The complete monthly pack, Word report, Excel workbook and PowerPoint presentation, produced in half a day instead of three days
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).
Indicative estimate, depending on your market, pace and work. No income is guaranteed.
Who it is for: Assistants, project officers, sales staff, NGO and public administration officers, office managers and future office employees who know the basics of Word and Excel and want to master the whole suite, PowerPoint included, to work as a team and present to management.
A module-by-module path: lessons, exercises, quizzes and projects to submit.
Module 1· 12 exercises
Organize a team's files on Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace so everyone finds the right version.
Module 2· 12 exercises
Never again redo by hand a document you produce every week.
Module 3· 12 exercises
Bring together data from several files and prepare it for reliable reporting.
Module 4· 12 exercises
Decide what the presentation must get across before you open the software.
Module 5· 12 exercises
Give every presentation the look of a company document, on brand and effortlessly.
Module 6· 12 exercises
Make numbers and images speak, and animate only what helps understanding.
Module 7· 12 exercises
Hold a room or a ten-minute video call and get the decision you came for.
Module 8· 12 exercises
Link Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook so a monthly report gets updated instead of rebuilt.
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
Complete Office suite: Word, Excel and PowerPoint at work
Certified skills
Number KOL-CERT-2026-XXXXX
Mohamed Bah
Founder, Kolonell Academy
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 4 of 5 · Career
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Senior level, projects and leadership
Become the right hand an executive can no longer do without: organized, discreet, fast, and equipped for every part of the job
200,000 FCFA 40 h
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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.
It is strongly recommended at this level: SharePoint, Teams, Power Query and the full Presenter View are in the desktop apps. Students can often get Microsoft 365 for free through their school. Google Workspace is presented as an alternative in module 1.
No. Four modules out of eight are dedicated to PowerPoint, from the message to the spoken presentation. Word and Excel, however, should be known at the level of courses 2 and 3 of the track.
About 22 hours: close to 10 hours of lessons, the exercises after each lesson and eight short projects, including a three-hour final project. At four hours a week, allow six weeks.
Yes, in module 8: what they do well (first draft, summary, formatting), what you must always check, and the confidentiality rules before pasting company data into them.
Yes. The Kolonell Academy certificate lists the validated skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft 365 collaboration) and links to an online verification page.
Level 5, Executive assistant, which adds organization, calendar management, correspondence, meetings and the communication of an executive office.
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 and pass each module quiz with at least 70%. The certificate is generated automatically, with a unique number and a public verification page.
100,000 FCFA · 152 €
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