AI-augmented back-end and API developer
Design the database, the server and the API of a secure application.
- Block code
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The format
Three months, two hours a day.
- Certificate programme · 128 h
- Two hours a day
- 250,000 F — the same fee for all sixty
- All in the same format, at the same fee.
The qualification
A CQP under MINEFOP accreditation.
- Leads to the CQP — Certificat de Qualification Professionnelle, which the ministry used to call the AQP.
- Awarded under MINEFOP accreditation.
- The full programme for the same profession remains open to anyone aiming for the complete qualification.
Sessions
A new session opens every quarter.
Next intake: Monday 5 October, with enrolment open until 2 October. The following one starts on 4 January 2027.
- First-quarter intake — enrolment closes on 2 October5 Oct.
- Second-quarter intake — 20274 Jan.
Objectives
What you will be able to do.
Design a normalised database schema from a business need
Write correct SQL queries, joins and aggregates included
Set up a server that responds to HTTP requests, in separate layers
Design a REST API whose endpoints are predictable and documented
Authenticate a user and check their permissions on every call
Recognise and fix OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities in real code
Deal with vulnerable dependencies before going into production
Programme
Four modules.
Module 0132 h Module 0232 h Server, routes and business logic
Module 0332 h REST APIs, authentication and permissions
Module 0432 h Application security: common vulnerabilities and how to counter them
Who it is for
Who it is aimed at.
- Learners who have already programmed — in practice, holders of the AI-augmented front-end developer block. Some networking knowledge (HTTP, IP address) makes getting started easier but is not required.
Afterwards
Where it leads.
- Junior back-end developer, API developer, full-stack developer. Natural next step towards quality and release (Quality, testing and release).
Method
How it works.
Systematic alternation between short theory sessions and practical work, with most of the time spent on practice
Progression from simple to complex: each module builds on what was learnt in the previous one
Realistic role-plays drawn from Cameroonian business cases
Considered use of generative AI as a working tool, in line with the common core
Regular formative assessments and a final integrative project drawing on all four modules
Assessment
How you are assessed.
Formative assessment at the end of each module (graded role-play and practical exercises)
Practical work assessed against competency sheets
Final integrative project, presented and defended before the trainer
One graded assignment per module in the online course space
Tools
What you work with.
Node.js and a server framework, or equivalent
PostgreSQL or MySQL
An API client (Postman, Insomnia or equivalent)
OpenAPI and a generated documentation interface
A deliberately vulnerable application for security practicals
Dependency audit tools
Keep exploring
In the same field.
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Ready to get started?
Sessions open every quarter. Apply now or request the detailed brochure — our advisers will get back to you.