Apply for 2024 NITDA/Coursera Scholarship
About the Program
NITDA has partnered with Coursera to offer learning scholarships that will enable Nigerian citizens to obtain professional certifications from some of the world’s leading multinational tech companies (e.g. Meta, Google, IBM) and top ranked US universities. Applicants are to select one certification program each from Category A and Category B that they wish to be enrolled in.
Summary
- Company: NITDA/Coursera
- Scholarship Type: Full Scholarship
- Benefits: Access to Coursera license for a period of six (6) months, Certificate, etc
- Location: Nationwide (Online)
- Program Start Date: 10th February 2024
- Deadline: Not Specified
2024 NITDA/Coursera Scholarship
Categories
- Category A (IT Career Pathway) offers a total of 20 professional certification programs to help you kickstart a successful IT career. Each program comprises a series of related courses focused on providing deep knowledge and hands-on skills required for employment. When you complete each individual course within the program, you’ll earn a certificate of completion. However, the professional certification will be earned when you have completed all the required courses in the program.
- Category B (Complementary Skills Pathway) offers 4 certification programs for you to choose from to complement your IT career skills and sharpen your use of digital productivity tools, entrepreneurship, or freelancing skills.
Available Courses
- Animation
- Al / Machine Learning
- Cybersecurity
- Game Development
- Cloud Computing
- Dev Ops
- Software Development
- UI/UX Design
- Data Analysis & Visualizations
- Quality Assurance
- Product Management
- Data Science
Available Career Pathways
You may click on the attached program links below to read about the professional certifications before making your choice. Successful applicants will receive a Coursera license in their provided email in the form of a joining link. They will then be able to join the program and enroll on a course by clicking on that link.
- Front-End Developer (https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/meta-front-end-developer)
- Back-End Developer (https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/meta-back-end-developer)
- iOS Developer (https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/meta-ios-developer)
- Android Developer (https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/meta-android-developer)
- User Experience (UX) Specialist (https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/google-ux-design)
- Cloud Computing Professional (https://www.coursera.org/specializations/cloud-computing)
- Data Engineer (https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/ibm-data-engineer)
- Data Science Professional (https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/ibm-data-science)
- Data Analytics Professional (https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/google-data-analytics)
- IT Support Specialist (https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/google-it-support)
- Cybersecurity Professional (https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/google-cybersecurity)
- DevOps Engineer (https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/devops-and-software-engineering)
- Social Media Marketing Specialist (https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/facebook-social-media-marketing)
- Digital Marketing & E-Commerce (https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/google-digital-marketing-ecommerce)
- Machine Learning Practitioner System (https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/ibm-machine-learning)
- Game Designer (https://www.coursera.org/specializations/game-design)
- Game Programmer (https://www.coursera.org/specializations/software-testing-automation)
- Software Testing and Automation Professional (https://www.coursera.org/specializations/software-testing-automation)
- Artificial Intelligence Practitioner (https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/certified-artificial-intelligence-practitioner)
- Google Project Management https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/google-project-management
Program Benefits
Each scholar will have access to the Coursera license for a period of six (6) months. Scholars are expected to use this time to complete as many professional certifications as possible, but they can only be enrolled in one certification at a time, with any of the 3MTT 12 core skills listed below as courses within the certifications; Software Development, UI/UX Design, Data Analysis & Visualization, Quality Assurance, Product Management, Animation, AI / Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Game Development, Cloud Computing, Dev Ops and Data Science.
Applications start date
24th January 2024
Program Start Date
10th February 2024
Method of Application
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