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Thursday, 4 August 2016

Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training Cameroon, TOBBY VISION COMPUTERS 2016-2017 BROCHURE



Best practice in Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institute for the 21st century in Africa
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We offer different high quality Educational Programs to students who want to learn and get an Official Diploma

Graphic Arts and Design

Summary

As a graphic designer, you shall create various types of items at the visual level e.g. business cards, logos, banners, magazines, t-shirts, books etc. using data processing tools.

Why is this course good for you?

You will acquire professional skills in computer aided designing, publication using computer programs like CorelDraw, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe PageMaker, Adobe InDesign and you will gain skills in handling 2D and 3D graphics and designs.
Upon graduation from this course, you will work either as an art director, web master, graphic editor, graphic designer, Service Project Manager in private companies, organizations, public institutions, ministries, semi-public, multinational corporations, public secretariats or be self-employed.

Main contents of this course

  • You will master technical English, French and basic mathematics
  • You will learn to use all office equipment and typographic rules
  • Master graphic designing, illustrations and imagery techniques, computer assisted publications and multimedia techniques

You will learn and acquire the following skills

  • Artistic designs
  • Web designs
  • Graphic editing
  • Project management
  • Conception, creation, designing and publishing

How is the course? How would be the experience of the student taking the course?

You will offer the following compulsory subjects; English Language, French Language, Legislation, Citizenship, Health Science, General Agriculture, Small Enterprise Development, Counseling and sports.
You will receive lectures together with hands on experience acquiring and developing your own potentials in designing, type text and make corrections, take digital pictures, scan pictures, process various images, layout pages, make web and multimedia mediums and technical reproductions.
Your course would include mastery of English language, system software, applications and graphic design equipment and tools.

Duration Annual Tuition 1st Installment 2nd installment 3rd installment
12 months 210,000XAF 120,000XAF 50,000XAF 40,000XAF

Requirements

  1. Admission-form provided by Tobby Vision Computers
  2. Photocopy of birth certificate
  3. 4 passport size photographs
  4. Photocopy of National Identity Card
  5. Photocopy of General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary and Advance Level
  6. 04 Exercise books
  7. Textbooks

Administrative Assistant

Summary

As an Administrative Assistant, you shall practical use a micro–computer with word processing software and an electronic spreadsheet. You will learn organization of administrative works, business correspondence, office automation equipment and tools, shorthand and word processing.

Why is this course good for you?

You will acquire the knowledge and skills to work as part of an office team and with high level of independence performing various administrative tasks and assist directors, managers and professionals in their work.
Upon graduation from this course, you will work as an Administrative Assistant in private companies, organizations, public institutions, ministries, semi-public, multinational corporations, public secretariats or be self-employed.

Main contents of this course

  • You will learn to use all office equipment and typographic rules
  • Master typing and presentation of documents, opening and distribution of mails, digital social media and the organization of meetings.
  • You will master technical English, French and basic mathematics

You will learn and acquire the following skills

  • Office automation tools
  • Welcome and direct correspondences
  • Carry out tasks using office equipment
  • Design and present written and visual documents
  • Sort out, go through and classify documents
  • Manage mails and documentation
  • Organize meetings and manage activity schedule and journals
  • Write professional documents
  • Use of language and the professional jargon in English and French
  • Organize and manage service needs
  • Bookkeeping
  • Ensure the administrative follow-up in different services

 How is the course? How would be the experience of the student taking the course?

You will take the following compulsory subjects; English Language, French Language, Legislation, Citizenship, Health Science, General Agriculture, Small Enterprise Development, Counseling and sports.
You will receive lectures together with hands on experience acquiring and developing your own potentials in designing, type text and make corrections, organize administrative works, welcome and direct correspondence, bookkeeping, etc.
Your course would include mastery of English language, French Language, system software, Word Processing applications and office automation equipment and tools.

