Google Digital Skills for Africa
Program Overview
Digital Skills for Africa is designed to help improve employability and business growth. The trainings are offered in-person and online in English, French and Portuguese with highly tailored content for Job Seekers and Small and Medium sized Businesses (SMBs).
In-person (offline) courses are delivered through training partners across Africa who also provide post training resources to further the learning. Online, trainees learn at their own pace, unlock badges and receive a certificate of proficiency.
Course content includes more than 100 lessons that can be accessed online at gds.haptics.ng
Topics Include
For SMBs:
- How to build an online presence
- Digital marketing
- Hiring the right digital talent
For Job Seekers:
- Job opportunities in digital
- Introduction to machine learning
- Increase productivity at work
Google Products Included
Success Stories
Chebet Mutai
"I have grown my leather goods company and now employ 12 people. Today, we export our products to countries around the world."
Harry Tamunotonye
"I got employed as a media & communications lead after I attended the training, and I continue to use digital skills to grow in my career"
Vanessa Morris
"This has served as a stepping stone for me. I was trained as a journalist and learned how I could build on those skills for a career in digital media"
Hillary Esalako
"We've experienced a 60% growth in revenue by going digital. The training showed us how to do this"
Program Details
Price
Free
Format
Online, self-paced
Certificate
Google Digital Skills Certificate
Achievements
Over 370,000 people trained