MTN Foundation Ace Career 2022

MTN ACE is a nationwide youth-centered economic empowerment program that impacts the relevant skills and creates opportunities for the youth. They program is designed for fresh graduates, those in and out of school, innovators, entrepreneurs well as tech-driven start-ups.

The programs constitute;

1. Ace Tech which focuses on upskilling the youth interested in tech-related innovations.
2. Ace Career which seeks to empower fresh graduates with workplace skills and internship placement.
3. Ace Skilling which is tailor-made for the youths who are in or out of school to equip them with entrepreneurial skills.

The MTN ACE initiative is an invention of the MTN Uganda Foundation, executed in partnership with; the Ministry of ICT & National Guidance, The National ICT Innovation Hub, Centenary Technology Services, Refactory, MUBS Entrepreneurship Innovation, and Incubation Centre, as well as MTN’s Fintech subsidiary, MTN MoMo Uganda Limited.

• Table of Content
• About MTN Foundation
• Ace Career
• Aim and Benefits of Ace Career
• Requirements for Ace Career Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Ace Career
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About MTN Foundation

The MTN Foundation scholarship scheme seeks to attract high performing full time students studying in public tertiary institutions (universities, polytechnics and colleges of education) in Nigeria. The scholarship provides financial assistance to students who might otherwise be unable to pay for their tertiary education and aims to recognize and reward academic excellence.

Ace Career

Aim and Benefits of Ace Career

The initiative provides a three-month soft skills training and internship placement for fresh graduates.

Graduates will be placed at MTN Uganda to do internship for a period of three months.

The training and coaching implementing partner is Makerere University Business School Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship Centre (MUBS-EIIC).

Requirements for Ace Career Qualification

Individuals applying to the program must be:

1. Citizen of Uganda 
2. Currently residing in Uganda
3. Degree/diploma holder from a recognized University by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) in Uganda. 
4. The Applicant MUST have graduated in the last three academic years of 2019/2020, 2020/2021, and 2022/2022. 
5. Youth aged  between 18 and 29 years by the time of application
6. Must be proficient in English
7. Must not be in formal employment at the time of making the application
8. Able and willing to participate in the internship placement at MTN Uganda or any of our partner organizations for a period of three months
9. Able and willing to participate in a three (3) days per month for three (3) months of in-person soft skills training sessions at selected locations within Uganda.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Ace Career

PRIORITY CATEGORIES

Priority is given to the following categories of applicants:

1. Graduates with  First Class and Upper Second Degrees/diplomas
2. Graduates of STEM-related courses
3. Female graduates
4. Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) 
5. Graduates from disadvantaged family backgrounds and or residents in remote and rural communities of Uganda with limited employment opportunities.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Fot more details, visit MTN website.