 Time options and fees

Duration Annual Tuition 1st Installment 2nd installment 3rd installment
12 months 150,000XAF 80,000XAF 50,000XAF 20,000XAF

 Requirements

  1. Admission form provided by Tobby Vision Computers
  2. Photocopy of birth certificate
  3. 4 passport size photographs
  4. Photocopy of National Identity Card
  5. Photocopy of General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary and Advance Level
  6. 04 Exercise books
  7. Textbooks

 Computer Programming for Application Developers

Summary

As a computer application developer, you shall write applications and apps for fixed and mobile devices choosing programs and code fragments from algorithms.
Develop programs and code fragments from algorithms using one of the following languages Visual Basic.NET, C++, C#, C or Java. You will learn to use all office equipment and typographic rules.

Why is this course good for you?

You will acquire the knowledge and programming skills to write programs for fixed and mobile devices, code amazing apps for smart devices etc.
Upon graduation from this course, you will use the operating systems, programming software, various utilities and the Internet.

Main contents of this course

  • Demonstrate an algorithmic structure with respect to given situation
  • Organize the structure in the way that will enable the achievement of the set goals
  • Be able to choose the most suitable algorithm with respect to time, cost etc.
  • Write pseudo–code for simple algorithms
  • Demonstrate algorithmic thinking in problem solving
  • Convert from flow chart to pseudo code and vice versa
  • Develop programs and code fragments from algorithms using one of the following languages Visual Basic.NET, C++, C#, C or Java. You will learn to use all office equipment and typographic rules
  • You will master technical English, French and basic mathematics

You will learn and acquire the following skills

Develop programs and code fragments from algorithms using one of the following languages Visual Basic.NET, C++, C#, C or Java. You will learn to use all office equipment and typographic rules.

How is the course? How would be the experience of the student taking the course?

You will be required to offer the following compulsory subjects; English Language, French Language, Legislation, Citizenship, Health Science, General Agriculture, Small Enterprise Development, Counseling and sports.
You will receive lectures together with hands on experience acquiring and developing your own potential. Be it in the classroom on the cloud or via skype meetings. We use  “hour of code” an MIT initiative for teaching young adults the building blocks of programming, Touch Develop etc.
You will use the Microsoft Digital Literacy curriculum, which is aligned to UNESCO’s 21st century teaching and learning standards and will educate you on how to use technology to improve learning outcomes.

How is the methodology?

You will receive lectures, online courses, videos, group teaching, assignments, workshops and seminars. Lots of computer application development programs from dreamtech will be comprehensively covered amongst other varied functional application development programs.

Time options and fees

Duration Annual Tuition 1st Installment 2nd installment 3rd installment
12 months 225,000XAF 150,000XAF 50,000XAF 25,000XAF

Requirements

  1. Admission form provided by Tobby Vision Computers
  2. Photocopy of birth certificate
  3. 4 passport size photographs
  4. Photocopy of National Identity Card
  5. Photocopy of General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary and Advance Level
  6. 04 Exercise books
  7. Textbooks
Computer Maintenance

Summary

This course will give you the skills to be able to repair, upgrade and service various types of personal computers and minicomputer systems. It will also give you the knowledge to be able to install and configure fixed and mobile devices and accessories including printers, scanners, digital cameras, stabilizers, uninterrupted power supplies etc.

Why is this course good for you?

Upon graduation from this course, you will be very suited for a variety of job openings such as; maintenance technicians in businesses, institutions etc. and system administrator, IT manager or self-employed as proprietor of hardware workshops/enterprises.

Main contents of this course

  • You will learn to assembly computer equipment
  • Setup operating and application programs
  • Keep equipment in good working conditions
  • Repair or replace defective parts
  • Install and manage a local area network
  • Use communication techniques and tools and follow up the customers
  • Acquire computer and internet knowledge
  • You will master technical English, French and basic mathematics

You will learn and acquire the following skills

  • Operating Systems; Windows xp, 7, 8, 10, Linux etc.
  • Basic networking: TCP/IP processes
  • Software installation and upgrades
  • Printer troubleshooting
  • Disaster recovery
The training modules include:
  • Introduction to Information Technology (IT)
  • Computer Awareness
  • Computer Assembly
  • Operating systems: Windows xp, 7, 8, 10, 2008 Server, Linux etc.
  • Networking
  • Printers technology
  • Cabling of buildings
  • Performing network security
  • Backup and restore files
  • Fix data bases.

