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Laptop Repair Basics

Diagnose and fix common laptop faults — and earn from it in Nigeria

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About this course

Learn to diagnose and repair the laptop problems Nigerians bring in every day — dead batteries, charging faults, cracked screens, dying keyboards, slow systems, viruses and storage upgrades — using safe tools and parts sourced at Computer Village. You'll learn safe disassembly, static and battery safety, and how to quote and run repairs as a real business that earns steady money in naira.

Almost nobody in Nigeria can afford a new laptop when theirs breaks — so they look for someone they trust to fix it. That steady stream of customers can be yours.

What you'll learn

Course syllabus — 7 lessons

  1. Why laptop repair pays in Nigeria — and how you earn from it11 min
  2. Safety first: static, batteries and protecting the data12 min
  3. Diagnosis: telling hardware faults from software faults13 min
  4. Safe disassembly, tools and your repair kit12 min
  5. Fixing the common hardware faults: battery, charging, screen, keyboard14 min
  6. Upgrades and software repair: RAM, SSD, OS, viruses and slowness14 min
  7. Sourcing parts and running your repair business13 min

Your project

Laptop Repair Case Study: Diagnosis, Fix and Customer Quote

A single shared link or document containing the fault diagnosis, the step-by-step fix with parts and tools, the realistic naira parts costs, and a professional customer quote for one laptop.

Certificates on Skillnaija are earned, not issued for attendance: you submit this project, it is graded against a rubric, and passing issues a certificate anyone can verify.

Frequently asked questions

Is Laptop Repair Basics free?

Yes. Laptop Repair Basics is completely free on Skillnaija. You need a free account to open the lessons, and there is no charge for the course, the project, or the certificate.

How long does Laptop Repair Basics take to complete?

5 weeks · ~4 hrs/week. There are 7 lessons, about 1 hour of material in total. You learn at your own pace and your progress is saved.

Do I need any experience to start Laptop Repair Basics?

Beginner-friendly. You can start from scratch — no prior experience is assumed.

What will I learn in Laptop Repair Basics?

You will build practical skills in Diagnosing hardware vs software faults, Safe disassembly and static/battery safety, Battery, charging and screen repairs, RAM and SSD upgrades, OS install, virus removal and speed-ups, Sourcing parts at Computer Village, Quoting jobs and running a repair business. Every lesson is written for a Nigerian context, with examples drawn from how the work is actually done and paid for here.

Do I get a certificate for Laptop Repair Basics?

Yes, but it has to be earned. You complete the course project — Laptop Repair Case Study: Diagnosis, Fix and Customer Quote and submit it for grading. Passing the project issues a verifiable certificate; finishing the lessons alone does not.

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