SDA, and Udacity are partnering to offer fully-funded nanodegrees to train learners in the latest tech skills through RISE. The program offers learners the opportunity to choose their path, track and Nanodegree based on their career level and learning ambitions.
RISE program is free of charge and available to all eligible learners who successfully pass the application on Udacity website. The program consists of a 4-month, self-guided learning journey with the rest of the SDA -Udacity Scholars cohort.
Students will have the opportunity to work on real-world projects designed by industry experts to build their portfolio of skills and learn one of four core skill sets to prepare them for a career in a job of the future.
As a student in the RISE Program, your learning journey will be 4 months and self-guided, depending on your track. Throughout your entire learning journey, you will have access to an online community platform, where you will get to ask other students and mentors for support to help you through any learning difficulties or even to network!
Please refer to the path specific FAQs for eligibility criteria
-Submit the online application form.
-Saudi National.
-Have a leading role in the organization with 5+ years of experience.
-Manage a team or making a huge career shift towards becoming a Manager within 6 months or individual contributor with a managerial role
-Interested in technology and digital transformation.
-Submit the online application form.
-Saudi National.
-Be aged between 22 and 30 years.
Graduated or recently employed in any sector with less than 2 years of experience.
-Actively job seeking or unsure of career growth.
All students who graduated from the following UDACITY 4 technical Nanodegree Program: Digital Marketing, Front End Web Developer, Full stack Javascript and Full Stack Web Developer will be able to apply to the DFREEND.
Saudi National.
No, this is a free scholarship.
The program is designed to run in 2022. However, it is important to note that the program is self-paced, you can finish it in less than the designed duration if you wish. When will the applications open/close?
We will contact you via email. So, please make sure to check your e-mail frequently. Please use one email for everything during the program, and make sure to check your spam folder to see if you received emails from our side.
This is a fully online program with live virtual connect sessions. Throughout the cohort, students get to learn through online videos in their classroom and interact with peers, coaches, and instructors on their community platform and in their weekly Connect Sessions.
Unfortunately, this is not possible as you will only be accepted in one Nanodegree program only at a time. We recommend that you apply for the Nanodegree program you are most interested in and after you graduate you can apply to other Nanodegree programs in the future cohorts if the program is still available.
All learners will have access to Udacity's Careers offerings through:
Get a detailed review on your digital profiles - Linkedin, Resume, GitHub, from an industry professional to ensure your digital profiles effectively convey your abilities and get attention from employers.
Watch our series of career webinars, delivered by expert Career Mentors, that aim to give you tips and tricks on your job hunt, how to craft your elevator pitch, and polish your digital profiles.
Get support from your Career Mentors by attending live Career coaching Sessions- you can access the schedule of these sessions from here in the careers tab.
Engage with your peers and Career Coaches during the program on Udacitys Community Platform to share your experiences, knowledge, and support one another-you can access the schedule of slack office hours from here in the careers tab.
SDA, and Udacity are partnering to offer a fully-funded nanodegree to train learners in the latest tech skills in Digital Freelancing followed by a Freelancing Placement Program (FPP)
-All students who graduated from the following UDACITY 4 technical Nanodegree Program: Digital Marketing, Front End Web Developer, Full stack Javascript and Full Stack Web Developer will be able to apply to the DFREEND.
-Saudi National
The Nanodegree Program is one month from your enrollment date.
This is an independent program driven by Udacity whose objective is to support Udacity SDA graduates in landing a paid freelancing gig (online project). The end goal is to have each participant land a paid freelancing gig by the end of 3 months. Please note that this is not an educational program, but rather a program focused on gig placement and proposal submission. Qualified students to this program will be assigned to Freelancer.com, a top freelancing marketplace. Once matched, we will have you set up a profile on that platform (if you dondt have one already) and then receive perks from the platform to enable you to land a gig.
Exact perks will be defined once you are accepted and qualified for the program! Examples of perks will be in the form of special badging, membership discounts, access to talent managers, exclusive webinars, and many others.
these perks will not guarantee you a gig; you will still have to work very hard to land your gig.
According to freelancing platforms like Upwork, Hsoub, and freelancer.com, it takes an average of 3 months to secure a gig, and an average of 8-10 proposals to land a gig. Since the objective of this program is for you to land a paid gig, we want to make sure we select students who have the time, bandwidth, and commitment to those timelines and succeed in this program.
Some characteristics we are looking for include the following:
1-SDA students who have completed their technical Nanodegree and graduated from the Digital Freelancing Nanodegree.
2-Strong communication skills: e.g. ability to write effective proposals and strong command of the English language.
3-Freelancing experience: e.g. has profiles on platforms and successfully landed a gig before.
You will get immediate access to your Slack community and support from your Gurus, and your perks will be activated by Freelancer.com within 2 weeks. More information will be shared with you on your Program Site about the recommended journey you should take.