Certified office skills
PowerPoint course: presentations that convince
Standard level · ICDL RS7524 · 10 / 20 hrs
The certification
ICDL – Create visual, animated presentations with presentation software, Standard level — RS7524, registered until 27 February 2029.
Certifying body: EURO APTITUDES (trading name ICDL France), SIRET 409 155 892 00022.
Software and environments: PowerPoint, Google Slides or Impress.
Two options
Essential option
€790
Users who already produce presentations
Complete option
€1,290
Occasional users or beginners
The placement test determines the right option. Price per person, net of tax (VAT not applicable), certification exam included.
This course is also part of the Certified office assistant pack (Standard Word, Excel and PowerPoint): 3 certifications · 49 hrs · €2,990 net of tax per person.
Objectives
By the end of the course, the learner is able to:
- Create, save and organise presentations
- Design consistent slides using the views and the slide master
- Structure and format text and tables following readability best practice
- Illustrate with charts and organisation charts
- Insert and format images, shapes and objects
- Finalise a slideshow: transitions, animations, notes, checks and printing
Programme
Programme built on the RS7524 certification syllabus (France Compétences registration). The order and length of each module are adjusted to the group after the placement test.
Get to grips with PowerPoint
Create, open and save a presentation, use the views, adjust the options.
Build the slides
Choose layouts and themes, use the slide master, organise the order and sections.
Text and tables
Readability best practice, lists, links, creating and formatting tables.
Charts and organisation charts
Create and edit charts and organisation charts to illustrate a message.
Images, shapes and objects
Insert, align, group and order images, shapes and objects.
Finalise and deliver the slideshow
Transitions, animations, notes, footers, checks, printing and delivering the slideshow.
Build an outline with the AI assistant (outside the exam)
Generate an outline and a presentation framework with the AI assistant, then adapt and check them.
Exam practice and sitting the certification
ICDL practice tests on the 6 skills of the syllabus, corrected with comments, then a supervised certification exam.
Audience and prerequisites
Audience: employees, freelancers, public-sector staff and jobseekers with CPF rights.
- Know how to use a computer (keyboard, mouse, files).
- Command of written and spoken French or English (courses delivered in French or English).
- Take the free ICDL placement test before enrolling.
Formats
In person
In a classroom in Mougins, Valbonne or Sophia Antipolis, in groups of 1 to 8 people, in full 7-hour days or 3.5-hour half-days. Workstation provided, with the necessary software.
Online
Live virtual classes with the trainer, in 3.5-hour half-days. You need a computer with the relevant software, an internet connection, a microphone and a webcam; a technical test takes place before the first session.
Hybrid
Sessions with the trainer, in a classroom or virtual class (at least 50% of the duration), and guided work on the ICDL practice platform, which is provided. Same technical conditions as online.
For online and hybrid courses, technical and teaching support is provided by phone and email, with a reply within 48 working hours at the latest.
Assessment and validation
- Before: free ICDL placement test.
- During: corrected exercises and practice tests.
- At the end: ICDL certification exam, online, supervised, with no reference materials. It lasts 35 minutes and has 36 questions (click zones, multiple-choice, screenshot questions); the certification is obtained with 75% correct answers or more.
- Satisfaction: questionnaire at the end of the course, then a questionnaire after 3 months.
Validation: ICDL certificate verifiable online if you pass, course completion certificate in all cases. The conditions for retaking the exam in case of failure are set out in the general terms of sale.
Teaching methods and resources: interview and placement test, then a pathway adjusted to the result. Demonstrations, exercises on professional cases, practice tests, digital materials given to the learner. Trainers experienced in the subject taught.
Accessibility
Courses are accessible to people with disabilities after a discussion with the disability officer, who assesses the adaptations needed. The rooms in Mougins, Valbonne and Sophia Antipolis are accessible to people with reduced mobility. Disability officer: +33 4 22 21 32 43, contact@antipolisformation.fr. For the ICDL exam, extra time (47 minutes instead of 35) can be activated.
Access times
Enrolment all year round. The course starts at the earliest 11 working days after the enrolment request on Mon Compte Formation. In practice, allow 2 to 4 weeks depending on the session calendar.
Funding
Possible funding: CPF, employer, OPCO.
- Funding cap: €1,500 per certification of the Specific Directory. This course’s price is below that cap.
- Mandatory contribution from the account holder: €150 per course, on top of the price, for any enrolment since 2 April 2026. Jobseekers are exempt. The employer can cover it with a top-up contribution.
- Enrolment and payment exclusively on moncompteformation.gouv.fr. Antipolis Formation complies with the CPF code of ethics and does not cold-call by phone.
Prices are per person, net of tax (VAT not applicable).
Practical information
- Documents given before the start of the course: programme, general terms of sale, internal rules, welcome booklet.
- Enrolment and teaching questions: +33 4 22 21 32 43, contact@antipolisformation.fr.
- Complaints: same address, with a reply within 10 working days.
- Other answers: see the frequently asked questions on courses, ICDL certification and funding.
Enrolment and enquiries
A question about this course?
Describe your project: an adviser will contact you free of charge and with no commitment, with the programme and a quote.