Certifications
The document short formats award
A short course awards a personal course attendance certificate: title taken, supervised hours, credits earned, verification reference. 5 short formats in the catalogue produce it, from 2 to 3 months.
What the document establishes
A short course ends with an assessed output: a workbook, a live page, a communication plan. The attestation names that output and the supervised hours that produced it. It is personal, dated, and carries the same public reference as long-programme documents — the checking mechanism is identical whatever the format.
- The exact title of the course taken, from the catalogue
- Supervised hours and credits earned
- The output assessed at the end of the course
- The date of award and the verification reference
The catalogue's short formats
| Course | Duration | Supervised hours | Credits | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Excel | 2 months | 40 h | 4 | 900 000 GNF in total |
| Introduction to Programming | 3 months | 60 h | 6 | 1 200 000 GNF in total |
| Website Creation | 3 months | 60 h | 6 | 1 400 000 GNF in total |
| Digital Marketing Essentials | 2 months | 40 h | 4 | 1 100 000 GNF in total |
| Community Management | 2 months | 40 h | 4 | 1 000 000 GNF in total |
What the short format weighs
- short formats
- 5
- supervised in total
- 240 h
- capitalisable credits
- 24
- supervised per credit
- 10 h
They carry over into a longer path, without retaking what is acquired.
What comes next, when you decide to go further
- 01
Keep the reference
It stays open indefinitely and is enough to establish credits earned at a later admission.
- 02
Combine with other formats
Several attestations add up in credits, which builds a coherent modular path.
- 03
Join a certifying programme
The catalogue's 7 professional certifications take up credits already earned.
- 04
Aim for a professional qualification
The catalogue's 72 qualifications open block by block, starting from what is already validated.
Questions about short formats
Is an attestation verified like the other documents?
It carries the same reference and opens on the same public page. An employer checking a two-month attestation and a twelve-month qualification follows exactly the same steps, which is the only way verification becomes a habit.
Do short-format credits really count?
They count identically: one credit stands for 25 hours of work of which 10 are supervised, whatever format produced it. The 24 credits from short formats therefore carry over as they are into a longer path.
Can a short format be taken with no wider plan?
That is the most common use: you come for one precise capability for a project under way. The attestation then stands on its own, and the reference remains available if the plan widens later.
Explore next
- Capitalisable unitsIHETC capitalisable units: 181 modules and 360 blocks recorded in the learner's name, kept indefinitely and taken up at every new admission.
- Transferable creditsIHETC credits: 1 credit = 25 h of work of which 10 h supervised. 7390 credits in the catalogue, transferable between programmes and professional qualifications.
- Modular pathIHETC modular path: assemble a professional qualification unit by unit, capitalise the credits earned and obtain an attestation at every validated stage.
- TranscriptIHETC transcript: unit-by-unit detail of a path, year, supervised hours, credits and validation dates. Issued with every awarded document.
- Certificate supplementIHETC certificate supplement: descriptive note attached to every awarded document — nature, level, credits, supervised hours, assessment arrangements, awarding authority and verification reference.
- Online verificationVerifying an IHETC certification: public page open without an account, information published, document status and what to do if a presented document raises a doubt.