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90%
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industry-relevant curriculum built to meet employer expectations
5,500+ employed Mate academy grads
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$1,600
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A PPC Manager isn't just someone who "clicks and forgets." They work daily with data, audiences, creatives, and performance strategies. Their job is to turn traffic into customers. So if you want to learn how to manage online advertising, this PPC course offers hands-on cases and job-ready skills to launch your career in paid traffic.
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Weekdays, 9 am - 6 pm
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PPC manager





90%
of Mate grads entered the tech field for the first time
You'll work on real marketing campaigns — from launching Google Ads to analyzing performance metrics and drawing conclusions.

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Get Started
4 topics
Learn how studying at Mate academy is organized: how the platform works, how interaction with mentors is structured, what the program includes, and get tips on how to study effectively and manage your time.
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Digital Marketing Basics
7 topics
This marks the beginning of your journey into digital marketing. Throughout this course, you will acquire foundational knowledge about marketing and its objectives. You'll become familiar with both offline and online marketing channels and sources, gaining insights into their respective advantages and disadvantages
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GenAI Essentials
6 topics
Learn how to use GenAI responsibly and effectively.
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Marketing Strategy and Market Research
6 topics
Let's start with the basics — a marketing strategy: what it is, how to create one, plan a marketing budget, and choose the right tools and channels to promote your business. Then, we'll take the first step — market research. You'll learn to understand the potential benefits of introducing your product to a new market and discover answers to questions about market size, gain insights into your key competitors, and establish points of differentiation from them. Additionally, you'll learn how to describe the profile of a potential customer, considering their "pain points," and understand how to properly describe your product or service to "speak the same language" as your customers.
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Ad Copy & Visuals
2 topics
Create ad texts and visuals that convert.
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Search Advertising in Google Ads
8 topics
The main goal of marketing is sales. In this module, you will be introduced to a tool that delivers the fastest results for achieving this goal. You will delve deeper into Google Ads and its capabilities. You will set up your first advertising campaign, selecting relevant goals and types. You will learn to understand how different campaign types impact goal achievement. You will create your first search ad and learn how to optimize advertising campaigns for search.
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Google Display Network
4 topics
In this module, we take a detailed look at another important marketing tool - the Google Display Network (GDN) and YouTube. You will gain an understanding of how the GDN works and how to effectively utilize it, set up your first advertising campaign on the GDN, learn how to target and optimize GDN ads, get acquainted with an additional GDN settings. Additionally, we will examine how to analyze the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and make informed decisions for further development based on their performance.
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Meta Ads (Facebook, Instagram)
7 topics
In this module, you will be introduced to another advertising tool - Meta Ads. We will delve into the principles of targeted advertising on social media using case studies from Facebook and Instagram, and analyze the relevant algorithms that need to be considered. You will create and configure your Meta advertising account, test basic optimization types, and develop advertising campaigns and ads.
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Digital Marketing Analytics
8 topics
In this module, you will learn how to conduct analysis effectively to evaluate the performance of digital marketing and adjust strategies accordingly. We will explore key tools and services for analytics, familiarize ourselves with Google Analytics, and make basic configurations. Additionally, we will examine the interface of essential reports and discuss custom reports. By the end of the module, you will understand how to select and implement key analytics tools and services for your business, as well as how to formulate primary reports.
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Building Portfolio
1 topic
In this module, you will create a case study that showcases your real skills in working with paid advertising channels, as well as how you think and make decisions. You will demonstrate the full project cycle — from market and target audience analysis to creating ad campaigns, preparing creatives, and analyzing the results.
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Team Project
7 topics
In 4 weeks, you will create a product from scratch in teams with colleagues from other areas, following Scrum methodology, and present the results to your mates. In the end, you will have another project to add to your resume and gain invaluable real-world experience.
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Employment
9 topics
Ready to enter the tech market? Well... we'll get you ready — with a great resume, cover letter, a LinkedIn profile and mock interviews. Recruiters are in for a true discovery!
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Faq
The full-time format is designed for those who want to master PPC as quickly as possible.
Training takes place online from 9:00 to 18:00, Monday to Friday. The program includes regular webinars, Q&A calls, and practical assignments, with constant mentor support and active interaction with the group. This format is not suitable if you are working or studying at the same time.
The flexible format is for those who want to become a PPC manager at their own pace. You can take the course whenever it is convenient for you — in the morning or after work. You still get access to mentors, group chats, and Q&A sessions. The online platform remains available forever, so you can return to the materials at any time. This format is easy to combine with work, freelancing, or university studies.
In either format, you will gain practical skills and real advertising cases, create portfolio projects that you can show during interviews, receive a professional PPC specialist certificate, and get career support with job placement across Ukraine — including Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa, Dnipro, or remotely.
Yes. After completing the online PPC course, you will receive a certificate confirming your skills in working with advertising platforms such as Meta and Google Ads, traffic generation, creating effective advertising campaigns, and analyzing metrics and optimizing results. You will be able to add the certificate to your CV and LinkedIn profile. Many Mate graduates use these certificates to land their first job as a PPC specialist.
That's completely normal. You may simply need more information to decide.
We recommend submitting a free application, and our manager will explain the PPC course and learning format in more detail, help you understand whether the PPC specialist profession suits you, and suggest other directions that might also be interesting for you.
No. To take the PPC course, you do not need a technical education or advanced math skills. Mate students come from various backgrounds, and 9 out of 10 start from scratch.
We gradually teach everything you need:
how a marketer thinks, how digital advertising works,
how to set up campaigns in Google Ads and Meta Ads,
and how to evaluate results and scale advertising.
Most importantly, everything is learned through practice in an online course format with job placement support.
Enrolling is very simple — submit an application, and the next steps depend on the learning format you choose
In the full-time format, you complete a logic test, have a short interview with us, and start learning online within a few days.
You can apply from the age of 16 with parental consent.
In the flexible format, a manager will contact you after you submit your application, provide course and pricing details, and you can start learning immediately after payment, at your own pace.
You can apply from the age of 15, but the job guarantee applies only if you are legally able to work in your country by the end of the course.
Because for 11 years we have been preparing beginners for careers in IT and digital.
The PPC specialist course is designed specifically to provide 80% practical experience through launching campaigns, optimization, and testing,
teach up-to-date tools and advertising platforms, offer constant mentor feedback and support,
and provide help with CVs, LinkedIn profiles, and interviews. Most importantly, 8 out of 10 of our students receive a job offer within a few months after completing the PPC course.
We are confident in the quality of our online education, so if you don't get results, you don't pay.
In the full-time format, you study for free with no upfront payments.
You start paying 12% of your salary only after you get a job as a PPC specialist or in a related digital role.
If you don't find a job, you pay nothing.
In the flexible format, after completing the course, you actively search for a job for 16 weeks with our career support.
If you do not receive a single job offer, we will refund the full course price.
This is your financial guarantee that the PPC course will pay off.
This format is for those who want maximum immersion and results in a short time.
You study online from Monday to Friday, from 9:00 to 18:00, moving toward a new career every day.
A typical day includes practical tasks, mentor-led sessions, a lunch break, working on practical cases, Q&A sessions with feedback, project or individual work, and end-of-day consolidation with additional tips. This pace is ideal if you want to switch to marketing quickly and get hired within a few months.
No. After the PPC course, you will gain a set of universal digital skills that open up several career opportunities.
Mate graduates usually receive their first job offers in roles such as PPC manager, user acquisition manager, media buyer, or targeting manager.
This means the course provides multiple real employment paths in PPC marketing, depending on your strengths and the job market situation in Ukraine or online.
Our PPC course contains many different modules for you to develop hard and soft skills. What you will learn: work with Google Ads and Facebook Ads, effectively use analytical tools to optimize campaigns, create and configure PPC campaigns, analyze the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and adjust strategies, work with keywords, targeting and budgets. The specialist's PPC course will help you build a professional portfolio and prepare for employment.
The PPC course has a clear learning structure, so you master the material gradually, without chaos and gaps. During training, you receive feedback from experienced mentors and work on mistakes. Also, our Targeting course involves communicating with fellow students in chat or video calls: you can exchange experiences and motivate each other.
To learn PPC from scratch, you need to start with the basics: setting up Google and Facebook advertising campaigns, understanding the principles of working with budgets and targeting. You will then move on to more sophisticated strategies such as retargeting and ROI optimization. Our course is designed so that you gradually move from simple to complex topics. During training, you need to create your own campaigns and work on real cases - this will consolidate knowledge and skills. Equally important is the support of mentors and a community of like-minded people. You will get all this in the courses.
To complete the online PPC course, it is important to have a computer or laptop with adequate performance. A processor no lower than Intel Core i5, 8 GB of RAM, an SSD drive and stable Internet access are enough for learning.

