IHETC
Comparing two routes before choosing
Choosing always happens between two options already spotted. Each page in this section takes a real hesitation and sets both routes on one grid: what is awarded, duration, pace, supervised hours, credits and fees. You leave with a criterion, not with an opinion.
What a comparison settles
A programme page answers one question perfectly: what is this. It leaves untouched the one that actually decides: between this one and that one, which is mine. These pages therefore take two routes at a time, describe them with equal care, align their figures on the same lines and end on criteria you apply yourself. The values displayed are read from the catalogue at render time: they stay accurate after every revision.
- Every comparison covers two routes from our own catalogue
- Both columns get the same number of lines and the same care
- Durations, credits, supervised hours and fees come from the official catalogue
- Every page ends on decision criteria you apply yourself
The five axes covered
The format
Long programme, certificate, short course, occupational title: duration, pace and the proof awarded are arbitrated first.
The pace
Full time, job-compatible or self-paced: the weekly workload line says what fits into your week.
The level
Three years or five, senior technician step or manager step: the level states the responsibility you will be given.
The subject
Two neighbouring catalogue programmes, set against each other through their teaching blocks and the roles each opens.
The occupation
Two occupational titles from the official catalogue, compared by code, level and competency blocks.
What these pages set against each other
- published comparisons
- 40
- programmes in the catalogue
- 30
- occupational titles
- 72
- supervised across the catalogue
- 24150 h
All on the same reading grid.
Official rule: one credit is twenty-five hours of work, of which 10 are supervised.
The catalogue by format
Here is how our programmes are distributed across the four available formats, from the shortest to the longest. That distribution explains why most comparisons in this section set a short format against a long programme: it is the question the very structure of the catalogue puts to every candidate already in work.
- Short course
- 5 (17 %)
- Professional certification
- 7 (23 %)
- Bachelor's degree
- 13 (43 %)
- Master's degree
- 5 (17 %)
How to read a comparison
- 01
Start with the table
It carries the facts: duration, pace, supervised hours, credits, fees. Everything else on the page comments on them.
- 02
Compare the load with your week
The weekly workload line decides most often: it states what each route genuinely asks of you.
- 03
Read both competency columns
They come from the catalogue. The one whose every line makes you want to start points to your route.
- 04
Finish on the criteria
Each page closes on decision criteria. They apply to your situation, not to an average.
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40 pages available
- Long programme or certificateLong programme or short certificate in artificial intelligence: duration, credits, supervised hours, pace and fees of both IHETC formats, compared line by line.
- Full time or part timeFull time or part time at IHETC: weekly workload, duration, supervised hours and fees of two programmes at the same level, compared to choose your weekly regime.
- Self-paced or scheduledSelf-paced or scheduled study at IHETC: duration, weekly workload, supervised hours and fees of two comparable programmes, set side by side.
- Bac+3 or Bac+5Bac+3 or Bac+5 level at IHETC: credits, supervised hours, duration, pace and fees of two programmes in the same field, compared to choose your exit level.
- Occupational title or certificateIHETC occupational title or professional certificate: target job, level, competency blocks, duration and supervised hours, compared by career moment.
- Short course or certificateIHETC short course or professional certificate: duration, blocks, supervised hours, weekly workload and fees of both short formats, compared line by line.
- Initial study or career changeInitial study or career change at IHETC: pace, duration, supervised hours, prerequisites and fees of two computing programmes at the same level, compared line by line.
- Two years or threeTwo-year or three-year programme at IHETC: credits, supervised hours, weekly workload and annual fees of two comparable management programmes, set side by side.
- One programme or two short coursesOne full IHETC programme or two short courses in sequence: duration, blocks, supervised hours, credits and cumulative fees, added up and then compared with the programme.
- Generalist or specialistGeneralist or specialist programme at IHETC: teaching blocks, supervised hours, credits, duration and fees of two management programmes at the same level.
- Computing or developmentIHETC computing programme or web and mobile development programme: teaching blocks, supervised hours, credits, pace and fees, compared to choose your way into code.
- Data science or AIIHETC data science or artificial intelligence programme: credits, supervised hours, blocks, pace and fees of both Bac+5 level programmes, compared line by line.
