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Cheatsheets · Guides · eBooks · Courses · CPD

Learn shade,
earn the certificate.

The Blind Solutions Academy turns sun-control know-how into ready-to-use knowledge — cheatsheets, guides, eBooks and full cinematic courses on solar shading, SANS XA compliance, daylighting, motorisation and the craft of window treatments. Bundled free with any full course, CPD course or module — or bought standalone from the live library.

Browse the live library → How free access works
47
Topics in catalogue
6
Deliverable formats
6
Knowledge pillars
R199
From — entry tier
Flagship full course · CRS

The Secret History of Window Blinds

Five thousand years in fifteen cinematic acts — from Nile reeds and Roman rags to a $19 billion global industry. An immersive, self-study full course with a verifiable certificate on completion.

15 acts5,000 yearsVerified certificate
Full course (CRS) R1,199
Watch the immersive course → Browse all full courses →
C01 · ShadeSchool Immersive cinematic history-of-shading course
How it works

Free when you commit. Affordable when you don't.

Every deliverable in the Academy has two doors. Walk in through a course, CPD programme or module and the matching derivatives are already paid for. Or pick up exactly what you need, à la carte, at a fraction of the course price.

Included free

Buy a course, module or CPD — these come with it.

No extra charge · delivered to your library on enrolment

  • ✓Full Course (ShadeSchool) — unlocks its companion eBook, Guide & every Cheatsheet
  • ✓CPD version (five SAIAT-validated courses) — same derivatives, plus formal assessment; available on the SAIAT e-Portal and CPD On-Demand
  • ✓Any Project Module (R3,000) — unlocks the deliverables mapped to that topic
  • ✓Lifetime access & free revisions to every included deliverable
See what each tier unlocks →

Buying a course is the cheapest way to own a deliverable. The library price is what you pay only if you want the deliverable on its own.

Standalone purchase

Just need the document? Buy it here.

One-time payment · instant download · no enrolment required

  • ↓Cheatsheets at R199 — single-page field references & decision trees
  • ↓Guides at R449 — applied, illustrated 18–30 page how-to documents
  • ↓eBooks at R699 — the deep, referenced treatment of a single subject
  • ↓Full courses R1,199 · Complete-topic bundle R1,499 · CPD versions of the five SAIAT-validated courses via the SAIAT e-Portal & CPD On-Demand
Go to the library →

Bought standalone and later enrol in the full course? Your standalone purchase is credited toward enrolment.

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Where the Academy sits. ShadeSchool runs the full courses, the Architects division runs the Project Modules, the cockpit builds Project Modules — and the Academy is the shop that sells the documents all three produce. One paywall, one library, one certificate verifier.

The library

The deliverables, by format.

The live Academy library — 47 topics across 6 pillars (BLS · CMM · DSN · PRJ · SAN · TSP) in 6 formats. A representative selection below. Filter by format, sort by price, then buy on the Academy — every card links out to the live library, course or module page.

No deliverables match that filter.
Pricing ladder

One subject, every way to own it.

Take “SANS 10400-XA shading compliance.” You can buy the field cheatsheet for coffee money — climb to the full course — or take the tender-ready Project Module, the R3,000 KING that writes the spec for you. Each buy links out to the live Academy.

01 · Cheatsheet · CHS

Field Cheatsheet

R199 standalone

Single-page reference card — the values, formulas & checks you need on site.

Buy on Academy →
02 · Guide · GDE

Applied Guide

R449 standalone

18–30 illustrated pages — worked SA examples, decision trees, workflow diagrams.

Buy on Academy →
03 · eBook · EBK

Reference eBook

R699 standalone

The full, standards-referenced treatment of the subject — the canonical document.

Buy on Academy →
04 · Audiobook · AUD

Audiobook

— narrated edition

Narrated edition of the topic — learn on the move. Not yet released.

Coming soon
05 · Basic course · BAS

Basic Course

— lighter intro

A lighter intro than the full course — quick orientation. Not yet released.

Coming soon
06 · Full course · CRS

Full Course

R1,199 certificate on completion

The complete cinematic self-study course — every act, lifetime access, verifiable certificate.

Watch on Academy →
07 · CPD version · CPD

CPD Version

SAIAT e-Portal · CPD On-Demand not sold on this site

Five courses are validated as Category 1 CPD activities by SAIAT for all SACAP-registered professionals (0.5 points each). Our other courses are not CPD activities.

Read more on the Academy →
08 · Bundle · BUN

Complete-topic Bundle

R1,499 best value

All academy formats for one topic in a single buy — the best value per subject.

Buy on Academy →
09 · Project Module · MOD

Project Module

R3,000 tender-ready spec + schedule + BoQ

The KING — drop-in tender spec content: clause, measured schedule & bill of quantities.

Browse modules →

Bundle = best value per topic; the Module (R3,000) is the tender-ready KING. Buy any single format, or the complete-topic bundle — every purchase completes on the live Academy (PayFast).

Certificate verification

Every certificate, independently verifiable.

Full courses, CPD courses and Project Modules issue a certificate carrying a unique verification code. Anyone — an employer, a client, the SACAP or ECSA — can confirm it is genuine at the public verifier. No login, no PDF forgery.

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Blind Solutions Academy

Certificate of Completion — Full Course

Programme
The Secret History of Window Blinds
Format
Full course (CRS)
Issued
16 June 2026
CPD points
— (certificate)
VERIFY · BSA-CRS-7CB342-0468 · valid