PPC (Pay-Per-Click) courses are your ticket to one of the most sought-after and promising professions in the field of digital marketing. PPC specialists are needed in almost every business that is actively developing in the online space. The demand for these specialists is growing both in Ukraine and abroad. In Ukraine, the average salary for beginners who have completed online PPC courses is about $700. With experience, it can grow to $2,000–3,000 or more. Most of the vacancies offer remote work and the opportunity to build a flexible schedule. PPC courses will help you get a profession that allows you to work in a convenient mode and brings pleasure. Interesting projects await: advertising on Google, Facebook, Instagram, search campaigns, contextual advertising - there are many options.
After completing the PPC course, you will be able to work as a Junior PPC Manager, Junior User Acquisition Manager, Media Buyer, Targeting Manager. In 6-18 months of active practice, you can grow to the Middle level, and in a few years - to the Senior level. Depending on your skills and interests, you'll be able to choose a technical specialization, a management role, or an analytics direction—PPC has a place for everyone. PPC specialists, if desired, can switch to related marketing areas: SEM, Digital Marketing Manager, Data Analyst.
To take PPC courses, you need a computer, free time and a desire to develop. For beginners Targeting online courses provide the necessary knowledge and skills base, even if there is no experience in marketing or IT. To students Our PPC placement courses give you the opportunity to start a successful career before you even get your degree. For those who want to change their profession You can take the PPC course in a flexible format, combining your studies with your current work. For marketers who want to expand their skills If you already work in the field of marketing and want to deepen your knowledge in PPC campaigns, our PPC specialist course will help you with this. IT specialists Our PPC course contains useful and interesting knowledge even for experienced professionals. Entrepreneurs Business owners and startups can learn how to set up effective PPC campaigns for their business on their own.
Mate's online PPC, Targeting, Media Buying course is only 20% theory, the rest is practice. We offer PPC courses for beginners and those working in related professions. During the training, you will learn basic skills, strengthen hard and soft skills, create your own portfolio, prepare for working in a team and be able to successfully pass an interview. Our Media Buying courses are available in a paid format with a free schedule. Choose the pace that best fits into your daily life and plans. We've built our course so you can connect with a community of fellow students, discuss achievements and motivate each other.