Grow With GoogleDeveloped to meet the needs of a rapidly changing workforce and labor market, Google Career Certificates are a flexible suite of digital credentials that offer opportunities for short-term skill development leading to high-growth jobs in high-demand fields. The various Grow with Google programs are ideal for individuals in search of skill development or an organization that wants to upskill their team.

The Grow with Google programs provide job ready skills you can put to work. All courses offer fully online training programs, designed to put you on the fast track to jobs in high-growth fields, now including practical AI training. No experience necessary.

 

Courses are offered at no cost for qualifying indviduals.
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CAREER CERTIFICATES

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In the Grow with Google portfolio there are nine (9) career certificate programs available. Each program consists of various courses that will provide you with the skills and knowledge to advance your career. Taught by industry experts providing hands on activities and engaging video content. Programs can take up to 4 months to complete. Upon completion, you receive a professional career certificate issued by Google that you can use to advance your career, helping you stand out amongst the rest. 

FOUNDATION COURSES

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Explore the ten (10) foundation courses available in the Grow with Google portfolio. Each program can be completed in under 12 hours, giving you the essential knowledge to jump start your next project and advance your understanding. Courses are created from experts in industry and from within Google. Upon completion you are awarded a certificate of completion, issued by Google.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER CERTIFICATES - Advance Your Skillset!

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This certificate builds on your data analytics skills and experience to take your career to the next level. It's designed for graduates of the Google Data Analytics Certificate or people with equivalent data analytics experience. Expand your knowledge with practical, hands-on projects, featuring Jupyter Notebook, Python, and Tableau.
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Learn in-demand skills like data modeling, data visualization and, dashboarding and reporting in less than 2 months. This advanced level career certificate program engages learners through three course series.

clipart of cybersecurity Cybersecurity

Learn job-ready skills that are in-demand, like how to identify and mitigate common risks, threats, and vulnerabilities — and discover how to effectively utilize AI in cybersecurity. This 6 month program offer a zero-entry approach to skills in Cybersecurity.

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You’ll learn R programming, SQL, Python, and Tableau in this 24 week professional certificate program — and discover how to effectively utilize AI in data analytics. This program offers a beginning and advance level of learning.

clipart of digital marketing resources Digital Marketing and E-Commerce

This professional certificate provides the knowledge to manage digital marketing campaigns, attract and engage customers, and sell products online — and discover how to effectively utilize AI in marketing. Complete the program in just 6 months.

clipart of IT support personnel IT Support

You’ll learn about troubleshooting, customer support, system administration, and Python — and discover how to effectively utilize AI in IT support. This program is completed in under 4 months that leaves you with a career certificate ready for the next step in your career.

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This advanced level certificate program gives you the in-demand skills like Python, Git, IT automation, and how to analyze real-world problems to advance your career. Complete the program in under 6 months at your own pace.

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This program offers a 26 hour beginner course, and a career certificate program. Learn the skills to understand how to manage projects efficiently using traditional and agile methods — and discover how to effectively utilize AI in project management.

clipart of UX design User Experience (UX) Design

Learn the foundations of UX design, including empathizing with users, building wireframes and prototypes, and conducting research to test your designs — and discover how to effectively utilize AI in UX design.

FOUNDATION COURSES - Learn and Go!

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Get ahead in your career with the AI Essentials and AI Prompting courses. Learn to use generative AI tools and practice a 5-step approach to effective prompting to help develop ideas, sped up data analysis to support everyday tasks. Complete each in under 8 hours
clipart of data analytics image Data Science
In this course, you’ll begin your learning journey by exploring the role of data professionals in the workplace. You’ll also learn about the project workflow PACE (Plan, Analyze, Construct, Execute) and how it can help you organize data projects.This course is a perfect start before launching the Advanced Data Analytics Program.
clipart of business intelligence Business Intelligence
This short 10 hour course will help develop the skills needed to apply for entry-level roles as a business intelligence (BI) professional. In this course, you’ll discover the role of BI professionals within an organization and explore BI tools you can use on the job.
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Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design is the first step in a learning journey that will equip you with the essential skills needed to apply to entry-level jobs in user experience design. UX designers focus on the interactions that people have with products like websites, mobile apps, and physical objects.

clipart of digital marketing tools Digital Marketing
This course will equip you with the skills you need to apply to entry-level roles in these fields. In this course, you’ll explore entry-level jobs in digital marketing and e-commerce and identify the roles and functions that those jobs play within an organization.
clipart of Data everywhere Data, Data, Everywhere
In this course, you’ll be introduced to the world of data analytics through hands-on curriculum developed by Google. The material shared covers plenty of key data analytics topics, and it’s designed to give you an overview of what’s to come in the Google Data Analytics Certificate.
clipart of cybersecurity Cybersecurity
In this course, learners will be introduced to the cybersecurity profession, including the primary job responsibilities and core skills of entry-level analysts; significant events that led to the development of the cybersecurity field; and security’s continued importance to organizational operations. Learners will also explore the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) eight security domains.
clipart of project management tools Project Management
This course will help you develop the skills needed to apply for entry-level roles as a project manager. In this course, you’ll discover foundational project management terminology and gain a deeper understanding of the role and responsibilities of a project manager.
clipart of Agile PM Agile Project Management
In this course, you will explore the history, approach, and philosophy of Agile project management, including the Scrum framework. You will learn how to differentiate and blend Agile and other project management approaches. You will also learn strategies to effectively organize the five important Scrum events for a Scrum Team.
Courses are offered at no cost for qualifying indviduals. 

Download the Grow with Google fact sheet
Complete the Interest Form

Connect with Professional and Continuing Education at PACE@stcloudstate.edu for more information.