Online office skills course
Master Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Workspace and AI tools for office work.
Schedule, duration and cost
- Format
- Fully online
- Duration
- 3 months
- Registration
- Free
- Monthly fee
- 30,000 CFA francs, paid in advance
- Total cost
- 90,000 CFA francs (3 × 30,000 CFA francs)
- Schedule
- 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm, Dakar time (GMT), 2 sessions a week
Who it is for
Students, career changers, assistants and office staff who want to work more independently.
Each session combines a demonstration with an exercise on a real document: a letter, a report, a tracking sheet, a presentation. You leave with your own templates.
Your trainer
Malick Diallo, pentesting and office software trainer at Computech Institute in Dakar (2025-2026), TryHackMe Junior Penetration Tester certificate (November 2024). Read my background
12-week programme
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Week 1
Getting started and organising files
File explorer, folders, naming, saving and sharing.
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Week 2
Word: formatting
Styles, paragraphs, lists and letter templates.
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Week 3
Word: long documents
Automatic table of contents, headers, numbering and mail merge.
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Week 4
Excel: basics
Data entry, formats, simple formulas and print layout.
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Week 5
Excel: useful functions
IF, SUMIF, XLOOKUP and absolute references.
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Week 6
Excel: tables and charts
Structured tables, filters, pivot tables and charts.
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Week 7
PowerPoint: building a presentation
Structure, slide masters, images and readability.
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Week 8
PowerPoint: presenting
Restrained animations, presenter view and PDF export.
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Week 9
Google Workspace
Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets and working together.
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Week 10
AI tools: writing and summarising
Writing good prompts, checking answers, protecting data.
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Week 11
AI tools: spreadsheets and slides
Using AI with Excel and PowerPoint, and knowing its limits.
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Week 12
Final project
A complete file: Word report, Excel table and presentation.
Frequently asked questions
Are the courses online?
Yes. Every course is taught entirely online: all you need is a computer and an internet connection, wherever you are.
When are the classes?
2 sessions a week, 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm Dakar time (GMT).
How much does a course cost?
Registration is free. The course lasts 3 months at 30,000 CFA francs per month, 90,000 CFA francs in total.
Do I pay in advance?
Yes. Each monthly payment is made in advance, before the month of classes. For Pentesting, the first payment is only requested after the prerequisite has been checked.
Which language are the classes in?
Choose your preferred language when you enrol (French, Arabic, English or Turkish). I then confirm the language used for your group.
Enrol in this course
Registration is free. The first monthly fee is paid before classes start.