Who it is for
- Assistants, administrators, salespeople, managers of small organisations
- Curious, methodical people with no programming skills
AutomationCourse by toolLevel Intermediate
Automate your tasks without coding
Reminders, data entry, summaries, publishing: build your first automations with Power Automate, Make, Zapier or n8n, and plug AI into them.
Programme updated on 6 November 2026. Our courses are delivered in French. If you need another language, contact us: we will tell you honestly what is possible.
Learning objectives
By the end of the course, participants are able to
- Spot the repetitive tasks in your work that deserve automating, and those that do not
- Describe a process as trigger – conditions – actions
- Build and test a simple workflow in Power Automate, Make, Zapier or n8n
- Add an AI step to a workflow (classify, summarise, extract, draft) with human sign-off
- Secure and maintain your automations: access rights, error handling, logs, personal data
Programme
How the course is structured
1 day (7 hours). Timings are adjusted to the group's level and your priorities.
01Thinking in processes
1 hr- Map a typical day
- Spot repetitive tasks, estimate the gain
- Trigger, conditions, actions: a shared vocabulary
02Landscape and choosing a tool
45 min- Power Automate (Microsoft 365), Make, Zapier, n8n: strengths, costs, hosting
- Connectors available for your tools
03Workshop 1: a workflow without AI
1 hr 45 min- Example: form → row in a spreadsheet → Teams or email notification
- Test, fix, publish
04Workshop 2: a workflow with AI
2 hrs- Example: incoming email → summary and classification → draft reply for approval
- Example: PDF invoice → field extraction → tracking spreadsheet
- Write the instruction given to the AI, limit errors
05Reliability, security, costs
1 hr- Errors and alerts, run logs
- Permissions, secrets, personal data
- The real cost of an automation over time
06Action plan
30 min- Your first two automations
- Who maintains what?
Details
Audience, prerequisites, methods and assessment
Prerequisites
- Comfortable with office and web tools
- Familiar with the company's tools (email, CRM, spreadsheets, invoicing)
Teaching methods
- Short explanations alternating with hands-on AI workshops on the participants' real cases.
- Each participant works on their own computer, with the company's tools or trial accounts we provide.
- Materials handed over at the end of the session: practical guides, prompt library, reusable templates.
- Groups of 4 to 10 participants (8 recommended) to keep individual support possible.
Assessment and follow-up
- Self-assessment questionnaire before or at the start of the session.
- Hands-on exercises assessed during the course (trainer's observation grid).
- End-of-course quiz and immediate satisfaction survey.
- Certificate of completion issued to each participant.
Our courses are open to people with disabilities: contact us beforehand so we can adapt the pace, materials, tools or venue. All practical information
Funding this course
For companies established in France, this course falls under the company's skills development plan: depending on your OPCO, your headcount and the programme, the course fee may be covered in full or in part, sometimes with nothing left to pay. Funding is never automatic; it is checked case by case before the training and confirmed in writing by the OPCO. We prepare the file with you (detailed programme, quote, agreement). Companies outside France can take the course online and fund it from their own budget or through their national schemes, which we help you identify without promising anything.
OPCO funding applies only to companies established in France; it depends on the company's and the programme's eligibility and is checked case by case before any booking. Companies elsewhere fund the training from their own budget or through their national schemes. Boost Activity does not currently hold Qualiopi certification (the French quality standard for training providers).
Frequently asked questions
Before you book
Where and how is the 'No-code automation' course delivered?
In-house, at your premises ; Online, live virtual classroom ; Open sessions, mixed companies. Duration: 1 day (7 hours), in groups of 4 to 10 participants. Dates are agreed with you and the programme is adapted to your tools and your real cases. Sessions are delivered in French; contact us for other languages.
What are the prerequisites and what equipment is needed?
Comfortable with office and web tools. Familiar with the company's tools (email, CRM, spreadsheets, invoicing). Each participant works on their own computer, with the company's tools or trial accounts we provide.
How much does this course cost and can it be funded?
In-house course: quoted on request, based on group size, duration and location, excluding VAT, plus any travel costs. In France, OPCO funding depends on your company's and the programme's eligibility and is checked case by case before booking; Boost Activity does not currently hold Qualiopi certification. Outside France, the course is self-funded or funded through your national schemes.
What do participants receive at the end?
A certificate of completion (non-accredited course), the course materials and practical guides (prompt library, templates), and a personal action plan of three uses to put in place the following week.
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