MTN ICT Business Skills Training Program is a Youth Development initiative aimed at equipping young entrepreneurs between 18 and 35 years with tech enabled skills to keep their small businesses relevant and competitive.
The training will be delivered through a 5-week online programme which includes Masterclasses from key industry experts.
Participants will be given data for the duration of the programme to support a seamless learning experience. Not only that, the top 300 participants will be supported with an Equipment Grant worth N90,000,000! Yes, you read that right
More scholarship opportunities are ongoing in countries across Europe, the United States and Canada. Check out some selected opportunities below:
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Scholarship Summary
- Host: MTN | Meta | MicrosoftÂ
- Category: Training | Fellowships
- Eligible Country: NigeriaÂ
- Reward: Full Sponsorship | 90 Million Naira Grant
- Deadline: Not SpecifiedÂ
- Scholarship Alerts: To receive Scholarship Alerts on WhatsApp, Click HERE
Details:
In partnership with some of our ecosystem partners – Oracle, KPMG, IBM, Digital Bridge Institute, CISCO, Google, Meta, and Microsoft, 5 Phases of the ICT and Business Skills Training have been implemented in 16 states since 2018.
They are Abia, Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Anambra, Borno, Cross River, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kogi, Lagos, Nasarawa, Oyo and Rivers. So far 4,036 young people have completed this programme.
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Requirements:
To be considered for the program, you must:
- Nigerian male or female 18 – 35 years old
- Own and manage a small business that has been in operation for no longer than 2 years
- Own and manage a small business located in one of the following states – Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Kebbi, Niger, Yobe state.
2O23 ONGOING SCHOLARSHIPS
Study-In-Germany: 2024 DAAD Scholarships for Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (40 Courses)
APPLY: 2023 US Government Fulbright Teaching Exchanges Program for International Teachers
Study-In-USA: 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship Program For Young African Leaders
APPLY: 2023 NNPC/SEPLAT Undergraduate Scholarship For Nigerian Students
Duration and Reward
In this 6th phase, 3000 youths will participate in the ICT and Business Skills Training to be implemented in partnership with Microsoft and Meta. It promises to be enlightening as:
Microsoft will train participants on Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age, ICT for Business Success and their new Generative AI skills.
Meta will train participants on Skills to Build Brands and Grow Businesses Online through their Meta Boost Small Business Studios.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified applicants should apply using the link below.
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Deadline: Not SpecifiedÂ
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