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APPLY: NITDA/Coursera Scholarship for Nigerians

Each scholar will have access to the Coursera license for a period of six (6) months.
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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 programme each from Category A and Category B that they wish to be enrolled in.
  • Category A (IT Career Pathway) offers a total of 19 professional certification programs to help you kickstart a successful IT career. Each programme 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.

 

Programmes include:

  • IT Support Specialist
  • Cybersecurity Professional
  • DevOps Engineer
  • Social Media Marketing Specialist
  • Digital Marketing & E-Commerce
  • Machine Learning Practitioner System
  • Game Designer
  • Game Programmer
  • Software Testing and Automation Professional
  • Artificial Intelligence Practitioner

 

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.

 

Application procedure and deadline

 

Applications can be completed through the online portal. Application deadline is rolling.

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