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Data and AI tracks that transform teams.

Six skill tracks, from fundamentals to expert level, delivered in person, online or tailored to your organisation. Practice first, with cases drawn from Malagasy realities — for professionals, businesses and the public sector.

Formats

Three ways to learn, one constant: practice.

Every track comes as an immersive in-person course, a flexible online course, or a programme designed for your organisation.

In-person training

Antananarivo & regions

Data Boot Camps: intensive immersion with adjusted hours, so you can train without stepping away from work.

Return transport to the Data Boot Camp every day
Official IDEA notepad and pen
Mineral water and coffee break every day
Lunch provided on every training day
Full access to the e-learning platform

Online training

−15% on fees

The same hours and the same content as in person, delivered outside office hours, with continuous support on practical projects.

Same programme and same hours as in person
Classes held outside office hours
Full access to the e-learning platform
Continuous online support during the day for projects
Accessible from anywhere in Madagascar and abroad

In-house & institutions

On quotation

Programme, duration and case studies fully tailored, built on your own data and your own business processes.

Programme designed around your real data
Case studies drawn from your processes and objectives
Duration and schedule adapted to your teams
Delivered at your premises, in our rooms or online

The catalogue

Six skill tracks, two levels each.

Level 1 for the fundamentals, level 2 for expertise — on their own, one after the other, or as a complete track.

Data analysis with Excel

Turn Excel into a genuine tool for analysis and decision-making.

Level 1

756 000 Ar

that is −15% online

Level 2

640 000 Ar

that is −15% online

Complete track

1 296 000 Ar

that is −15% online

Level 1 — Fundamentals

Analysis & Business Data

5 intensive days · In person, online or in-house

756 000 Ar

Programme

M1 — Power Query: collecting, cleaning, combining and automating data (Excel, CSV, APIs)
M2 — Power Pivot & DAX: modelling, relationships, measures and advanced calculations
M3 — DataViz & dashboards: building professional dashboards

Madagascar case studies

Budget analysisSales trackingAdministrative reportingProject management

Full details

Level 2 — Expertise

AI & Excel automation

3 intensive days · In person, online or in-house

640 000 Ar

Programme

M1 — AI in Excel: Copilot, analysis assistance, formula generation
M2 — Excel + Python (xlwings): automating workbooks and generating reports

Full details

Business Intelligence with Power BI

From your raw data to decision-ready dashboards.

Level 1

756 000 Ar

that is −15% online

Level 2

640 000 Ar

that is −15% online

Complete track

1 296 000 Ar

that is −15% online

Level 1 — Fundamentals

Business Intelligence

5 intensive days · In person, online or in-house

756 000 Ar

Programme

M1 — Power Query: connecting, transforming and automating data sources
M2 — Modelling & DAX: building an analytical model and business measures
M3 — DataViz & storytelling: interactive dashboards made for decision-makers

Madagascar case studies

Public financeProgramme monitoringSalesHRSocio-economic indicators

Full details

Level 2 — Expertise

Enterprise BI & AI

3 intensive days · In person, online or in-house

640 000 Ar

Programme

M1 — Deployment & governance: publishing, security and report governance
M2 — Power BI & AI: Copilot, augmented analytics and AI in decision-making

Full details

Data Science, predictive analytics & AI

Put data to work to understand, forecast and decide.

Level 1

756 000 Ar

that is −15% online

Level 2

640 000 Ar

that is −15% online

Complete track

1 296 000 Ar

that is −15% online

Level 1 — Fundamentals

Applied data science

5 intensive days · In person, online or in-house

756 000 Ar

Programme

M1 — Data analysis with Python: Pandas, preparation, exploration and analysis
M2 — Statistics & machine learning: regression, classification, clustering and forecasting
M3 — From model to application: exposing models through a REST API

Madagascar case studies

Agricultural forecastingRisk managementScoringCustomer segmentationRegional analysis

Full details

Level 2 — Expertise

MLOps & advanced AI

3 intensive days · In person, online or in-house

640 000 Ar

Programme

M1 — Industrialisation: versioning, pipelines, monitoring and deployment
M2 — Generative AI: bringing LLMs into predictive analysis workflows

Full details

Artificial Intelligence & Automation

Bring AI into your day-to-day work in concrete terms.

Level 1

906 000 Ar

that is −15% online

Level 2

810 000 Ar

that is −15% online

Complete track

1 600 000 Ar

that is −15% online

Level 1 — Fundamentals

AI applied to your work

5 intensive days · In person, online or in-house

906 000 Ar

Programme

M1 — Generative AI & tools: LLMs, prompt engineering, document analysis and multimodality
M2 — Sovereign AI: open-source models, confidentiality and control of sensitive data
M3 — AI in action: RAG, knowledge bases and your first AI agents

Madagascar case studies

Analysis of administrative documentsBusiness assistantsCustomer serviceCapturing organisational knowledge

Full details

Level 2 — Expertise

Automation & agentic AI

3 intensive days · In person, online or in-house

810 000 Ar

Programme

M1 — Intelligent automation: workflows, API integration and process automation
M2 — AI agents: designing agents that can use tools under human control

Full details

Data Engineering & data governance

Build the foundations of a data-driven organisation.

On quotation

Programme, duration and fee built with your organisation.

Level 1 — Fundamentals

Data Engineering

5 intensive days · In person, online or in-house

Programme

Pipelines and transformations: Dagster, dbt, Airbyte
Object storage, analytical databases, Lakehouse architectures
Data quality and streaming

Full details

Level 2 — Expertise

Governance & architecture

3 intensive days · In person, online or in-house

Programme

The Madagascar context: reliable systems suited to connectivity and sovereignty constraints
Data catalogue, lineage, security and access policies
Data Mesh and modern architectures

Full details

APP

Modern application development & AI

Build the next generation of business applications.

On quotation

Programme, duration and fee built with your organisation.

Level 1 — Fundamentals

Modern applications

5 intensive days · In person, online or in-house

Programme

M1 — Modern full stack: Next.js, FastAPI, Directus, PostgreSQL
M2 — Bringing in AI: LLMs, AI APIs, embeddings and context management
M3 — RAG & knowledge: applications built on an organisation's internal documents

Madagascar case studies

Intelligent institutional portalsBusiness chatbotsDecision-support systems

Full details

Level 2 — Expertise

Agentic applications

3 intensive days · In person, online or in-house

Programme

AI agents, orchestration (LangGraph), multi-agent systems
Containerisation, CI/CD, security and going to production

Full details

Who is it for?

Training matched to your profile

From recent graduates to public institutions, every audience has a way into the catalogue.

Students & recent graduates

Sought-after skills plus a real portfolio: a genuine boost to employability.

IDEA Academy

Professionals

Skills you can apply straight away: automation, analysis, reporting, AI.

Businesses & institutions

Tailored programmes built on your own data and your real problems.

Cabinet IDEA

Public administration

Modernising how public policy is steered and how citizens are served.

NGOs & development projects

Better monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting and impact measurement.

Teaching method

Our approach: learning by doing

Core concepts explained in plain terms and demonstrated.
Guided exercises and individual or group projects.
Real data and business problems set in the Malagasy context.
Support from practitioners working in the field.
For organisations: case studies based on your own processes and objectives.

What sets us apart

Why choose IDEA?

1
Field expertise
Courses designed by working data and AI practitioners.
2
Local grounding
A thorough grasp of Malagasy realities and constraints.
3
Technological independence
A mix of proprietary, open-source and sovereign solutions.
4
A continuous path
Raise awareness → Train → Experiment → Support → Transform.

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