million FCFA (about $2,500 to $6,700) in monthly sales with a gross margin of 40 to 60%, which lets the founder pay themselves 400,000 to 1,000,000 FCFA (about $670 to $1,670) a month once break-even is passed (order of magnitude observed in Dakar and Abidjan in 2026, varying widely with the offers and the share of recurring revenue; no income is guaranteed).

100,000 FCFA · 152 €

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Online store: build it, stock it and keep it running
AdvancedEntrepreneurship

Track E-commerce et vente en ligne · level 3/5

Online store: build it, stock it and keep it running

Your online store open for business, with 20 products, mobile money payments and your first orders tracked

  • 20 h
  • 6 modules
  • 96 exercises
  • 2 projects

A small, well-run online store in West Africa commonly handles 20 to 60 orders a month after 3 to 6 months, which means 400,000 to 2,000,000 FCFA (about $670 to $3,300) in revenue depending on the average order value. A freelancer who builds and manages stores charges 150,000 to 400,000 FCFA (about $250 to $670) for the setup and 30,000 to 75,000 FCFA (about $50 to $125) a month for management (2026 estimates for Dakar and Abidjan, with no guarantee of results).

75,000 FCFA · 115 €

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Automate your work with AI, without writing code
CareerArtificial Intelligence

Track Intelligence artificielle · level 4/5

Automate your work with AI, without writing code

One complete business process automated end to end, plus a portfolio of 8 automations

  • 20 h
  • 8 modules
  • 99 exercises
  • 8 projects

For your own business: 4 to 10 hours saved per week on repetitive tasks, depending on their volume. As a service: a simple automation for an SME typically bills at 150,000 to 400,000 FCFA (about $250 to $670), a complete documented process at 400,000 to 1,000,000 FCFA (about $670 to $1,670), and maintenance at 25,000 to 75,000 FCFA (about $40 to $125) per month (rates seen in Dakar in 2026, excluding tool subscriptions, with no guarantee of volume).

100,000 FCFA · 152 €

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Anglais des affaires : présentations, négociation et documents
CareerLanguagesCourse in French

Track Anglais professionnel · level 4/5

Anglais des affaires : présentations, négociation et documents

Votre dossier business complet en anglais (emails, rapport, pitch, négociation, réponse à un appel d'offres) prêt pour un vrai client

  • 34 h
  • 8 modules
  • 136 exercises
  • 8 projects

L'anglais des affaires se valorise directement : un commercial ou un chef de projet bilingue à Dakar ou Abidjan est en général payé 100 000 à 300 000 FCFA de plus par mois qu'un profil francophone équivalent, et un consultant ou une PME capable de répondre en anglais aux appels d'offres des bailleurs (Banque mondiale, BAD, agences des Nations unies) ou de négocier avec des distributeurs ghanéens et nigérians accède à des marchés souvent plus gros que le marché local (écarts pratiqués sur le marché de l'emploi en 2026 ; le montant dépend du secteur et du réseau, et la formation ne garantit ni emploi ni revenu).

100,000 FCFA · 152 €

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Anglais conversationnel : parler avec aisance au travail
AdvancedLanguagesCourse in French

Track Anglais professionnel · level 3/5

Anglais conversationnel : parler avec aisance au travail

Deux minutes d'anglais spontané sur votre travail, sans chercher vos mots, en huit semaines de pratique guidée

  • 24 h
  • 6 modules
  • 114 exercises
  • 2 projects

À Dakar et Abidjan, l'aisance orale en anglais fait souvent la différence entre deux candidats au même poste dans les ONG, les organisations internationales, la logistique portuaire, l'hôtellerie haut de gamme et le commerce avec le Nigeria et le Ghana : l'écart de salaire observé va de 50 000 à 150 000 FCFA par mois selon le poste, et un consultant ou un commerçant qui tient une réunion en anglais accède à des missions et à des fournisseurs qui lui étaient fermés (écarts pratiqués sur le marché de l'emploi en 2026 ; le montant dépend du secteur, et la formation ne garantit ni emploi ni salaire).

75,000 FCFA · 115 €

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Anglais du bureau : emails, téléphone et échanges quotidiens
PracticalLanguagesCourse in French

Track Anglais professionnel · level 2/5

Anglais du bureau : emails, téléphone et échanges quotidiens

Votre premier email en anglais envoyé sans traducteur et votre premier appel tenu jusqu'au bout, dès la troisième semaine

  • 18 h
  • 5 modules
  • 86 exercises
  • 2 projects

Au Sénégal et en Côte d'Ivoire, un assistant ou un agent administratif capable de traiter les emails et les appels en anglais est en général recruté 30 000 à 80 000 FCFA de plus par mois qu'un profil uniquement francophone, dans les ONG, la logistique, l'hôtellerie et les entreprises qui travaillent avec le Nigeria, le Ghana ou le Golfe ; pour un entrepreneur, c'est surtout l'accès à des clients et fournisseurs anglophones qu'il ne pouvait pas servir (écarts pratiqués sur le marché de l'emploi en 2026 ; le montant dépend du secteur et de l'entreprise, et la formation ne garantit ni emploi ni salaire).

50,000 FCFA · 76 €

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