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Smart Home Installation

Install smart bulbs, plugs, locks and cameras — and turn it into a paid service business.

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About this course

Learn to set up smart-home devices the practical Nigerian way: choosing kit that survives NEPA and works on local Wi-Fi, configuring apps and hubs, locking down security, and troubleshooting when a device drops off the network. By the end you'll have a complete smart-home setup plan with device choices, network design and a handover checklist you can sell to homes and offices for real naira.

A smart home is just everyday devices — bulbs, sockets, locks, cameras — connected to the internet so you control them by phone or voice, on a schedule or a trigger. Once you can explain it in plain words, you can sell it.

What you'll learn

Course syllabus — 7 lessons

  1. Smart home, explained simply: what these devices actually do11 min
  2. Choosing the right devices for a Nigerian home or office13 min
  3. Wi-Fi and the network: the foundation everything sits on14 min
  4. Setting up the apps, hubs and voice assistants13 min
  5. Installing locks, cameras and sensors — safely and cleanly14 min
  6. Security, privacy and troubleshooting like a pro13 min
  7. Turning it into a business: pricing, clients and getting paid14 min

Your project

Your Smart-Home Setup Plan

A single shareable link to a document containing your property brief, device list with naira costs, network/hub design, install + handover checklist, and pricing summary.

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 Smart Home Installation free?

Yes. Smart Home Installation 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 Smart Home Installation take to complete?

5 weeks · ~4 hrs/week. There are 7 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 Smart Home Installation?

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

What will I learn in Smart Home Installation?

You will build practical skills in Choosing smart devices that suit Nigerian homes and budgets, Setting up reliable Wi-Fi for smart devices, Configuring apps, hubs and voice assistants, Installing smart locks, cameras and sensors safely, Securing devices and protecting client privacy, Troubleshooting offline and pairing problems, Pricing, quoting and running it as a service 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 Smart Home Installation?

Yes, but it has to be earned. You complete the course project — Your Smart-Home Setup Plan and submit it for grading. Passing the project issues a verifiable certificate; finishing the lessons alone does not.

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