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Government & CSR partnerships

Create decent digital jobs for young people in underserved communities.

Partner with DMSI to co-create a program or sponsor scholarships. Together we train young people in digital marketing and match them to jobs and gig work, bridging the skills gap and spurring jobs growth in your country, organisation and communities.
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How it works
Our mission
1 million
people empowered to start, grow and scale a profitable career or business by 2030
115,384+
trained so far
72
countries
92.5%
employment rate
Partners and funders we work with
Partners and funders: Challenge Fund for Youth Employment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Skills Initiative for Africa, African Union, AUDA-NEPAD, co-funded by the European Union, German Cooperation, financed by KfW
Why digital marketing

A job-creating, high-income skill every business needs

As long as new businesses are created, there will be a need for digital marketing professionals. Private and public organisations in every industry need an online presence.
Gap

Demand exceeds supply

There aren’t enough digital professionals to fill the roles. That gives trained young people a real competitive advantage.
100+

Job roles open to graduates

Full-time employment, freelancing, or growing into an agency that hires others.
Phone + data

All it takes to start earning

Young people can combine a full-time job with gig work, promoting businesses online in their spare time.
Some of the roles graduates step into
Digital Marketing Executive
Social Media Executive
Content Marketing Executive
Email Marketing Executive
Online Advertising Executive
Digital Media Manager
Digital Media Buyer
SEO Executive
Website Traffic Manager
Social Media Strategist
Social Media Analyst
Digital Marketing Analyst
Digital Marketing Strategist
Website Conversion Specialist
eCommerce Manager
eCommerce Strategist
Online Sales Manager
Digital Media Strategist
WordPress Website Developer
Search Traffic Manager
and many more
How partnerships work

Train. Match. Improve.

Funded scholarships for our digital marketing programs, designed to train young people and match them to decent jobs or gig work in the digital economy.
1

Train

Practical, mentored digital and AI marketing training with accredited certification, delivered 100% online.
2

Match

Connect graduates to decent jobs or gig work that meet their personal and career aspirations.
3

Improve

Keep supporting them to grow income, start agencies and freelance practices, and create jobs for others.
Option 1

Co-create a program

Design a training and job-matching program with us for your country, agency or organisation.
Option 2

Sponsor scholarships

Fund places for young people in underserved communities as part of your CSR commitments.
The multiplier effect

Every graduate who hires two people takes two more out of unemployment

Many people we’ve trained now work for others, run their own agencies or freelance, and a lot of them are hiring. The impact reaches the people they employ, their families and even their customers.
1
graduate
→
hires
2
new jobs
1M
graduates
→
hire
2M
jobs created
“Our single ultimate goal is to help and empower 1 million people by 2030. If we achieve it, we will add millions of jobs to the economy. We really cannot do it alone, and that is why we are actively looking for both government and private partnerships.”
Tobi Asehinde
Founder & CEO, Digital Marketing Skill Institute
Case study: ISA-WEEP

Zero upfront fees. 824 women trained. 2,491 employers ready to hire.

With support from the Skills Initiative for Africa (SIFA), we ran the Income Share Agreement for Women Employability & Entrepreneurship Programme in Nigeria. Young women trained in digital marketing with nothing to pay upfront, joined a 90-day job challenge and a one-month work trial, and repay only once they earn. See the results and the four best practices other institutions can reuse.
Read the case study
8,453
applications
→
selected
824
women enrolled
₦0
paid upfront
→
then earn
₦120k
monthly salary floor
Get in touch

Let's build a partnership

Tell us about your organisation and goals. Our partnerships team will get back to you.
  • Government and public-sector programs
  • Corporate CSR scholarships
  • Development partners and foundations
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