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Web development and integration technician

Turning a design into pages that work everywhere, on every screen and over slow connections: that is the web integrator's craft. A technical, visual role, and the shortest route into application development.

From design to deployment

Work starts from a design and some content. You slice, you structure, you write markup that carries meaning before it carries a shape. Then comes screen adaptation: mobile first, because that is where most of the West African audience is. Then performance, which becomes a matter of respect — compress images, limit scripts, test on a genuinely slow connection. Deployment closes the cycle, followed by the fine-tuning that always comes after.

  • Integrate a design into accessible, mobile-ready pages
  • Set up a content management system and train its user
  • Optimise page weight and rendering time on slow networks
  • Deploy, configure a domain name, secure access

Where an integrator works

  • Web agencies and digital communication studios
  • In-house digital teams of banks, insurers and retail chains
  • Online retail platforms and regional marketplaces
  • Organisations and programmes maintaining an institutional site
  • Freelance work, directly with shops and professional practices

What the official catalogue states

These values are not estimates: they are the very definition of the programme in the filed document. Any change goes through a catalogue update, hence through a formal decision. That is what allows a figure announced today to be found unchanged on enrolment day, then on award day.

Skilled employee and operative

qualification level
4
months of programme
9

Led by an instructor.

taught hours
600 h

1 credit = 25 h of work, 10 of them taught.

credits
60

Framework of the « Web Development and Integration Technician » qualification, code TP36.

competency blocks
5

The learning the qualification attests

The qualification attests these blocks, and it names them. A recruiter reading an application can therefore know precisely what the holder demonstrated, rather than infer it from a title. The hours shown for each block complete the picture: they state how long the skill was practised with an instructor present.

  1. 01

    HTML and CSS integration

    Semantic structure, layout, responsive design, basic accessibility — 170 taught hours.

  2. 02

    Interactivity and tooling

    Everyday JavaScript, components, forms, version control — 160 taught hours.

  3. 03

    Content management and publishing

    Content management systems, templates, media, going live — 140 taught hours.

  4. 04

    Quality and fixes

    Browser compatibility, loading performance, acceptance testing, defects — 90 taught hours.

  5. 05

    Professional conduct and employability

    Working with designers and developers, portfolio, job search — 40 taught hours.

From a first website to a developer career

Entry into this occupation runs through one or more of these programmes. They combine: a short certificate opens the door, a longer programme consolidates the position a few years later. The fees shown match the real billing unit — per year for a long programme, one-off for a short format.

ProgrammeDurationCreditsTaught hoursFees
Website Creation · Short course3 months660 h1 400 000 GNF in total
Web and Mobile Development · Bachelor's degree2 years1201200 h5 200 000 GNF per year
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