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Notes Academy

Teach what you know. Learn from people who've done it.

Free and paid courses from African tutors, professionals and organisations, with quizzes, live classes and a certificate anyone can check.

  • Free courses on every publishing plan
  • Quizzes marked the moment learners submit
  • Certificates with an ID and a QR code
  • Paid courses paid out in naira

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Your course, here

#Business › #Bookkeeping

Your first course on Notes Academy

12 lessons · 2 modules · a quiz · a certificate

66% done

Quiz passed

8 of 10 right · pass mark 70%

Certificate genuine

NA-C-•••••••• · checked at /certificates

Build a course

Your lessons are scattered across YouTube links, PDFs and a WhatsApp group.

Put them in one course. Paste your own YouTube videos, write text lessons, add PDFs and group it all in modules. Learners' progress is saved as they go, and only those who enrolled see your live-class and group links.

  • Free preview lessons on paid courses
  • Live classes on Zoom, Meet or Teams, with recordings
  • Up to 4 co-tutors, each paid their share
How teaching works

Curriculum

2 modules · 9 lessons

Module 1 · Getting started

  • Welcome and how this course works
  • Recording your first sale
  • Worksheet: your cash book (PDF)
  • Quiz: the basicsNext
Join the live classJoin the group

Quizzes

Finishing the videos doesn't prove anyone learnt anything.

Add a quiz to any course, free or paid. Multiple-choice questions, the right answer and your explanation, and a pass mark you choose. It's marked on our server the moment a learner submits, and the lesson only counts once they pass.

  • 2 to 6 answers a question, up to 50 questions
  • Learners see their score and your explanations
  • Retakes as often as they need
Add a quiz to your course

Quiz · question 3 of 10

Passed · 80%

Which of these is the accounting equation?

  • Assets = Liabilities + Equity
  • Assets = Income − Expenses
  • Equity = Assets + Liabilities

Tutor's explanation: everything a business owns is paid for by what it owes or by what the owners put in.

Verifiable certificates

A certificate anyone can edit in a design app is worth very little to an employer.

Every Notes Academy certificate has its own ID, a QR code and a public page that says whether it's genuine. Put your academy's name, logo and signature on it, and learners can add it to LinkedIn in a tap.

  • Checked by anyone at /certificates
  • Your accrediting body's logo once we've checked it
  • Download as PDF or picture
Check a certificate

Certificate of completion

This certifies that

Your learner's name

has completed Your course on Notes Academy

Your signature

Your academy

ID NA-C-•••••••• · notesapp.name.ng/certificates

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The Notes Academy advantage

One place to teach, sell and certify, built for how Africa learns.

Start free, on any publishing plan

Every publishing account, including the free Basic plan, can teach free courses with lessons from its own YouTube or written right here. Organisations on Business and Enterprise can teach as themselves, and their admins can edit too.

Teach a course
  • Up to 30 courses, 100 lessons each
  • Nana suggests topics from your title
  • Preview a draft before you publish

Why Notes Academy

Everything a course needs, nothing to stitch together.

Lessons stay on #NotesApp

YouTube lessons play in a privacy-enhanced player on the course page, so learners don't wander off.

Made for phones

Progress is saved lesson by lesson, so a learner can pick up on any device where they stopped.

Paid work kept safe

Uploaded videos stream with signed playback and a drifting watermark, never as a file to save.

Teach together

Invite co-tutors by @username with their share of each sale; each is paid at their own plan's fee.

Nana helps learners

Our AI helper knows Notes Academy inside out and answers most questions straight away.

Real reviews

Only learners who've done half the lessons can rate a course, and you can reply to each review.

Questions learners ask

How and when do I get my certificate?

As soon as you've finished every lesson, a Get your certificate button appears on the course page. Check your name, pay, and it's issued straight away with its own ID and QR code. You'll find it again on the course page.

What does the certificate cost?

