Aleph makes its digital marketing and AI course free in Arabic.
Aleph has put its Digital Marketing and AI Certificate into Arabic on its Digital Ad Expert platform, fully funded and self-paced with no cohort deadlines. More than 12,000 people already use the platform's Arabic version, aimed at founders, freelancers and analysts across MENAT.
Why it matters
A free, Arabic-language route into AI marketing skills could widen the region's talent pool.
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