- Block code
- GRAPH-PAO
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 9 October. The following one starts on 4 January 2027.
- First-quarter intake — enrolment closes on 9 October5 Oct.
- Second-quarter intake — 20274 Jan.
Objectives
What you will be able to do.
Compose a page: grid, margins, visual hierarchy
Pair typefaces and fine-tune the details that make the difference
Use colour methodically: contrast, symbolism, accessibility
Master a layout application: templates, styles, long documents
Produce everyday print materials and adapt a campaign across formats
Prepare a compliant print file: CMYK, bleed, resolution
Work with a printer: quote, signed-off proof, finishing, acceptance of the delivery
Programme
Four modules.
Module 0132 h Module 0232 h Layout software
Module 0332 h Everyday print materials
Module 0432 h Print files and working with the printer
Who it is for
Who it is aimed at.
- Complete beginners with an interest in visual work. No technical or artistic prerequisites: the block starts from composition and the grid.
Afterwards
Where it leads.
- DTP graphic designer, prepress operator, layout artist. This is the block that opens up jobs in print shops, agencies and communication departments.
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.
Adobe InDesign, or Affinity Publisher and Scribus as free alternatives
Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape for vector elements
Adobe Acrobat for preflighting print PDFs
Spot colour swatch book and colour profiles
Library of licensed fonts
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.