Apply for the Meta and Ingressive for Good Social Media Marketing Scholarships

Ikenna Nwachukwu

2 years ago

Ingressive for Good (I4G), is partnering with Meta to facilitate scholarships for persons who want to learn what it takes to be a world-class social media manager. This program will train 1,500 enrollees to create engaging content, track social media performance metrics, optimize social media marketing campaigns, and manage content calendars, among other skills.

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There’s a high (and growing) demand for social media managers across the world. One report by LinkedIn from 2022 suggests that demand for persons skilled in this role rose 116.4%– the third-highest increase for any role in the marketing domain. This upward trend is set to continue into the future, as more businesses seek qualified personnel to run their social media pages and scale their online presence.

Benefits

Persons who receive this scholarship will benefit from it in the following ways:

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Learn social media management and marketing skills at no cost to them (i.e. for free)
Learn content creation, content calendar management, social media advertisement, and performance metrics
Get a professional certificate from Coursera (the platform on which the training will take place) after completing the course
Stand a chance of being employed by one of more than 200 employers on the Meta Careers Program Job Board

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Eligibility

Persons who want to apply for this scholarship should meet these criteria:

Must be a citizen of or resident in an African country
Should be willing to undergo the training for the 6 weeks in which it will be free (however, the program is self-paced and there is no set schedule)

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