How is the course? How would be the experience of the student taking the course?

You will take the following compulsory subjects; English Language, French Language, Legislation, Citizenship, Health Science, General Agriculture, Small Enterprise Development, Counseling and sports.
You learn:
  • Introduction to Information Technology (IT)
  • Computer Awareness, Computer Assembly
  • Operating systems: Windows xp, 7, 8, 10, 2008 Server, Linux etc.
  • Networking, Printers technology, Cabling of buildings, Performing network security checks
  • Backup and restore files, working with known error data bases.
Your course would include good knowledge of English language, French Language, system software, Word Processing applications and office automation equipment and tools

Time options and fees

Duration Annual Tuition 1st Installment 2nd installment 3rd installment
12 months 202,000XAF 110,000XAF 55,000XAF 42,000XAF

 Requirements

  1. Admission form provided by Tobby Vision Computers
  2. Photocopy of birth certificate
  3. 4 passport size photographs
  4. Photocopy of National Identity Card
  5. Photocopy of General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary and Advance Level
  6. 04 Exercise books
  7. Textbooks
Agriculture 

Summary

You will be trained as Crop Producer, Animal Producer, and in Marketing and Farm Management.

Why is this course good for you?

Upon graduation from this course, you would have the knowledge in the principal contents and can work as an agricultural entrepreneur, animal breeder, agribusiness man, manager of agricultural startups, agricultural farm manager, manager of community based environmental and nature conservation, environmentalist, educationist on how to use the environment on a sustainable manner, agriculture and rural development in advocacy, fund raiser, project writer, livestock manager, sustainable income activities etc.

Main contents of this course

At the end of the training, you would have acquired knowledge on the following:
  • Techniques of land preparation, plant multiplication, planting of crops, maintenance and protection of crops, harvesting, maintenance of tools, equipment and buildings
  • You would identify the various systems of production, animal species, compound a balance diet for animals, heat periods and cross the animals
  • Master the various selection techniques
  • Identify sick animals and some common diseases and how to handle them
  • Put in place good bio–security measure in the farm
  • Management of the farm and the environment well
  • Master proper record keeping and market the products as well
  • Know the various factors that influence demand and supply of a produce in a market
  • Know how to advertise your product
  • Know how to supply to different buyers with different income levels
  • Master the various channels of distribution of the product
  • Distinguish the substitute for your product
  • Know how to draw up a contract with a potential buyer or supplier
  • Run the farm system on the basis of the opportunities and decision-making tools
  • Be able to draw up a cash flow calendar and a work calendar base on man–days
  • Calculate profit and loss account of your farm
  • Know how to manage risk as a result of climatic, physical, human, animal etc.
  • Management of personnel under your control
  • Strategic planning based on the objectives and the constraints of the environment
  • Know how to develop partnerships

How is the course? How would be the experience of the student taking the course?

You will take the following compulsory subjects; English Language, French Language, Legislation, Citizenship, Health Science, General Agriculture, Small Enterprise Development, Counseling and sports.

Time options and fees

Duration Annual Tuition 1st Installment 2nd installment 3rd installment
12 months 150,000XAF 80,000XAF 50,000XAF 20,000XAF

Requirements

  1. Admission form provided by Tobby Vision Computers
  2. Photocopy of birth certificate
  3. 4 passport size photographs
  4. Photocopy of National Identity Card
  5. Photocopy of General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary and Advance Level
  6. 04 Exercise books
  7. Textbooks
Entrepreneurship 

Summary

Taking this course is a big opportunity for the people who want to be independent, manage their own time and create successful business. In this technological era, there are many opportunities to take advantage and start developing new business ideas.
It is also good for people who actually have their own business because can easily improve the sales and the profits when applying many strategies and best practices that can implement.

