Google Career Certificates Scholarship Programme 2021: Applications are invited from youths in Africa for the Google Career Certificates programme 2021, an online programme the awards scholarship to young Africans.
The scholarship programme helps people who want to learn online at their own pace, or who may want to change careers and don’t have the time to access traditional education. It also enables people to become job-ready for growing career areas such as IT Support, Project Management, UX Design and Data Analytics.
Scholarship Sponsor(s): Google.org
Scholarship to be taken: Africa
Scholarship Worth: Not specified
Subject Eligibility: IT Support, Project Management, UX Design, Data Analytics
Country/Candidate Eligibility: Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa
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Google Career Certificates Scholarship | DETAILS
The Google Career Certificates Scholarship is an initiative entirely developed by Google but bring no revenue or profit for Google. They are designed to help people prepare for jobs at any company or sector. Google will be distributing 5,500 scholarships in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa this year.
To be eligible for the Google Career Certificates Scholarships, applicants must:
- Be ready to commit hours to online learning in order to be awarded the Google Career Certificate.
- Demonstrate the willingness to create digital solutions that make traditional ways of working more productive, while enabling the creation of new income streams and opportunities.
- Be passionate about improving their digital skills.
Also See: Google Impact Challenge 2021 for Women and Girls [Funding Available]
Application Procedures
How-to-Apply: Interested applicants for the Google Career Certificates Scholarship are to find the local Grow with Google partners and inquire availability and enrollment process.
Partner locations
Kenya
- Learning Lions
- NairoBits
- Presidential Digital Talent Programme
- Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO)
- Tunapanda Institute
- TVET Authority
Nigeria
South Africa
Application Deadline: Not specified
I am interested by my nearest center is 500km away from me.
How do you advise.
Hello Jeffrey, you can discuss the situation with the center to see if they can make suitable arrangement for you. Regards
But what about the rest of us? Since this is for Africa but in essence only for Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa.
The scholarship provider, Google can answer that sir
So how is this possible
Hello Ebuka, you will need to visit the scholarship partners in the location stated to indicate your interest in the programme.
How to apply for this scholarship?
You have the procedures stated above
How to apply for this scholarship?
Susan, you need to read through the application procedures as outlined above