- Cybersecurity or networks and cloudIHETC cybersecurity or networks and cloud programme: level, duration, credits, supervised hours and fees of both engineering school programmes, compared line by line.
- Finance or OHADA lawIHETC finance and accounting programme or business law and OHADA compliance programme: level, duration, credits, supervised hours and fees, compared line by line.
- Digital marketing or community managementIHETC digital marketing programme or short community management course: duration, blocks, supervised hours, credits and fees of both formats, compared line by line.
- Management or entrepreneurshipIHETC business management or entrepreneurship programme: duration, credits, supervised hours, pace and fees of both, compared to choose your trajectory.
- Project programme or certificateIHETC project management programme or project management certificate: duration, credits, supervised hours, weekly workload and fees, compared line by line.
- Business intelligence or data scienceIHETC business intelligence and steering programme or data science programme: level, duration, credits, supervised hours and fees, compared line by line.
- Human resources or projectsIHETC human resources management or project management programme: level, duration, credits, supervised hours and fees, compared line by line.
- Design or developmentIHETC user experience design or web and mobile development programme: blocks, supervised hours, credits, pace and fees, compared line by line.
- Trade or managementIHETC international trade or business management programme: duration, pace, credits, supervised hours and fees, compared line by line.
- HSE or maintenanceIHETC health, safety and environment or industrial maintenance and energy programme: duration, credits, supervised hours and fees, compared line by line.
- Advanced Excel or steeringIHETC advanced Excel short course or business intelligence and steering programme: duration, blocks, supervised hours, credits and fees, compared line by line.
- Programming or publishingIHETC introduction to programming or website creation short course: duration, blocks, supervised hours, credits and fees, compared line by line.
- Essentials or full programmeIHETC digital marketing short course or full digital marketing programme: duration, blocks, supervised hours, credits and fees, compared line by line.
- AI in business or AI for decisionsIHETC AI in business certificate or AI for executive decisions certificate: duration, blocks, supervised hours, credits, weekly workload and fees, compared line by line.
- OHADA certificate or law programmeIHETC finance and OHADA compliance certificate or business law and OHADA compliance programme: duration, blocks, supervised hours, credits and fees, compared line by line.
- Safety certificate or HSE programmeIHETC industrial site safety certificate or health, safety and environment programme: duration, blocks, supervised hours, credits and fees, compared line by line.
- Multi-site or project managementIHETC multi-site management certificate or project management programme: duration, blocks, supervised hours, credits and fees, compared line by line.
- Transformation or projectIHETC digital transformation certificate or project management certificate: duration, blocks, supervised hours, credits, weekly workload and fees, compared line by line.
- Computing or cybersecurityIHETC computing or cybersecurity programme: level, duration, credits, supervised hours, pace and fees, compared to place each stage of a technical trajectory.
- Founding or exportingIHETC entrepreneurship or international trade programme: duration, pace, credits, supervised hours and fees, compared line by line.
- Web and mobile or applicationsIHETC web and mobile developer or application developer title: level, duration, credits, supervised hours and competency blocks, compared line by line.
- Analyst or AI technicianIHETC data analyst or applied data and AI technician title: level, duration, credits, hours and blocks, compared line by line.
- Administrator or technicianIHETC systems and network administrator or network and telecommunications technician title: level, duration, credits, hours and blocks, compared line by line.
- Accountant or payrollIHETC company accountant or payroll manager title: level, duration, credits, supervised hours and competency blocks, compared line by line.
- HSE supervisor or managerIHETC HSE supervisor or site HSE manager title: level, duration, credits, supervised hours and competency blocks, compared line by line.
- Project manager or coordinatorIHETC digital project manager or project coordinator title: level, duration, credits, supervised hours and competency blocks, compared line by line.
- Level 5 or level 6IHETC occupational title at level 5 or level 6: number of titles, durations, credits and supervised hours of each step, computed from the official catalogue.
- Occupational title or long programmeIHETC occupational title or long programme: duration, credits, supervised hours, blocks and catalogue reference, compared to choose the proof most useful to your plan.