Why is this course good for you?

Upon graduation from this course you will be able to start your own business. You will learn about personal optimization, business models, key skills for business, business ideas validation and other contents that you can apply for your current or new business.

Main contents of this course

This course is divided in the next modules
  • Personal Optimization and Leadership
  • Key Skills for business
  • Business Idea Generation
  • Available Business Models and Knowledge
  • Business Model Development
  • Business Model Implementation

You will learn and acquire the following skills

The whole structure of this course is theory and practical. You will develop a real business idea and participate in different kinds of workshops and activities. Some of the skills you will develop are:
  • Leadership
  • Self confidence
  • Self-discipline
  • Creativity
  • Technological skills: Google research, web site structure, social media strategies
  • Communication skills for effective marketing strategies
  • Strategies to get funds for your business ideas
  • And more

When can you start studying?

You can enroll for this course which takes 12 months. We will notify you when will be the next batch for this course.

How is the course? How would be the experience of the student taking the course?

This course is a very practical experience. From the beginning you will participate in different workshops, video projections, expositions and activities. The classes are taken in groups and using power point presentation. You will generate your own business ideas and the knowledge that you will acquire you can immediately apply to your real business idea and business model.

Who are the teachers?

The teachers are confirmed professionals and instructors who are in contact with several enterprises and also who have started and growing their own businesses nationally.

Time options and fees

Duration Annual Tuition 1st Installment 2nd installment 3rd installment
12 months 150,000XAF 80,000XAF 50,000XAF 20,000XAF
*The institution reserves the right to change prices without prior notice

Requirements

  1. Admission form provided by Tobby Vision Computers
  2. Photocopy of birth certificate
  3. 4 passport size photographs
  4. Photocopy of National Identity Card
  5. Photocopy of General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary and Advance Level
  6. 04 Exercise books
  7. Textbooks

Computerized Accounting

Summary

You will be trained as computer accountants to enable you to enhance computerized business, financial transactions, analysis and accountability. The program is irresistible to you if you are having accounting and financial studies as a dream come true as it is packed with courses providing you with in-depth financial accounting skills, OHADA accounting skills, cost and management accounting skills and taxation. You will learn professional accounting software like SAGE SARRI 100 and QUICKBOOKS alongside other computer application programs and non-computer courses.

Why is this course good for you?

Upon graduation from this course, you can have employment prospects and you are generally considered as average and may become promising if you master the operation of the different tools put at your disposal.

Main contents of this course

  • Learn the use of adequate communication techniques in carrying out operations
  • Apply basic notions of general and corporate economics
  • Carry out administrative and commercial works of small and medium sized enterprises
  • Present and analyze different deviations
  • Efficiently keep an advanced general accounting system
  • Apply company’s tax and accounting rules
  • Calculate interest rates and various discounts
  • Use general and cost accounting keeping software
  • You will master technical English, French and basic mathematics

You will learn and acquire the following skills

  • The information on the execution conditions of the task as well as the performance criteria identified in the computerized accounting and management trade
  • You will manage priorities, work in teams, be rigorous, have a sense of responsibility and organization, comply with procedures, instructions and laws
  • Have a high sense of commitment, offer more than what is expected of you, be discrete, diplomatic and punctual.
  • You will make maximum use of software and all must not necessarily be learned during training.
  • Practical and concrete cases which can be found in companies will be given priority
  • During training, you will be allowed to develop self–independence and a sense of responsibility
  • Since the computer equipment of training institutions is not always up to date, it happens that the latest software that are on the market are not taught. You will be complemented in companies.
  • Internships are important during training and the duration should be at least eight weeks for this course. Conventions are signed between the institution and companies to receive you on internship

How is the course? How would be the experience of the student taking the course?

