As part of its commitment to support local businesses and job seekers, Google is sponsoring over 7,000 scholarships for Google Career Certificates in the Middle East and North Africa. The four online certificates aim to support job-readiness for people without prior experience in fields such as IT Support, Project Management, UX Design and Data Analytics.
The scholarships are being distributed with the help of local organisations including the Egyptian Banking Institution (EBI) and the University Centre for Career Development (UCCD) in Egypt, Amideast in Lebanon, the Agency for Digital Development (ADD) in Morocco, Gaza Sky Geeks in Palestine, the General Commission for Audiovisual Media (GCAM) and the Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF) in Saudi Arabia, and Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and the Higher College of Technology in the UAE. The scholarships will reach a wide range of participants representing women, young job seekers and those whose jobs have been affected by the pandemic.
The Google Career Certificates are also available to all interested learners. They can complete these low-cost self-paced programs on Coursera.org, and receive an official certificate to be recognized by employers to start and help grow their careers in the relevant job fields. IT Support Certificate is now available in Arabic.
