Certifications
Certifying a development skill
Code is judged on what runs in production. The documents in this field attest the ability to ship an application that is tested, deployed, maintainable and handed over to someone else, with the supervised hours that made it possible.
Ship, test, deploy, maintain
A technical team wants to know whether the person can ship without breaking what exists. The awarded document attests that chain: designing, writing, testing, deploying, fixing in production, and handing over to someone else. It also carries the supervised volume, which gives a scale: a capability installed over several hundred hours does not compare with a tutorial followed.
- Design an application from a stated need
- Write tested, documented code, reviewed by a peer
- Deploy, monitor and fix in production
- Take over existing code without breaking what works
- Hand a project to another person, with documentation
Supervised volume across the five rungs
- Web Development and Integration Technician
- 600 (16 %)
- Web and Mobile Developer
- 800 (22 %)
- Application Developer
- 800 (22 %)
- Development Team Lead
- 800 (22 %)
- Chief Technology Officer
- 700 (19 %)
Five rungs, from first post to technical leadership
| Professional qualification | Duration | Credits | Supervised hours | Blocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web Development and Integration Technician | 9 months | 60 | 600 h | 5 |
| Web and Mobile Developer | 1 year | 80 | 800 h | 5 |
| Application Developer | 1 year | 80 | 800 h | 5 |
| Development Team Lead | 1 year | 80 | 800 h | 5 |
| Chief Technology Officer | 9 months | 70 | 700 h | 5 |
From introductory format to full programme
The introductory format opens the door, the site-building format produces a first public deliverable, and the long programme installs the trade. All three accumulate in credits.
| Programme | Duration | Credits | Supervised hours | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web and Mobile Development | 2 years | 120 | 1200 h | 5 200 000 GNF per year |
| Website Creation | 3 months | 6 | 60 h | 1 400 000 GNF in total |
| Introduction to Programming | 3 months | 6 | 60 h | 1 200 000 GNF in total |
Technical team questions
Can a team check a candidate before the technical interview?
The reference opens in seconds and shows the validated competencies one by one. The technical interview comes out sharper for it: questions are prepared on what is already established, and the discussion goes straight to the point.
Can a complete beginner enter through this field?
The catalogue's introductory format runs 3 months for 60 supervised hours and awards an attestation. It then opens onto the level 4 qualification, and the rest of the scale.
Two level 5 qualifications appear: what separates them?
The delivery scope. One covers web and mobile interfaces, the other applications in the broader sense. The detailed content of their blocks is published on each qualification page, with supervised volumes.
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