La WAB

Established in August 2016 as a Cooperative Company of Collective Interest (SCIC) in Bergerac's priority quarter, La WAB is a digital cooperative that puts the expertise of web professionals at the service of everyone, to train, advise and support users in all their digital initiatives.

Its goals include supporting small businesses in their development thanks to digital technology and offering free, high-quality post-secondary digital education in rural and priority areas.

La WAB operates through four main pillars: a free web school in the priority district offering three long courses, a training/support centre for the digital transition of SMBs, a Digital Employers' Group (GEN24), and a coworking space (TAF Cafe). The three long courses are: Digital Sesame (14 places annually, a 7-month programme covering front-end development, web design, communication strategy and community management, targeting job seekers, unqualified youth, women and priority-neighbourhood residents with no prerequisites); Web Designer (15 places annually, training versatile web professionals in design, digital tools, webmarketing and graphic production); and the Entrepreneur•e course (20 places annually, covering creativity, financing, marketing, communication, digital skills, management and accounting).