ai academy
AI Academy: a web design course near Naples inside a real web agency
Flag Agency’s AI Academy is a one-year web design course near Naples, Italy, open to a maximum of 4 people. You learn web design, advanced AI, e-commerce, SEO, CRO and Google Ads by working with us on real projects, not exercises. It takes place in person at our office in Frattamaggiore and is taught in Italian.
Applying is free and doesn’t commit you to anything · We reply within 24 hours
- 1 year of practice, not a weekend
- 4 places a year, not one more
- Real projects for real clients, inside the agency
In the same team that has built 250+ online shops.
what it is
What is Flag’s AI Academy?
It’s a year of hands-on training in web design, e-commerce and digital marketing, inside Flag Agency, a PrestaShop web agency in Frattamaggiore, in the province of Naples. You use AI every day, as a working tool. The course is taught in Italian.
It isn’t a school with a classroom of twenty and slides. It’s a workshop. You’re with us, you see how we work for clients and you get your hands dirty from the first weeks.
We teach you the whole trade: designing a site, building an online shop, getting it found on Google, bringing in enquiries and sales. At the end of the year you haven’t just learnt. You’ve worked.
why so few
Why only 4 places?
Because you learn alongside people who do the work, and that only works with a few. With 4 people, everyone follows real projects and gets corrections every day, not once a month. If you’re comparing web design courses, look at how many people are in the room too: here, four at most.
- Nobody falls behind. If you haven’t understood something, we see it straight away and go over it together.
- You work on real things. With 4 people we can give you parts of real projects, not just exercises.
- We know you by name. We know what you’re good at and where you need to push.
The flip side: places run out. That’s why we interview every candidate, to see whether the Academy is right for you and whether you’re right for us.
the programme
What do you learn on the web design course?
Six subjects, one trade. You learn them together because in real work they’re used together.
| Subject | What you can do at the end of the year |
|---|---|
| Web design | Design and build a clear, attractive, easy-to-use website |
| Advanced AI | Use AI for copy, images, code and automation, and know when not to trust it |
| E-commerce | Build an online shop with PrestaShop, from catalogue to payment |
| SEO | Get a website found on Google for the right searches |
| CRO | Understand why people don’t buy and what to change |
| Google Ads | Set up and read a paid campaign without wasting budget |
Web design
You learn to design pages that make sense at first glance, and to actually build them. To get you started, here are our free tools for web designers.
Advanced AI applied to work
Not a theory course on artificial intelligence. You learn to use it to write, create images, write code and automate boring tasks, as we do every day with tools like OpenAI and Gemini. Above all, you learn to check and correct what AI produces.
E-commerce with PrestaShop
This is what makes it an e-commerce course unlike the others: PrestaShop is our daily bread. You learn on real shops, the same kind of online shops we build for clients, and you also find out how to write product descriptions that sell.
SEO
You learn how Google chooses what to show, how to research the words people search for and how to write a page that gets found.
CRO (conversion rate optimisation)
CRO means getting more visitors to become customers. You learn to read data and improve pages, buttons and forms. Here’s what CRO looks like in practice.
Google Ads
You learn to set up paid campaigns, choose the budget and understand whether they’re paying off. Together with SEO and CRO, it makes this a complete web marketing course.
how it works
How does the Academy year work?
You learn by doing, one step at a time: first you watch, then you help, then you do it yourself with us beside you.
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The basics
You learn the team’s tools and way of working.
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Working alongside us
You work with us on parts of real projects: pages, product pages, campaigns.
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Guided independence
You handle parts of projects on your own, with ongoing review from the team.
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Your portfolio
You finish the year with real work to show employers or your first clients.
your teachers
Who teaches you?
You’re taught by the Flag team: strategists, developers, designers, SEO and ads specialists who work on clients’ online shops and websites every day. Not teachers who talk about the work: people who do it.
We’ve built 250+ online shops and run online shops of our own, so we teach you things we’ve learnt the hard way. Meet the team.
requirements
Do you need experience to sign up?
What we’re definitely looking for is something else: curiosity, the will to be in a workshop and to redo things until they come out right. If you already have a site, a profile or some work, send it with your application. If you don’t, that’s fine too: tell us why you want to do it. Since the course is taught in Italian, you need to be comfortable speaking it.
how much it costs
How much does it cost and when does it start?
The programme lasts one year.
We tell you the price and the date of the next edition in writing before the interview, so you can decide calmly.
and then?
What happens after the year of the course?
At the end of the year you have a portfolio of real work and you know the trade from start to finish: from website to online shop, from SEO to campaigns.
We don’t promise you a job we can’t guarantee. We promise you’ll leave knowing how to work.
for companies
Want to train someone on your team?
If you run a company and need someone to look after your website, online shop and campaigns in-house, you can put forward someone from your team. It’s hands-on SEO and digital training in the field, not in a classroom.
They learn with us on real projects and come back to you knowing what to do.
how to apply
How do you apply to the AI Academy?
Three steps, no red tape.
Apply to the AI Academy
4 places a year. We read every application, one by one.
- You fill in the form below: it takes five minutes.
- We have an interview: we get to know each other, in person or on a video call.
- We confirm your place: if it’s a good fit on both sides, you’re in.
Rather send a message? Message us on WhatsApp (opens WhatsApp)
Application received!
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faq
Frequently asked questions about the AI Academy
How much does the AI Academy web design course cost?
The AI Academy is a whole year of training inside Flag Agency. The price covers all six subjects: web design, advanced AI, e-commerce, SEO, CRO and Google Ads. We tell you before the interview, so you can decide calmly and without surprises.
How long does the AI Academy last and when does it start?
The AI Academy lasts one year. Each edition is open to a maximum of 4 people. A year is needed because you learn by doing: first the basics, then working alongside us on real projects, finally guided independence. Applications stay open until the places are filled.
Do you learn the basics or AI first?
Both together. You learn the basics of web design and marketing and use AI from the start, but only after understanding how to assess and correct its work. AI is a tool that saves time: without the basics you can’t tell whether it’s doing a good job.
What happens after the Academy year?
You come out with a portfolio of real projects and the skills to work as a web designer, e-commerce, SEO or ads specialist, in an agency, in a company or freelance. We don’t promise a guaranteed job: we promise you’ll know how to do the work.
4 places, one year
Want to be one of the four?
A year in the workshop, on real projects, with people who do this job every day. If you’re up for it, apply: see you at the interview.
We reply within 24 hours · No strings attached
Rather use email? Write to info@flagagency.it · Flag Agency, via XXXI Maggio 13, 80027 Frattamaggiore (NA)