Territories
Studying from Freetown
Freetown combines a natural harbour, fishing, mining and developing urban services, a few hours from the Guinean border. You follow an IHETC programme online, taught in French, with the site and all descriptions available in English.
Studying in French from an English-speaking country
Teaching is delivered in French, while the site, the programme pages and all descriptions exist in full in English: you choose the language in which you make your decision, then work the material in French. Professional vocabulary is explained at the point of use rather than assumed, and a tutor stays available at any hour to rephrase a point. Content runs offline and live sessions are recorded. Assessment dates are published from the very first day.
Your content, taken with you
A module downloads in Freetown when the network is good, then reads and works offline.
Your exchanges
Per-course forum, group work and peer review, with your cohort and your tutor.
Your proof
A timestamped certificate, with a public verification link an employer opens without an account.
A natural harbour and its hinterland
Freetown is organised around its bay: port, fishing and processing, imports and distribution, with a mining hinterland — iron ore, rutile, diamonds — and farming turned towards rice, oil palm and cocoa. Trade with neighbouring Guinea is constant, by road and by sea. The skills in demand overlap with the region's: site safety, maintenance, stock management, forwarding and accounting. Training taken in French also becomes an asset for mobility towards neighbouring French-speaking markets.
- Port, imports and urban distribution
- Fishing, landing and processing
- Iron ore, rutile and diamond mining
- Rice, oil palm and cocoa
- Cross-border trade with Guinea
The occupations present around Freetown
- Mining
- 175 (37 %)
- Construction
- 187 (39 %)
- Banking & finance
- 113 (24 %)
- Health, safety and environment officer
- Logistics and forwarding manager
- Industrial stores and inventory keeper
- Accounting assistant
- Commercial account manager
What you can start from Freetown
| Programme | Level | Duration | Pace | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health, Industrial Safety and Environment | Bachelor's degree | 2 years | Compatible with a job | 5 400 000 GNF per year |
| International Trade | Bachelor's degree | 2 years | Compatible with a job | 5 000 000 GNF per year |
| Business Management programme — Bac+3 level | Bachelor's degree | 3 years | Full time | 4 800 000 GNF per year |
| Certificate in Industrial Site Safety Management | Professional certification | 6 months | Compatible with a job | 3 800 000 GNF in total |
Settling your fees from Freetown
Fees are denominated in Guinean francs. From Freetown, payment is made by international transfer or remittance, with conversion from the leone handled by your paying institution at the day's rate. Your schedule stays expressed in Guinean francs, every payment comes with a receipt and the outstanding balance is permanently displayed. What your fees cover can be stated in full: all the content of the path, supervision and marking, the tutor available at any hour, assessments and their resits, the certificate and its public verification link.
- the currency of your schedule from Freetown
- GNF
- over which payment can spread
- 6–36 mois
A single amount stands, from the first payment to the last.
Questions asked from Freetown
Is a high level of French required?
You need to be able to read a professional text and write structured work. Technical vocabulary is introduced gradually, instructions are explicit, and the tutor rephrases as often as needed. Each path's real prerequisite is on its page, before enrolment.
Can the certificate be used in Sierra Leone?
It certifies units of competence with supervised hours, credits and a public verification link openable from any country. Since descriptions are available in English, a local employer reads exactly what the path covered.
How does payment work from Sierra Leone?
By international transfer or remittance, with a receipt for every payment. The amount that binds you is the one in your admission decision, expressed in Guinean francs, and instalments are arranged at enrolment.
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