Duration 6 weeks, 20-30 hrs/week, Online

Admin Fee $0

Start Date 6 May 2024

Accelerate Your Career

This programme combines an introduction to various AI tools with key features of essential ALX offerings. The soft skills and practical skills you will learn will help you leverage advanced AI tools. Having these skills is critical to finding success in your current or future career.

The part-time programme is 6 weeks long and covers the 8 meta skills from ALX Foundations. This includes leadership, communication, entrepreneurship, and career success training that forms you into a well-rounded professional.

In the end, you will walk away with a winning CV and upgraded personal portfolio. You will understand how to ace interviews, use AI tools to excel at tasks, and lead in the workplace. All this and more to prepare you for a fruitful career ahead.

It is the perfect programme for people who are currently seeking work. It is also beneficial for those who already have work, but want to upskill for the digital future.

Curriculum

What you'll learn

  • How to define and achieve your own personal career goals.
  • The value of interpersonal skills in the workplace.
  • Best practices for building and maintaining your CV.
  • The essential features of entrepreneurship and how to build your own brand.
  • How to communicate effectively and efficiently with stakeholders.
  • How to use AI tools in your work.

Tools you'll learn to use

  • CV Building
  • Leadership
  • Communication
  • AI Tools Training

Course Duration & Learning Modalities

Course Duration

6

Weeks

Learning Modalities

  • 15%

    Live Learning

  • 10%

    Peer Learning

  • 70%

    Doing Projects

  • 5%

    Taking Quizzes

Prepare For A Successful Career in Tech

Soft skills, like leadership and critical-thinking, are critically important to today’s digital workforce.

83%

Companies claim that AI is a top priority moving forward

60%

Organisations reported career readiness opportunities increase employee retention

  • Forbes, LinkedIn

Who Will Benefit

You are just starting your career and want to brush up on key essential skills that will help you land a job.

You are interested in learning how to use AI and other tools to help kickstart your career by building your personal brand.

You are looking to switch career paths and need to brush up on leadership and professional skills to put you ahead of the competition.

Your Next Big Career Move Starts Now

You will learn 8 key meta skills that will help you in whatever career path you choose. They teach you how to work better with others, leverage the benefits of AI and tech, and the practical skills you need to present your best self to employers.

These 8 meta skills include

  • Leading Self
  • Leading Others
  • Critical Thinking
  • Entrepreneurial Thinking
  • Quantitative Reasoning
  • Communicating for Impact
  • Managing Complex Tasks
  • Tech Ecosystem

How You’ll Learn

Work through downloadable content and online instructional material at your own pace.

Interact with your peers and mentors online or in-person at our Tech Hubs.

Supplement your learning with interactive content including video lectures and walk-throughs.

Test your knowledge with weekly quizzes and projects based on the latest in tech.

Investigate real-world case studies and learn to apply your skills practically.

Fees & Financing

Our partnerships allow us to offer eligible candidates access to world-class training. Programme and administration fees are waived for this programme to offer as many people as possible the opportunity to learn essential professional and AI skills to kick start their career.

Programme Requirements

  • 18-34 years old
  • Of African origin
  • Ability to write and speak English proficiently
  • A laptop or desktop computer with access to a stable internet connection

FAQs

This programme is designed for both job-seekers and employed people aiming to elevate their professional skill sets. It has a flexible, part-time structure that allows seamless integration with work life and fosters a dynamic learning experience. Made for career-driven individuals who are looking for practical web application experience enriched with AI tools to meet industry demands.

ይህ ፕሮግራም ለስራ ፈላጊዎች እንዲሁም በቅጥር ላይ ለሚገኙ ሰራተኞች የሙያ ክህሎቶቻቸውን ለማዳበር ታስቦ የተዘጋጀ ነው። ፕሮግራሙ ከስራ ህይወት ጋር እንዳይጋጭ ታስቦ የታቀደ፣ በማንኛውም የትርፍ ጊዜ ሰአት መውሰድ የሚቻል አሰጣጥ አለው።
በተጨማሪም ፕሮግራሙ በአሁን ወቅት በስራ ቀጣሪዎች ዘንድ ለስራ ትግበራ በጣም አስፈላጊ ሆነው በመገኘት ላይ ያሉን የኦንላይን አፕሊኬሽኖችን እና የኤ.አይ (የሰውሰራሽ አስተውሎት ቴክኖሎጂ) መሳሪያዎችን ያስተዋውቃል።

This programme highlights the critical role of AI in job readiness and advancement. It equips learners with vital communication, teamwork, and leadership skills taught through 9 key modules. In the end, learners will leave with comprehensive digital proficiency, including how to use AI tools for personal career growth.

