Thomas CORNET (EDHEC GE, 2019) launches walter-learning.com, an e-learning platform for independent professionals

Can you explain briefly how your business came about?
As a keen user of the e-learning format, I completed more than 100 hours of online training in a wide range of areas during my studies. It is a format that is very widespread among programmers but almost non-existent for independent and regulated professions. Yet these professionals have real needs when it comes to training to develop their skills and update their knowledge, and there is even legislation stipulating a certain number of mandatory training hours to complete annually. In response to this reality, I decided to launch an e-learning platform intended for independent professionals: www.walter-learning.com. A short time later, Hippolyte Le Dem (ESCP) came on board. 
To produce the training modules, we call on the services of experts (with a minimum of 15 years’ experience), whom we support for the content production process by making our recording studio available to them. One key point is that although there is a fee for these training courses, the e-learner pays nothing as the money comes from professional training funds.

What is your initial assessment of this entrepreneurial adventure? 
It has been a highly enriching and stimulating adventure. With so many setbacks and pleasant surprises, you need nerves of steel!

Have you ever benefited from the network of EDHEC graduates? 
Yes, the alumni have been very responsive and willing to answer our questions/suggestions. It’s fantastic!

What advice do you have for new entrepreneurs? 
Hard work always pays off eventually!

What’s next for your business? 
We are currently targeting 3 regulated professions (real estate agents, nurses and restaurateurs). We would like to offer our services to the 39 other professions subject to continuous training obligations within 3 years.

What are your expectations from the community of EDHEC graduates?
We are always open to discussing our project with the community, whether it’s about recruitment problems, partnerships, financing or anything else. So get in touch!

More info at www.walter-learning.com

Contact: thomas.cornet@walter-learning.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tcornet/

+33 6 82 84 35 40