Social Media Marketing courses in Dubai

Intoact International provides a hands-on Social Media for Business Training Course that guides learners through both organic and paid social media marketing strategies. The course runs for about 30 hours over 8 sessions, with live and practical sessions together with pre-recorded material. You’ll learn how to build and manage campaigns across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok, YouTube, and Snapchat. It covers essentials such as planning and budgeting, creating content, running ads, analyzing performance metrics, and learning from case studies. The course is KHDA-approved, and includes lifetime access to materials, project-based learning, quizzes, and live Q&A sessions with the trainer.

In addition, Intoact offers a Digital Marketing Strategy & Content Marketing short course, which is more compact (three sessions, totaling about 6.5 hours). It is designed for beginners through to more advanced learners who want to strengthen their strategy, content creation, and planning skills. Topics include inbound marketing, targeting audiences, budget allocation, content planning (also using AI tools), and how to optimize content calendars. This course is oriented toward those who want to improve their overall digital presence and ensure their social media efforts are well grounded in strategy and branding.

Digital Almighty’s Social Media Marketing course is designed to equip learners with the practical skills needed to build, manage, and optimize campaigns across today’s most influential platforms. The program covers everything from choosing the right channels for your audience to creating compelling content, budgeting effectively, and running both organic and paid campaigns. Students gain hands-on experience with platforms like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and more, while also learning how to analyze performance data and translate insights into stronger strategies. The course is suitable for beginners who want to enter the field, as well as professionals looking to sharpen their skills and keep up with evolving trends.

One of the highlights of the program is its focus on practical, real-world application. Instead of relying solely on theory, participants work through case studies, campaign simulations, and project-based learning exercises that mirror the challenges businesses face in the digital space. The training is structured to be flexible, with online and blended options, making it accessible to both individuals and corporate teams in Dubai and beyond. With its mix of expert mentorship, interactive sessions, and market-relevant curriculum, Digital Almighty’s social media marketing course provides a comprehensive foundation for anyone aiming to excel in today’s competitive digital marketing landscape.

Learnovate Training Center offers a KHDA-approved Social Media Specialist / Digital Marketing course in Dubai that covers a broad set of skills, including social media marketing. Their syllabus typically includes: content marketing, social media strategy & management, website optimization, paid advertising (e.g. display/video), search engine marketing/ SEO, email marketing, digital strategy, and freelancing skills. Students can expect case-based work and hands-on components, presumably to prepare them for real-world digital marketing tasks.

One of the advantages of Learnovate’s offering is that it’s aimed both at beginners and people with some background in marketing. Also, because it’s KHDA-approved, there is added credibility for people in the UAE looking for recognized qualifications. The training center appears to provide flexibility, and possibly blended or practical training methods.

Haris&Co Academy offers a Digital Marketing Course in Dubai that gives a strong emphasis on social media marketing, among other core digital marketing skills. The program is agency-based and integrates AI components, demonstrating that it’s not just about traditional techniques but also modern, tech-augmented practices. Social media marketing is treated as a key module: students cover content writing, posting strategies, platform-specific strategies (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.), performance metrics, and how to align social media with broader marketing and brand goals. Guest lectures and bonus modules also bring in recent trends, tools, and case studies.

One of their distinguishing features is the practical focus: about 90% of the learning is hands-on, with live projects, client-based work, and specialization options in the final month to dig deeper into particular areas of interest, which likely include social media specialization. The course is offered in both offline and hybrid formats, includes mentorship from industry professionals who have worked with well-known brands, and promises strong placement assistance (resume building, mock interviews, etc.). All of this suggests that their social media marketing modules are not simply theoretical, but are built to give learners actionable skills and real portfolio work.

IIDMS offers a Certified Social Media Marketing Professional program that focuses specifically on the skills needed to plan, execute, and optimize social media strategy across major platforms like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and more. Their curriculum includes not just platform-specific content (e.g. how to run campaigns, measure metrics, manage content), but also strategic thinking—how to align social media efforts with broader marketing goals.

