Digify Africa in partnership with Facebook celebrated the
first Cohort graduates from the award-winning digital marketing bootcamp,
Digify Pro in Nairobi, Kenya.
The students who were on an 8 week training were
equipped with skills needed in the digital space i.e Digital Marketing
Analytics and Measurement, Content Marketing, Email Marketing and Digital
Strategy Development among others.
Speaking at the graduation, Digify CEO and
Founder, Gavin Deale said.
” We are happy to be in Kenya and proud to have worked
with this Cohort at this stage. We are looking at various partnerships with
government and other Non-Governmental organisations.”
Since it’s launch in 2015, Digify Pro has kick
started over 250 careers in the digital spaces in South Africa and Nigeria.
The programme offers trainees the opportunities
to learn about digital marketing, from paid advertising, analytics to strategy
, User Experience, Mobile Marketing/Gamification, Social Media Marketing,
Marketing with Facebook Pages, Instagram & Whatsapp, Community Management,
Brand Online and Reputation Management.
“As a youth-driven network, our purpose is to
support young people learning, working and leading Africa’s digital economy. In
the past seven years, Digify Africa has trained over 90 young people in digital
skills,” says Digify Africa’s COO Qhakaza Mthembu.
The next Cohort will be kicking of next year for
new students and those interested should apply online. Information will be
shared on Digify Africa Social Media pages.
