Kenyan Online Job Opportunities for you in 2021

 

Introduction

Do you know about the Ajira digital program? Please learn more here. The Ajira Digital Program is an initiative by the Kenyan government driven by the Ministry of ICT, Innovations and Youth Affairs. It was launched in 2016 by H.E Uhuru Kenyatta. The program is aiming at empowering over one million young people to access digital job opportunities.

Program Objectives

1. Raise the profile of digital work;

2.Promote a mentorship and collaborative learning approach to finding digital work

3.Provide Kenyans with access to digital work, and

4. Promote Kenya as a destination for online workers.

Online Work Categories offered in Ajira Program

1. Transcription
2. Writing and Translation
3. Digital marketing & eCommerce
4. Virtual assistance
5. Data management

What to learn in Writing category

1. Content Writing
2. Article writing
3. Technical writing
4. Letter writing
5. CV writing
6. Ghostwriting
7. Blog Writing
8. Copywriting
9. Editing and proofreading
10. Songwriting
11. SEO Writing
12. Essay Writing
13. Reports Writing
14. Referencing, grammar checking and plagiarism checking
15. Creation of online accounts and bidding
16. PayPal Creation

What is trained in Data Management category

• Data mining
• Data conversion
• Data storage
• Data entry and tools such as Google forms, Google Docs, Google Sheets etc
• Data analysis
• Data validation
• Data visualization in excel
• Web research
• Creation of PayPal, and online accounts
• Bidding process

What is trained in Digital Marketing and e-commerce Category

• Social media marketing i.e. to how to earn through Facebook or WhatsApp
•  Search Engine Marketing-SEO and SEA
• Email marketing
• Pay Per Click (Paid SEO)
• Affiliate marketing
• Content Marketing and Website creation
• Display advertising
• Influencer marketing
• Drop shipping
• Account creation online work accounts
• PayPal Creation
• Bidding process

What to learn in Transcription category

• Legal Transcription
• Medical Transcription
• General Transcription
• Online work Accounts creation such as GoTranscript, QA World, rev.com
• Bidding process and how to pick jobs from take accounts
• PayPal creation
• Video captioning

What is trained in Virtual Assistance Category

• Event Management
• Online web Research
• Email Management in Mailchimp.com
• Social Media Management
• Customer Service
• Project Management
• Financial Management
• Data entry
• Event/flight booking
• Graphics Design in Canva.com
• Calendar management
• Creation of online work accounts
• Bidding process
• PayPal creation

How to book an Ajira virtual training Class

• Visit https://ajiradigital.go.ke/#/register and fill your details.
• Make sure you confirm/verify your email and phone number.
• Make sure you update profile by adding photo, education, contact details and employment details if any to make sure your profile reaches at least 60%.
• On the left side of the dashboard, click my trainings it opens another section.
• At the center, click Available trainings
• Choose a category you want to be trained on then click Book now then click Confirm. Do not book the class which is written fully booked.

Ø  NB//A single book will have a pair of 2 days, so if you book Monday, your virtual class will end on Tuesday, if you book on Wednesday, your class will end on Thursday.

Ø  You are advised to book a class of the category you are interested in and the date you will be available.

Ø  The link for the class will be sent to your email before the day of the training. It will be a zoom link, therefore, you will be required to download a zoom application from the Google play store if you are using a phone, for laptop users download zoom application from the browser.