In addition, IIDMS’s broader offerings (e.g. their Masters in Digital Marketing) include social media marketing as a core component along with other digital marketing fundamentals such as SEO, Google Analytics, content strategy, and use of new tools. This gives students not only specialist skills in social media but also the context and complementary capabilities needed to be effective in full-scope digital marketing roles.

Inc.Academy offers a Social Media Marketing Certification which is an 18-hour, face-to-face training program. It’s designed for people who are or want to become responsible for planning, executing, and managing social media campaigns—this includes specialists, executives, enthusiasts, etc. The course is very practical: you get live demonstrations, hands-on exercises, and modules covering the foundations of social media marketing, platform selection (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Snapchat), content creation, advertising, remarketing, influencer marketing, and reporting. Certifications offered are globally recognized: Inc Academy, KHDA (Dubai), CPD (London), Innovation Labs New York, and major social platform partners.

Beyond just the social media-only certificate, Inc.Academy also offers broader courses (Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing, and Professional Certification in Digital Marketing) in which social media marketing is a core module. In those broader courses you get more depth: strategy & planning, analytics, live account demos, case studies, workshops, and group exercises. Social media in those is taught not in isolation but as part of an integrated digital marketing mix (ads, SEO, digital strategy) so you learn how to tie social media into overall marketing plans and campaigns.

DG Training & Development Institution offers both classroom/offline and online Social Media Marketing Training through its Digital Marketing programs. Their course is KHDA-approved which gives credibility for students based in Dubai or the UAE. The Social Media Marketing module is part of their broader Digital Marketing course(s), which cover levels from beginner through advanced depending on your prior experience.

In their social media components, students are exposed to both organic and paid social media techniques. They learn how to plan, create, and optimize content for platforms like Facebook, Instagram, likely others (though exact list is less fully published), run ad campaigns, track performance metrics, and integrate social media into a holistic digital strategy. Also, they provide flexible scheduling options (including private / custom sessions), course materials, and certification upon completion.

Staenz Digital Marketing Academy offers a Digital Marketing Course in Dubai through its STAENZ Academy branch in Al Habtoor Tower, Dubai Marina. The program is classroom-based (also available online/live instructor led) and includes many modules across digital marketing, among which social media marketing features prominently. In the list of topics taught are Facebook Ads, Instagram Marketing, LinkedIn Marketing, Snapchat for Business, Content Building and Content Marketing, Retargeting (e.g. via Facebook Pixel), YouTube Video SEO/YouTube Ads, etc.

What stands out is the practical-hands-on approach: lots of live demonstrations and hands-on experiences are built into their course delivery. The course’s design also aims to teach students not just how to post on social media, but how to build personal and business brands, generate organic traffic, run paid campaigns with real ROI, use analytics to measure performance, and integrate social media with the rest of digital marketing (SEO, SEM, content, etc.).

Digital Vidya offers a Certified Social Media Marketing course that aims to equip learners with both foundational understanding and advanced skills in managing brand presence online. Students work with both organic and paid social media components: learning to set up business pages, craft content strategies, run advertising (Meta, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.), leverage analytics, and understand how social algorithms work. It also covers newer channels and functions like Snapchat, WhatsApp Business, influencer marketing, community management, and even crisis communication.

The course is quite hands-on: there are multiple practical assignments, case studies, a capstone project, and tools bundled for content creation, scheduling, analytics etc. Learners also get lifetime access to materials, and support via forums or trainer-led live sessions. Duration is ~5 weeks for the social media-specific course (live-online), though this may vary by schedule or region.

SAE Dubai offers a Social Media Marketing & Content Creation short course (3 weeks) that provides a foundational introduction to developing a social media strategy and creating multimedia content suitable for different platforms. The course covers topics such as: defining goals & target audiences (buyer personas), content planning, using creative tools (like Canva, Clipchamp, social publishing tools), optimizing content for social media profiles, scheduling and hashtag strategy. It is available both on campus and live online, giving flexibility.

In addition to that, SAE has a broader Digital Marketing short course (4 weeks) that includes social media marketing among its core modules, together with SEO, Google Ads, Email Marketing, analytics etc. This gives learners a broader view of how social media fits into the full digital marketing mix.