You will take the following compulsory subjects; Business mathematics, English Language, French Language, Legislation, Citizenship, Health Science, General Agriculture, Small Enterprise Development, Counseling and sports.
This course will help you to master the operation of different tools put at your disposal. The bilingual ability in Cameroon is a great advantage for you. You can provide services such as:
  • Management of stocks
  • Management of accounting activities
  • Recording, entry and filing of accounting information
  • Management of production payrolls, social insurance and tax declaration forms
  • Completion of end of year works
  • Computerization of the constitution of companies.
Acquired skills and possibly recognized by the validation of acquired skills may enable you to occupy higher positions of responsibility.

Time options and fees

Duration Annual Tuition 1stInstallment 2ndinstallment 3rdinstallment
12 months 210,000XAF 128,000XAF 50,000XAF 32,000XAF

 Requirements

  1. Admission form provided by Tobby Vision Computers
  2. Photocopy of birth certificate
  3. 4 passport size photographs
  4. Photocopy of National Identity Card
  5. Photocopy of General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary and Advance Level
  6. 04 Exercise books
  7. Textbooks
Our Vision: Train with practical technological skills and improve the lives of students and their families
Our Mission: To boost high quality practical technological education for employment and poverty alleviation




Thursday, 7 July 2016

Build Africa's Skills on Tech, Agropastoral...



The Government of Cameroon has done a lot in creating so many secondary technical schools and higher teacher technical training colleges in universities but little has been done in equipping the workshops with tech and tools for practical lessons.
Students from these institutions complete their courses without a solid background in practical work and so missing the most important aspect of tech education. Most of those who graduate from these higher technical institutions want to become teachers in technical schools because during their period of study from secondary through university in their various disciplines, they do not master the application of scientific laws into practical work needless to talk of operating the technical equipment in the laboratories.

Because access to tech and the knowledge of use is not mastered, t hey will graduate from these institutions and have nothing to offer to the society and most of these graduates find themselves as teachers in society. In the course of teaching, they are often embarrassed with questions from students concerning practical lessons as they went through schools with no machines to operate.
These teachers are satisfied with what they teach to their students, and specialized in the teaching of scientific theories.
The students upon completion of their various courses will pass the scientific theories as they received from their teachers to the younger students in secondary technical schools and this syndrome keeps going on year after year in Cameroon technical institutions. They make these students believe that technology can be transferred on papers. Never can tech be transferred on papers as skills will not be developed. Skills transfer, employability are the paramount objective of every student who passes through a technical institution. These skills are acquired through practical work and help the student to be creative and innovation. If a student graduates from a tech university in Cameroon without practical skills in the field of study, whatever qualification he or she has is for self esteem. Cameroonian tech schools only graduate self esteem graduates and the community cannot benefit anything from their theoretical studies.

The most part of graduates from tech institutions in Cameroon go to the teaching profession while few seek jobs in companies and there are rarely those who are self employed so very little contribution into the economy of the nation.
Cameroonians should understand the importance of applying scientific theories and skillfully. If this is done, they will be job creators and not just job seekers.
Look at the thousands of personal computers, smart phones, cars, Lorries, solar panels, trucks, tractors etc in our cities and count how many are made by our tech students.
Tobby Vision Computers in line with vision 2063 of the African Union to develop African airspace and technical vocational education training (TVET) trains students to be productive in the various specialties:
·        Graphics Design  
·        Administrative Assistants
·        Computer Software Programming for Application Developers

·        Entrepreneurship  
·        Computer Maintenance
·        Computerized Accounting
·        Agro Pastoral  
With our partners we apply the scientific theories that is why our graduates are job creators as they set up their own small business concerns and are easily recruited by the private sector as they graduate readily equipped for that sector.
 

