Certification-First Skilling

For EPCON 2027 competitors · Optional add-on

Want A Trainer beside You? Prepare with EdgePoint.

Your EPCON entry already gives you everything to prepare on your own: LearnKey video tutorials, a GMetrix practice test and your official exam. If you learn best with a trainer, EdgePoint runs trainer-led certification pathways that get you exam-ready before the 17 September 2027 exam deadline.

See Trainer-Led Pathways Ask on WhatsApp

US$150 per track · early bird US$120 until 31 December 2026 · your EPCON entry and ranking stay exactly the same

Why a trainer

Certify First Time, with Time to Build

Rankings use your first attempt only, and certifying early gives you more time for your capstone. A trainer keeps you on schedule.

Two ways to prepare

Self-Paced Or Trainer-Led: You Choose

Both routes lead to the same official certification exam and the same place in the championship.

Included in your entry

Self-Paced with EPCON

LearnKey video tutorials mapped to the exam objectives

A GMetrix practice test

Your official certification exam

A free monthly capstone clinic and national judging

Optional add-on

Trainer-Led with EdgePoint

Scheduled classes with a trainer, built around the exam objectives

Answers to your questions as you learn

Practice in a Certiport Authorized Testing Center

A study plan that gets you certified before the 17 September 2027 exam deadline

Guidance on your capstone from your trainer

Fair for every competitor

Four Ways to Prepare. One Fair Championship.

However you prepare, you sit the same official exam and your capstone is judged the same way. Pick the route that suits you.

Included

Self-Paced

LearnKey tutorials, a GMetrix practice test and your exam, all in your EPCON entry.

At school

With Your Teachers

Your school can prepare you. When 5 or more learners from a school or club register and pay for a track, the teacher who coaches them gets a complimentary bundle for it: LearnKey materials, a practice test, the certification exam and a retake.

In the network

With A Member Institution

Any member institution of the Commsgate Certification Network can prepare you.

Optional add-on

With EdgePoint

Trainer-led classes for your certification exam plus guidance on your capstone, for students who want a trainer beside them.

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One set of rules for every coach. Teachers, club patrons, member institutions and EdgePoint trainers may all guide your capstone with feedback and teaching, but the work must be your own. No EdgePoint trainer judges, shortlists or counts votes, judges never see who coached you, and every registered student can join our free monthly capstone clinic.

Pricing

One Price for Every Track

Trainer-led preparation for your certification exam, plus capstone guidance, on top of your EPCON entry. The same price whichever track you’re in.

What you get: 40 contact hours. Every trainer-led cycle is 40 hours with an EdgePoint trainer, built around your certification exam objectives. It’s hybrid: in-class sessions at the EdgePoint center for hands-on practice in a Certiport Authorized Testing Center, also streamed live so you can join online from anywhere. Your trainer doesn’t disappear after the 40 hours: they join the monthly capstone clinics and answer questions in the EPCON SkillHack community, through to the finals.

Trainer-led with EdgePoint

$150

per track · full payment

Or in three installments:
$60 + $50 + $40

Early bird: US$120Sign up and pay in full by 31 December 2026.

Book My PlaceChoose your track and payment at checkout · or book on WhatsApp

Schools

Group Rate: US$120 per Learner

For 10 or more learners from one school, invoiced to the school. Ask for a school quote →

Class dates

Bootcamps, Weekend And Weekday Cohorts

Holiday Bootcamp 1: 7–18 December 2026 · Weekend Cohort A: 16 January–6 March 2027 · Holiday Bootcamp 2: 5–16 April 2027 · Weekend Cohort B: 15 May–3 July 2027 · Holiday Bootcamp 3: 11–24 August 2027. Bootcamps are 10 weekdays of 4 hours; weekend cohorts are 8 Saturdays of 5 hours. Not in school? Weekday cohorts: Monday to Thursday mornings for four weeks, starting 11 January, 8 February, 8 March, 12 April, 10 May, 14 June, 12 July and 2 August 2027. A weekday cohort that doesn’t reach 10 students in a track joins the next month’s cohort; if the new dates don’t suit you, you choose a full refund. Bootcamps and weekend cohorts run when at least 10 students sign up for a track; if yours doesn’t, you choose a full refund or a place in the next cycle. Start early if you can: certifying early leaves more time for your capstone.

