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Google is launching a professional certification program allowing people to earn the equivalent of a four-year degree in six months.
Google is launching new certificates that offer a way for people to fast-track their career toward digital jobs in high-demand fields.
Google Career Certificates can be earned through completing six-month courses. To start, the programs being offered include:
Google is launching new certificates that offer a way for people to fast-track their career toward digital jobs in high-demand fields.
Google Career Certificates can be earned through completing six-month courses. To start, the programs being offered include:
- Data Analyst
- Project Manager
- UX Designer
- Kent Walker, Google’s SVP of Global Affairs, says the certificates will hold the same weight as a four-year degree in a related field.
Walker claims there’s “no college degree required” if a job applicant has one of Google’s career certificates.
The goal is to help Americans learn digital job skills so they can get back to back to work now – not four years from now.
Here’s more about each of these certificates, how they’re earned, and how much they cost.
Courses required to earn the certificates are entirely developed by Google and hosted on Coursera. So they can all be done online at one’s own pace.
The cost? $49 per month.
Grants and scholarships will be available for those who need them.
The monthly fee also provides access to resources that can assist with job search and interview preparation.
Total cost of each course will vary according to how long it takes each individual to complete it.
Google estimates the completion time for each course to be around six months, but there’s no strict timeframe.
A course could take more or less time to complete depending on how much work is put into it each month.
