• Togolese entrepreneur Alphonse Gogoli co-founded Deezpro, an online professional training platform launched in 2023.
• Deezpro offers online courses, mentorship, and certification preparation across digital, technical, and management fields.
• The initiative targets skills development and career advancement amid rapid technological change.

Alphonse Gogoli is a Togolese engineer and technology entrepreneur. He co-founded and leads Deezpro, an online training platform focused on professional skills development and career progression.

Founded in 2023, Deezpro targets learners seeking new knowledge as well as professionals aiming to strengthen existing skills. The platform offers a broad catalog of online training programs.

Courses cover office software such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The catalog also includes 3D modeling, web development, data management, artificial intelligence, marketing, management, quality systems, and preparation for professional certifications.

Each training program presents detailed information. The platform specifies course content, duration, and, in most cases, pricing.

Deezpro differentiates its offering through personalized support via mentorship. Learners interact with advisors or tutors, ask questions, and receive tailored academic guidance.

The platform also emphasizes preparation for recognized certifications. International partnerships enable official validation of acquired skills.

Alongside his entrepreneurial activities, Alphonse Gogoli serves as an associate lecturer at the University of Lomé. He also works as a science communicator at Cosmos Materia, a media agency specializing in science and materials engineering.

Gogoli graduated from the University of Lorraine in France. He earned a master’s degree in materials mechanics, structures, and processes in 2018. In the same year, he obtained an engineering degree in mechanical and production engineering from the National School of Engineers of Metz.

In 2022, he completed a doctorate in materials mechanics at the University of Caen Normandy.

Gogoli began his professional career in 2016 as an assistant engineer at Bürkert Fluid Control Systems, a manufacturer of measurement and control systems for liquids and gases.

In 2017, he joined IKEA France as head of technical services and logistics project management. In 2018, he worked as a research and development engineer at the Laboratory for the Study of Microstructures and Mechanics of Materials.

This article was initially published in French by Melchior Koba

Adapted in English by Ange J.A de BERRY QUENUM