ይህ ፕሮግራም የኤ.አይ (የሰውሰራሽ አስተውሎት ቴክኖሎጂ) እውቀትን መያዝ በአሁን ሰአት ለማንኛውም አይነት ስራ ዝግጁነት ምን ያክል ትልቅ ሚና እንዳለው አጉልቶ ያስተምራል። ፕሮግራሙ በ9 ቁልፍ ሞጁሎች የተከፈለ ሲሆን፣ ተሳታፊዎችን በኮሚኒኬሽን፣ በቡድን ስራ እና በሊደርሺፕ ክህሎቶች ዙሪያ አቅማቸውን ያጎለብታል። ተሳታፊዎች ይህን ፕሮግራም በመከታተል የዲጂታል እና የኤ.አይ አጠቃቀም ብቃታቸው በማሳደግ የግል እወቀታቸውን ማዳበር ይችላሉ።

The main objective is for learners to gain comprehensive work readiness skills by integrating elements from various other ALX programmes. By the end, learners will be prepared to access various professional roles. During the process, they will have access to support centres for peer-led learning, collaboration, and knowledge sharing, including our in-person Hubs. In the end, this programme is meant to accelerate your job search, enhance your personal CV and portfolio, and excel in interviews by leveraging specific AI and professional tools.

የዚህ ፕሮግራም ዋና አላማ፣ ከተለያዩ የኤ.ኤል.ኤክስ ፕሮግራሞች የተውጣጡ ቁልፍ የክህሎት ገንቢ ስልጠናዎችን በማዋሃድ፣ የፕሮግራሙ ተሳታፊዎች የስራ ዝግጁነት ክህሎቶቻቸውን በማዳበር የሙያዊ እድገታቸውን እንዲያሻሽሉ ነው። ተሳታፊዎች ይህን ፕሮግራም ሲወስዱ የተለያዩ የትብብርና የእውቀት ልውውጥ ድጋፎችን በኦንላይን እና በኤ.ኤል.ኤክስ ቴክ ማዕከላት በአካል ያገኛሉ። በተጨማሪም የተለያዩ የኤ.አይ እና ሙያዊ መሳሪያዎችን በመጠቀም ለስራ እድገት የሚጠቅሙ የግል CV፣ ፖርትፎሊዮ እና ቃለ-መጠይቆችን እንዲያዘጋጁ ይጠቅማል ።

The programme prioritises practical job skills training, including communication, teamwork, and problem-solving training. Learners will also develop a compelling online presence that showcases their individual brand to potential employers in the job market.

ይህ ፕሮግራም ከሁሉ በላይ ትኩረት የሚሰጠው ስራ ላይ መተግበር የሚችሉ ክህሎቶችን ተደራሽ ማድረግ ሲሆን፣ በዋናነት በኮሚኒኬሽን፣ በቡድን ስራ እና በተግዳሮት ትንተና እና መፍትሄ ቅኝት ስልጠና ለይ ያተኩራል። በተጨማሪም ተሳታፊዎች የግል ገጽታቸውን በኦንላይን መድረኮች ላይ በተሻለ መንገድ እንዲያስተዋውቁ ይረዳል።

By continuously aligning with industry demands, learners will become in-demand professionals. With both technical knowledge and essential soft skills critical to success in the modern workplace, learners can expect career growth and long-term retention.

ተሳታፊዎች የሚቀስሙት የተግባር ክህሎቶች ከዘመኑ ጋር በመራመድ ላይ ባሉ ስራ ቀጣሪዎች በጣም ተፈላጊ ናቸው። ስለዚህም ይህን ፕሮግራም ያጠናቀቁ ተሳታፊዎች ባሉበት የስራ መስክ ላይም ሆነ በአዲስ መስክ ዙሪያ ተፈላጊነታቸው እንዲጨምር እና የሙያ እድገታቸውም እንዲጠናከር ከፍተኛ እድል ይፈጠራል።

Please ask LEA our Learning Experience Assistant for more information and answers to any additional questions.

ለተጨማሪ መረጃ እና ጥያቄዎች መልስ ለማግኘት እባክዎ LEA ተብላ የተሰየመችውን የኦንላይን ረዳታችንን ይጠይቁ። በተጨማሪም የኤ.ኤል.ኤክስ ኢትዮጵያን ቡድን በ[email protected] ኢሜል ወይም ልደታ እና ሃያሁለት ማዞሪያ የሚገኙትን የስልጠና ማእከላችንን በመጎብኘት ማግኘት ትችላላችሁ።

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