Training for tech freelancers

Short training courses for tech freelancers who want a stronger offer

Designed and led by practicing CTOs. Short, hands-on formats to sell better, deliver more accurately, and carry more weight with your clients.

1 to 3-day formats
Led by practicing CTOs
Next cohort: October 2026
Reusable deliverable
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600+

CTOs in the network

50+

organizations supported

16 years

of hands-on experience

The catalogue

Our training courses

Short formats, from 1 to 3 days, designed to be applied immediately.

Tech audit: diagnose, present, and sell an action plan

Duration : 3 days
Price : €2,700 excl. VAT
Format : In person or remote

Build a sellable, structured audit offer that's genuinely useful to the client.

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Technical debt: making it visible, acceptable, and a priority

Duration : 2 days
Price : €1,800 excl. VAT
Format : In person or remote

Get technical debt understood by non-technical people, without the jargon.

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Freelance impact: proving your value beyond the code

Duration : 1 day
Price : €900 excl. VAT
Format : In person or remote

Make visible what the client doesn't see, and become a real partner who aligns tech with the business.

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Becoming a freelance CTO / fractional CTO

Duration : 2 days (3-day option)
Price : From €1,800 excl. VAT
Format : In person or remote

Support companies in designing and applying their technical strategy.

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Tech teams in the AI era: decide, frame, bring on board

Duration : 3 days
Price : €2,700 excl. VAT
Format : In person or remote

Bring AI into the development process, set a usage framework, and get teams on board.

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Tech roadmap: build a technical plan the leadership will approve

Duration : 2 days
Price : €1,800 excl. VAT
Format : In person or remote

Turn a list of technical projects into a clear, coherent and prioritized trajectory.

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The price shown is per person. For any group or in-house training, please contact us.

Comparison

Which training for which situation

Your situationThe trainingDuration
Your audit never leads to an engagement.Tech audit3 days
Your leadership keeps postponing your technical debt warnings indefinitely.Technical debt2 days
Your client doesn't see what you actually bring them.Freelance impact1 day
You're already doing a fractional CTO's job, without billing for it as such.Becoming a freelance CTO2 days (3-day option)
You want to sell AI implementation work to your clients.Tech teams in the AI era3 days
Your tech roadmap never gets leadership buy-in.Tech roadmap2 days

Custom

A combined path

Is your challenge bigger than a single module? We combine 2 or 3 courses from the catalogue, sequenced to your goal, with degressive pricing set during scoping.

Method

How it works

01

We scope your needs

A short conversation to understand your context, your level, and your goals.

02

We adapt the content

The training is tailored to your needs.

03

Training + exercise

A dense, concrete format that always ends with a quality deliverable.

04

Reusable deliverable + follow-up

You leave with a tool you can reuse directly on your next engagement.

Trust

Why CO-CTO

01

Led by practicing CTOs

Every course is built and delivered by CTOs who have already lived these topics on their own engagements.

02

Theory and practice

Every course ends with a hands-on exercise: a deliverable you can reuse directly on your next engagement.

03

The CO-CTO network

Content draws on the experience of the 600+ members of the CO-CTO collective.

Head of training

Nicolas

Nicolas

CTO & Entrepreneur

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Ex-CTPO for 7 years · 50+ organizations supported · Still active on engagements

Nicolas is a CTO consultant and entrepreneur. He spent 7 years as CTPO at a startup he co-founded, before supporting around fifty organizations (startups, scale-ups, mid-sized companies) on their tech and product challenges, always at the executive committee level. His obsession for the past 16 years: turning tech teams from order-takers into partners whose voice is heard in decisions.

Frequently asked questions

Your questions

Can the training be funded?+

Depending on your situation, an OPCO (French state-approved training funding body) may cover the cost of the training.

In person or remote?+

Both, whichever suits you best.

Is a minimum level required?+

The modules are aimed at senior profiles, tech leads, or CTOs (freelance or employed).

What does the deliverable include?+

Every course ends with a hands-on exercise that produces a concrete deliverable, directly reusable on your engagements.

Can the content be adapted to my context?+

Yes. The content can be adapted to your situation and your needs.

When is the next session?+

The next cohort starts in October 2026. Outside of that session, training courses are organized on demand throughout the year.

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