Fundable by Sponsors

Sponsoring organizations can choose to cover trainer-led preparation for the students they sponsor.

How it works

From Entry to Certified Graduate

Done

Enter EPCON

You have registered for your track. Your entry includes your exam.

Choose Your Pathway

Pick the trainer-led pathway for your certification and a class schedule that suits you.

By 17 Sept 2027

Train And Certify

40 contact hours with your trainer in a holiday bootcamp, weekend cohort or weekday cohort, then pass your exam on the first attempt.

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To 5 Nov & finals

Build And Pitch

Use the time you saved, with your trainer’s guidance, to build a stronger capstone for the national finals.

See Trainer-Led Pathways

Where you train

The EdgePoint Center

EdgePoint is a Certiport Authorized Testing Center, so you learn and practice where certification happens.

Office 25, G.T. Baine Building, 55 King George Road, Avondale, Harare
WhatsApp +263 781 004 008 · info@edgepoint.africa

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Lab access is included with trainer-led classes. When no classes are running, you can study in an EdgePoint lab, on our computers or on your own laptop with our internet, at no extra cost. Other registered EPCON students can use the lab for US$15 a month. It’s there for students without internet at home or affected by power cuts. Book lab time on WhatsApp →

Every track, when the class fills. You can book a trainer for any of the 16 tracks. A cycle runs once at least 10 students sign up; if yours doesn’t, you choose a full refund or a place in the next cycle.

Questions

Before You Add A Trainer

Do I still need my EPCON entry?

Yes. Your EPCON entry is what puts you in the championship and includes your exam. Training with EdgePoint is optional, for students who want a trainer beside them.

Does trainer-led preparation change how I am ranked?

No. Every ranking comes from your certification exam result, the same for every competitor, however you prepare. Capstones are judged by independent industry judges who are never told how you prepared. Your trainer can guide your capstone, just as teachers and club patrons can, but the work must be your own.

What if my class doesn’t run?

Classes run when at least 10 students sign up for a track. If yours doesn’t, you choose a full refund or a place in the next cycle.

Is a trainer-led pathway available for my track?

Yes. You can book a trainer for any of the 16 tracks. A cycle runs once at least 10 students sign up for it; if it doesn’t fill, you choose a full refund or a place in the next cycle. Ask us on WhatsApp how many students have signed up for your track so far.

How much does it cost?

US$150 per track, or three installments of $60, $50 and $40. Pay in full by 31 December 2026 and it’s US$120. Schools entering 10 or more learners pay US$120 per learner, invoiced.

Where are the classes, and can I join online?

In-class sessions are at the EdgePoint center: Office 25, G.T. Baine Building, 55 King George Road, Avondale, Harare. Every session is also live online, so students outside Harare can join from anywhere and practice at their nearest testing center.

When are the cycles?

Holiday Bootcamp 1: 7–18 December 2026 · Weekend Cohort A: 16 January–6 March 2027 · Holiday Bootcamp 2: 5–16 April 2027 · Weekend Cohort B: 15 May–3 July 2027 · Holiday Bootcamp 3: 11–24 August 2027. Weekday cohorts for candidates not in school: Monday to Thursday mornings for four weeks, starting 11 January, 8 February, 8 March, 12 April, 10 May, 14 June, 12 July and 2 August 2027. Candidates not in school can also join any bootcamp or weekend cohort. A weekday cohort that doesn’t reach 10 students in a track joins the next month’s cohort; if the new dates don’t suit you, you choose a full refund. Every cycle ends at least three weeks before the 17 September 2027 exam deadline.

Can my school book trainer-led preparation for a group?

Yes. Message us on WhatsApp with your school, track and number of learners.

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Learn with A Trainer. Certify with Confidence.

Your EPCON season goes further when you certify early. Add a trainer and get there sooner.