20% — concepts
Foundations, terminology and live demonstrations. Enough theory to make the practice make sense — never lecture marathons.
Wave 2 · interest list open No dates published until confirmed
Thrive Skills · Wave 2 programme
Build and run a store that could actually take orders tomorrow.
Eight to ten weeks covering the whole job — store build, merchandising, payments, policies, service, analytics and retention. You finish with a functional demonstration store and an operations plan, not just a theme with placeholder products.
Duration
8–10 weeks
Level
Beginner → store-operator ready
Weekly commitment
Published per cohort
Delivery
In-person in Mirpur (hybrid where announced)
Cohort size
12–20 learners
Outcome
Demonstration store + operations plan
Cohort dates, instructor, fee and exact schedule are published with each cohort announcement — see "the fine print" below for how we handle fees, certificates and promises.
Who it is for
Read both lists before applying.
This programme fits you if
- You want to run a store — yours, your family business’s, or a client’s
- You care about operations: shipping, returns, service, numbers
- You will build honestly, with real policies and truthful claims
It is not for you if
- You want "dropshipping riches" content — we teach operations, not hype
- You refuse to touch the numbers side (margins, ads, analytics)
How you will learn
20% concepts. 50% guided practice. 30% proof.
Every Thrive Skills programme follows the same practical model: short concept sessions, long supervised practice with mentor feedback, and assessed proof — because employers hire evidence, not attendance.
50% — guided practice
Labs, exercises, critiques and mentor feedback on your actual work, week after week. This is where the skill forms.
30% — proof
A functional demonstration store — structure, products, payments and policies configured — plus an operations plan for running it for real.
Curriculum
Module by module — the complete overview.
01 Store structure & theme fundamentals
- Information architecture for stores
- Theme setup done properly
02 Product & collection architecture
- Variants, options and collections
- Search-friendly product data
03 Merchandising & conversion
- Product pages that sell
- Trust elements that matter
04 Payments, shipping & policies
- Payment options for PK/UK contexts
- Shipping profiles
- Honest policy pages
05 Content, search & analytics
- Store content that ranks
- Reading the analytics that matter
06 Customer service & returns
- Service workflows
- Returns without chaos
07 Ethical sourcing & claims
- Claims you can prove
- Avoiding platform bans
08 Basic Liquid / theme customisation
- Safe theme edits
- When to call a developer
09 Campaign & retention foundations
- Launch campaigns
- Email and repeat purchase basics
10 Store QA & launch checklist
- Pre-launch testing
- The complete go-live checklist
Assessment
How completion is actually judged.
"Assessed completion" means exactly that. Your certificate reflects evidence, reviewed by the instructor and recorded against the programme rubric.
Tools you will work with: Shopify (trial/partner stores), analytics dashboards, basic Liquid theme editing, customer-service and email tooling.
Assessment evidence
- Weekly build milestones
- Store architecture review
- Policy and claims audit
- Analytics interpretation exercise
- Final store walkthrough
- Operations plan presentation
The fine print, up front
Fees, certificates and what we will never promise.
Fees & scholarships
Fees are published with each cohort announcement — in PKR, with instalment plans and a limited number of scholarship or sponsored seats where partners fund them. No fee is collected until you hold a written offer showing the full amount, payment plan and refund and transfer rules.
Certificate wording
Certificates state participation or assessed completion — exactly what was measured. We do not call any programme "accredited" or "government approved" unless a formal approval exists and can be verified. Public certificate verification goes live with the first completing cohort.
No guaranteed jobs
Completing Shopify & E-commerce makes you eligible to attempt the internship skills gate — it does not guarantee an internship, a job, clients or income, and we will never tell you otherwise. What we do promise: real practice, honest feedback and verifiable proof of what you can do.
Questions
Before you join the list.
When does the next cohort start?
Dates are announced to the interest list first, and only once the instructor, schedule and seat count are confirmed. We publish no dates we cannot stand behind — join the list and you will hear the moment it is real.
Who teaches this programme?
Every cohort is announced with its named instructor and a real biography — practitioners who do this work commercially, not just teach it. We never publish "instructor to be confirmed" enrolment pages, which is why applications open per cohort rather than year-round.
What does it cost?
The fee, instalment options and any scholarship seats are published with the cohort announcement and confirmed in writing before any payment. Refund and transfer rules are in the training terms.
Will I get an internship afterwards?
Completing the programme makes you eligible to attempt the Thrive Launchpad skills gate. Admission depends on your assessed work, a portfolio review, conduct and mentor capacity — it is earned, not automatic.
Join the interest list
Take the two-minute fit assessment.
Cohort dates, the named instructor, fees and seat counts are published to the interest list first — and nothing is published until they are confirmed. Joining the list costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
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Thrive Skills
Serious about e-commerce? Start with the fit assessment.
Two minutes, no fee, no obligation. If the programme is wrong for you, we will say so and point you somewhere better.