By Mohamed Bah · Kolonell, a digital agency in Dakar
A tidy workstation, a professional mailbox and twenty shortcuts that save you an hour a day from the very first week
25,000 FCFA · 38 €
Programme
Wave / Orange Money payment, access within 24 business hours
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.
Indicative estimate, depending on your market, pace and work. No income is guaranteed.
Your instructor
Founder of Kolonell, a digital agency in Dakar. A former CTO, he has trained administrative and sales teams on office tools and built business applications for SMEs in Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire and Dubai.
See Kolonell’s work →Yes, if you have access to a Windows computer at least three hours a week (office, family, cybercafe). The exercises on files and backup are best done on a computer you use regularly.
The principles are the same (folders, naming, email, backup). The shortcuts differ: whenever a Windows shortcut is given, the Mac equivalent is shown in parentheses when one exists.
About nine hours: four hours of lessons, four practical workshops of about 40 minutes with their exercise files, the end-of-lesson exercises and 45 minutes for the final project. With three sessions a week, you finish in three weeks.
No. This level uses Windows, a web browser, Gmail or Outlook and the free storage of Google Drive (15 GB) or OneDrive (5 GB). Office becomes useful from level 2.
No. The workbooks (.xlsx) and documents (.docx) also open in Google Sheets, Google Docs or LibreOffice, which are free. The practice emails come as .eml files (Outlook, Mail on Mac) and as a PDF booklet that any browser can read. The folders to sort are zip files, which Windows and macOS open without extra software.
Yes, a Kolonell Academy certificate that can be verified online, issued after the quizzes of the four modules and the approval of the final project.
Move on to level 2, Professional Word, to produce clean CVs, letters and reports. The full track leads all the way to the executive assistant profession.
Via Wave or Orange Money. After enrolling you receive a pro forma invoice by email with the number to pay. Send the proof on WhatsApp: your access is activated within 24 business hours.
For life, updates included. Learn at your own pace and revisit lessons as often as you need.
Complete the lessons, pass each module quiz with at least 70% and submit your final project: an instructor reviews and approves it (feedback within 5 working days). The certificate is then generated, with a unique number and a public verification page.
Still hunting for files in Downloads, struggling with accented letters, sending work emails from your phone because it feels easier? At the office, it shows: a document you cannot find in front of your manager, a forgotten attachment, an hour lost every day. This course is for new office employees, shop owners, students, administrative staff and entrepreneurs who want to work fast and cleanly on a computer.
You start by taking control of Windows 11 and the French AZERTY keyboard, accents and special characters included. Then you organize your files with a folder plan, a dated naming rule and an automatic backup on Google Drive or OneDrive. You finish with a professional mailbox in Gmail or Outlook and about twenty keyboard shortcuts that transform a working day.
In 9 hours, 4 modules and 20 lessons, you complete 52 exercises on your own computer. Each module ends with a step-by-step workshop built on a fictional case, Awa, an assistant in Dakar, with real files to download and their solutions, followed by a module quiz. A final project pulls everything together, and a Kolonell certificate, verifiable online, is included.
By the end, your workstation is in order: a folder structure and a written naming rule, a tested backup, an email signature and three message templates, a sorted inbox with an automatic rule, and a sheet of 20 shortcuts. This is the foundation most office jobs require: in Dakar, an administrative officer or data entry assistant generally starts between 100,000 and 180,000 FCFA gross per month in 2026, and computer skills are often tested at the job interview. On its own, this course does not give you a profession, and no income is guaranteed.
This is level 1 of 5 in the Office and productivity track, the entry point. It leads to level 2, Professional Word, where you will produce your first business-quality documents.
Who it is for: People who are new to computers or feel slow on them: new office employees, shop owners getting equipped, students looking for an internship, administrative officers, and entrepreneurs who do everything on their phone and want to move to a PC.
A module-by-module path: lessons, exercises, quizzes and projects to submit.
Module 1· 13 exercises
Find your way around Windows 11, type without searching on the AZERTY keyboard and keep your computer fast and protected.
Module 2· 13 exercises
Set up a filing system that you and your colleagues understand, and never lose a document again.
Module 3· 13 exercises
Write emails that get read and answered, and keep your inbox under control.
Module 4· 13 exercises
Adopt the shortcuts and habits that save an hour a day at the office.
Certificate included
A numbered certificate with your validated skills, a public page and a verification QR code. Add it to LinkedIn in one click.
Certificate of skills
Your name
has completed and validated the course
Master your computer, your files and your email
Skills developed
Number KOL-CERT-2026-XXXXX
Mohamed Bah
Founder, Kolonell Academy
After the course
Each certificate has a number anyone can verify online, and you can add it to your LinkedIn profile in one click.
Upload your CV from your profile: our team reviews it and helps you make it clearer and more convincing.
Learners who complete the course can join the Kolonell talent pool. Entry is earned: course completed, exercises submitted. Kolonell also draws on it for its own hiring.
Optional services, free for learners. This is not a promise of employment.
Download the poster to print it, send it to your employer or share it with colleagues. The full programme details every module.
This course is part of the track
Level 1 of 5 · Essential
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