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Institute of Advanced Technological and Commercial Studies

Territories

Studying from Dakar

Dakar concentrates regional head offices, digital services, the port and an active financial marketplace. You follow an IHETC programme online, adding to your role a skill certified by a verifiable credential.

Dakar in catalogue figures

modules available around Dakar
452
professional qualifications in the catalogue
72

One credit equals 25 h of total work.

supervised per credit
10 h
across the paths recommended here
18–120 crédits

A hub of services and head offices

Dakar hosts regional head offices, digital services firms, banks and insurers, an active port, industry and a dense administration. Demand focuses on immediately operational profiles: development and integration, data, cybersecurity, compliance, management control, project delivery. Hiring is based on a portfolio of work and demonstrated skill, and proof independent of the current employer counts all the more when the recruiter can verify it online.

  • Regional head offices and digital services firms
  • Banking, insurance and financial services
  • Port, forwarding and international trade
  • Industry, food processing and construction
  • Administration, health and regional organisations

Applying from Dakar

  1. 01

    1 — The application, online

    Submitted from Dakar, with documents scanned or photographed on a phone. Fifteen minutes is enough once your papers are ready.

  2. 02

    2 — The interview, remote

    Thirty minutes at a slot you choose, about your project and your starting point.

  3. 03

    3 — The decision, reasoned

    Within ten working days, with its written reason and the exact fee amount that binds you.

  4. 04

    4 — Access, immediate

    The learning space opens as soon as enrolment is confirmed, from Dakar, without waiting for a term start.

The recommended paths, and how they are paid for from Dakar

Fees are denominated in Guinean francs. From Dakar, payment is made by international transfer or remittance: conversion is handled by your paying institution at the day's rate, and the Guinean franc amount is what stands on your schedule. Monthly or quarterly instalments apply exactly as in Guinea. The scope is written out in full before enrolment: path content, supervision, marking, tutor, assessments, scheduled resits, certificate, verification link and lasting access to the content you followed.

ProgrammeLevelDurationPaceFees
Web and Mobile DevelopmentBachelor's degree2 yearsSelf-paced5 200 000 GNF per year
Data Science programme — Bac+5 levelMaster's degree2 yearsCompatible with a job7 200 000 GNF per year
Cybersecurity programme — Bac+5 levelMaster's degree2 yearsCompatible with a job7 500 000 GNF per year
Digital Transformation CertificateProfessional certification6 monthsCompatible with a job3 600 000 GNF in total

Training while keeping your Dakar job

The programme runs alongside a full-time job: no attendance is required, live sessions are recorded, and the actual workload expected is stated in hours per week on each page before enrolment. Assessments are set in the calendar from the start of the period, so you can align them with your own professional deadlines. Course access opens as soon as enrolment is confirmed, without waiting for a term start.

  • Application developer
  • Data analyst
  • Compliance manager
  • Digital project manager
  • Systems and network administrator

Questions asked from Dakar

Can I apply from Senegal?

Yes. The application is submitted online, the interview is held remotely at a slot you choose, and the whole programme is followed from Dakar. The documents required are the same whatever your country of residence.

Can a Senegalese employer verify the certificate?

It carries a public verification link openable from any country without an account, showing the exact title, the date, the supervised hours, the credits and the assessed units. The institution's status and how to check it are published on the page devoted to it.

Do courses reflect the regional framework?

Management, finance and compliance paths build on the business framework common to the region, notably its harmonised business law, and case studies are drawn from West African organisations. That is what makes the skills directly transferable in Dakar.

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