Phone & Gadget Repair
Diagnose and fix smartphones and tablets.
- Free
- Beginner-friendly
- 5 weeks · ~5 hrs/week
- 5 lessons
- ~2 hours
- Certificate on passing the project
Free account required to open the lessons. No card, no fees.
About this course
Turn a high-demand skill into a business — diagnose faults, replace screens and batteries, and run a repair stand customers trust.
Before you even touch a screwdriver, you need to understand how phones usually spoil. It’s not magic; most faults fall into a few common buckets. Knowing these helps you diagnose faster and even makes you sound like a pro to your customer. Think of it like a doctor asking you questions before sending you for a scan.
What you'll learn
- Fault diagnosis
- Screen & battery replacement
- Soldering basics
- Pricing repairs
Course syllabus — 5 lessons
- How a smartphone actually fails10 min
- Your repair toolkit12 min
- Screen and battery swaps20 min
- Board-level faults and soldering22 min
- Project: run a repair log60 min
Your project
My First 5 Fixes: Skillnaija Repair Log
A link to a Google Drive folder containing your repair log document (text/PDF) and all supporting photos/videos for the 5 devices.
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 Phone & Gadget Repair free?
Yes. Phone & Gadget Repair 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 Phone & Gadget Repair take to complete?
5 weeks · ~5 hrs/week. There are 5 lessons, about 2 hours of material in total. You learn at your own pace and your progress is saved.
Do I need any experience to start Phone & Gadget Repair?
Beginner-friendly. You can start from scratch — no prior experience is assumed.
What will I learn in Phone & Gadget Repair?
You will build practical skills in Fault diagnosis, Screen & battery replacement, Soldering basics, Pricing repairs. 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 Phone & Gadget Repair?
Yes, but it has to be earned. You complete the course project — My First 5 Fixes: Skillnaija Repair Log and submit it for grading. Passing the project issues a verifiable certificate; finishing the lessons alone does not.
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