Google offers certificate courses to greatly help Americans seek better jobs
Google is offering career certificate programmes that will enable workers who don't possess university degrees to get high-paying jobs.
The Alphabet-owned company also pledged $10 million (Dh36.7m) in job training grants in america.
The tech giant will offer you three online career certificates in data analytics, project management and user experience design, and can consider them as the equivalent of a four-year degree for related roles.
Kent Walker, senior vice president of global affairs at Google, said, no degree or prior experience was necessary to take the courses.
“College degrees are out of grab many Americans, and you shouldn’t desire a school diploma to have financial security. We are looking for new, accessible job-training solutions to help America recover and rebuild,” he said.
“The programmes equip participants with the fundamental skills they need to get yourself a job.”
The programmes are designed by Google employees who work in the same fields, the business said. The company may also offer 100,000 need-based scholarships to complete any of these courses.
Nearly two thirds of all new jobs created since 2010 require either high-level or medium-level digital skills, Mr Walker said.
“Technology is a lifeline to help many small businesses during the Covid-19 crisis ... and online tools can help persons get new skills and discover good-paying jobs,” he said.
Google said it would offer internship opportunities for applicants completing these career certificate programmes to supply them on-the-job training.
The California company in addition has pledged $10m in Google.org grants to greatly help workforce boards and non-profit organisations enhance their job training programmes and increase usage of digital skills for women, veterans and underserved people.
Google has successfully undertaken similar initiatives during the past.
Since 2017, it has helped 5 million Americans learn digital skills through its Grow with Google programme. The company has distributed more than $200m in grants to non-profit groups attempting to promote economic opportunity as part of its Future of Work initiative.
On Monday, Google revealed plans to invest $10 billion in India to greatly help the south Asian country accelerate the development of its digital economy.
Source: www.thenational.ae