Saturday, 18 June 2016

Become A Personal Computer Wizard In 2 Months



 The Management of Tobby Vision Computers wishes to announce to the general public that Registration for Holiday Computer Classes is currently going on in the center every work day from 8:00am prompt.
Tobby Vision Computers is located directly opposite Express Union Bambui.
We also offer publishing and publication of practical computer school manuals, Personal Computer Maintenance, Sales of Computer Accessories, Web design, apps building and documentation services with clean photocopy.
Our fees are very moderate and period of studies is negotiable. The regular study time is from 8:00am – 12:00pm and 1:00pm – 5:00pm daily for morning and afternoon shifts respectively, each student assigned to a personal computer.
We have professional and a highly dedicated staff that inspires our students to become personal computer wizards within a very short time.
Tobby Vision Computers, inspiring young men and women to reach for the skies in ICTs.
N.B: If you are interested in learning to code your own apps please consider attending the Tobby Vision Computers

Monday, 30 May 2016

Promoting Agriculture through Tech Savvy and Access: Training the Bambui Farmers of Tomorrow



I notice that young farmers were generating a lot traffic on social media but were not doing anything particularly beneficial for themselves or their environment. So I founded my centre to train farmers also and to reach out to young people in my community by helping them learn about the opportunities that would open up for them if they were to study ICTs then pursue careers in agriculture, further their education either in the arts or sciences.

The “Ngong” Project in Bambui which trains the Bambui farmers of tomorrow is still expecting funding for the training of these farmers in ICTs. ICTs are very important because they are enabling the results of agricultural research to be delivered to an increasing number of end users some of whom are, in turn, suitably empowered by ICTs so that they can provide researchers with updated information on progress of their crops, appearance of pests and diseases.
I have been working at Tobby Vision Computers, an ICT school for 14 years now and have partnerships with Mendel Foundation a community- based organization for educational support to the underprivileged and protection of the environment, collaborating with Reignite Action for Development (RAD) Cameroon, a local branch of a UK charity, providing a multi-sectoral and holistic approach to natural resource management to the local community and Community Based Extension Common Initiative Group COBEX) all involved in agricultural practices. Since ICTs are now being applied to all parts of agricultural research in the development sector, connecting Tobby Vision Computers programmes with agricultural and rural change is a programme that is struggling to gain momentum when funding would be available for the Bambui farmers of tomorrow.

Many Community Based Organizations (CBOs) in Bambui and environs carry out their work at remote sites and collect field data manually, processing this data only when they return to their offices and this process naturally increase the risk of error. Today, more and more researchers are able to access data sources remotely using a mobile phone, notebook or tablet, for immediate submission via internet to a project data repository or sharing with collaborators.

Bambui–Tubah small farmholders are turning to the mobile phones to connect to agricultural and information services and markets. They are in need of smart phones, notebooks, tablets and hand held data capture devices. Tobby Vision Computers partner CBOs are using its centre to facilitate research by providing information to scientists about the condition of the land and crops. The increasing need for access to accurate geospatial data for application in diverse range of development activities (agricultural, disaster, conservation, climate change and economic development) has resulted in the advent of Geographic Information System (GIS), Remote Sensing (RS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) technologies.
We believe access to ICTs is a human right and its skills can enable communities into seeing that working together helps them to discover and put in place better, more sustainable solutions for a more food secure future. It is important that agricultural researchers’ work is disseminated to as many end users as possible and ICTs are an important tool for doing this.
There is no community radio in Tubah Sub Division broadcasting for the community even though traditional.
A management expect explains that several research studies are done without including farmers, who in the final analysis are the intended beneficiaries of the research results. Tobby Vision Computers and a community based radio can address this disconnect as the Tubah community radio will provide an excellent opportunity for mutual collaboration between agricultural research and development experts and farmers.
ICTs can help researchers to interact with farmers. The challenge lies in finding the traditional and new communication technologies, trainings, for stakeholders to be interactive, through using facilities like call–ins, call–outs, SMS, voice messages, interactive voice response, facilitated listening and web base platforms. Hearing about #DevicesforGood – a project of #MentorNations we believe visualize devices for good agripreneurs which would include a community radio in Tubah Sub Division.

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