On a paid course it's usually included in the price: the course page says so. On a free course, the certificate costs ₦999 (#NotesApp's part) plus the teacher's own margin; you see the total before you pay, by card or from your NotesApp Credit wallet. Claim it within 7 days of finishing: after that a late claim fee of 1% of the price is added each week, up to 50% more.

Can employers check my certificate?

Yes. Anyone can scan its QR code, or enter its ID (NA-C-…) at notesapp.name.ng/certificates, and see that it's genuine. You can add it to your LinkedIn profile, share it, or save it as a PDF.

Do courses have quizzes?

Some do: the teacher decides. Choose one answer for each question and tap Submit answers. It's marked straight away, and you see your score, whether you passed, the right answer to each question and the teacher's explanation. Didn't pass? Try again as often as you like. A quiz counts as done once you pass it, and you need every lesson done for your certificate.

Can I change the name on my certificate?

Check the spelling before you pay: once it's issued, the name can't be changed. If something went wrong, contact us and we'll help.

How long do I have access to this course?

For good: a paid course you've bought stays yours even if the teacher stops selling it, and a free one for as long as the teacher keeps it on Notes Academy. Every update and new lesson comes at no extra cost, and your progress and your certificate stay yours.

On how many devices can I watch a paid course?

Two: your phone and your computer, say. To watch on a third, remove one of the others when it asks (you can do that twice a month). Your @username and email drift faintly across uploaded videos, so a recording can always be traced back.

How do I get help if I'm stuck?

Ask Nana first: she knows Notes Academy inside out and answers most questions straight away. If she can't, contact our team and we'll usually reply within 24 hours. For questions about the lessons themselves, message the teacher from their profile.

How many questions can I ask Nana?

As many as you like. Each answer uses a little of your free Nana allowance, which refreshes every week; after that Nana uses any Nana credit you've bought. Common questions answered from her answer bank are free.

Can I watch this course offline?

No. Lessons stream on #NotesApp and can't be downloaded, which keeps teachers' work safe from piracy. You can still watch on a bigger screen by casting or connecting your phone, tablet or computer to a TV.

Help! The videos won't play.

It's usually the internet connection or the browser. Try another browser or connection, and turn off any data saver or ad blocker for #NotesApp. Still stuck? Ask Nana or contact our team.

Where are the course resources?

If a lesson has worksheets, templates or other downloads, the teacher links them in the lesson. Paid extras are in the teacher's shop on Notes Market.

Can I use a discount code?

Yes, on a paid course, when the teacher has one. Choose Have a discount code? before you pay and you see what it takes off. If you saved one of the teacher's coupons, Nana applies the best one for you.

Can I get a refund?

A paid course: yes, within 7 days of buying it, as long as you haven't started it (opening a paid lesson counts as starting). Tap get a refund on the course's page; the money goes back the way you paid. A certificate on a free course: ask within 7 days of buying it and we'll refund it; the certificate is then revoked.

Questions teachers ask

Who can teach on Notes Academy?

Any publishing account can teach free courses, including the free Basic plan. Paid courses are on Pro (text lessons, PDFs and YouTube) and on Business and Enterprise (your own uploaded videos too). Organisations on Business and Enterprise can teach as themselves. Start at Teach a course.

How do I get paid for a paid course?

You get the price less your plan's fee for digital items, paid in naira to your bank account 7 days after each sale. Add your bank account under Rates & payouts before you publish. Co-tutors are paid their own share at their own plan's fee. See Getting paid.

Can I add quizzes and a certificate?

Yes, on any course, free or paid. Add a quiz lesson with multiple-choice questions, explanations and a pass mark; learners must pass it to finish. Set up your academy once to put your name, logo and signature on certificates, and set your margin on certificates for free courses.

How do I promote my course?

Courses reach learners through their topics on Notes Academy, Trending, Explore and the weekly digest. You can also make discount codes for a course, and set a share for affiliates so they promote it on the affiliate marketplace.

Still have a question?

The help centre covers every part of teaching and learning, and Nana answers straight away.

Your first course can be live today.

A title, a summary and one lesson is all it takes to publish. Learners enrol free, or buy on Pro and above.