Learn ERPNext
A visual path through ERPNext — role-based tracks, module guides, and the document flows that make it click. We curate and map the journey; the lessons themselves are the official, free courses from Frappe School.
A curated path · the lessons live on Frappe School01 · Start here — the two core courses
Introduction to ERPNext
What ERPNext is, the desk, navigation, and the core concepts — the right first hour for any new user or stakeholder.
ERPNext Essentials
The full functional walkthrough across Accounting, Buying, Selling, Stock, Manufacturing and HR — real business scenarios end-to-end.
Courses by Frappe School (Dharmesh Chitroda, Dipen Gala, Umair Sayyed, Pushkar Joshi and team). Stats live from the Frappe School catalogue.
Go deeper — focused module courses
Beyond the essentials, Frappe School runs dedicated deep-dive courses for the areas that carry the most detail. All free — the natural next step once a role has the basics.
Accounting
The complete finance module — concepts through advanced ERPNext accounting. The biggest course on the platform.
Inventory Management
Run inventory efficiently — stock insight, valuation and control in depth.
Manufacturing
The Manufacturing module — production planning, BOMs, work orders and job cards.
ERPNext E-commerce
Take the business online and manage it in ERPNext — pairs naturally with our Shopify integration playbook.
02 · Learning paths by role
Don't send everyone through every module. Point each person at their track — a curated sequence through the courses above.
Finance lead
Sales & CRM
Warehouse & stock
Manufacturing
Implementer / admin
People & payroll
03 · Functional modules
The six areas of ERPNext Essentials. Each card links to the course — your team learns it there; here you see what it covers and how it connects.
Accounting
GL, AR/AP, taxes, financial statements — the system of record everything posts into.
Lesson on Frappe School →Buying
Procurement from request to supplier invoice, with supplier & pricing master data.
Lesson on Frappe School →Selling
Quote-to-cash: customers, price lists, sales orders and invoicing.
Lesson on Frappe School →Stock
Items, warehouses, movements, valuation — the inventory engine under buying & selling.
Lesson on Frappe School →Manufacturing
BOMs, work orders, routing and job cards — make-to-stock and make-to-order.
Lesson on Frappe School →Frappe HR
HR & payroll — employees, leave, salary structures (PAYE for SA).
Lesson on Frappe School →04 · How ERPNext documents flow
ERPNext's real power is that documents connect — each one pulls from the last and posts stock and GL automatically. This is the mental model the module lists don't show. (Highlighted = where money or stock posts.)
05 · From migration to mastery
Training isn't separate from a migration — it's the last mile. The moment a client is live on ERPNext (off SysPro, Sage, Xero, QuickBooks, Dynamics, or synced from Shopify), point each team at its path above.
- Why ERPNext — the case (erp.2nth.ai)
- Migration playbooks — move the data & cut over
- Learn ERPNext — onboard the team by role (this page)
- Run it — with AI agents assisting on inventory, invoicing & data quality
Sources & credit
Courses & lessons: Frappe School — Introduction to ERPNext · Frappe School — ERPNext Essentials · Frappe School
Docs: ERPNext documentation
Programme: erp.2nth.ai · ERPNext Africa migration playbooks
All course content is authored and hosted by Frappe School. This page is a curated guide that links to it — no lesson content is reproduced here.