Google opens registration for the second semester of the free program “Google Cloud for Students: A Confident Career Start.” After a successful first semester, which attracted more than 50 higher and vocational pre-higher education institutions of Ukraine, Google is extending the program for the second semester of the 2024-2025 academic year with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
The “Google Cloud for Students: A Confident Career Start” curriculum combines materials developed by Google Cloud experts and teachers and provides institutions with the opportunity to integrate advanced Google Cloud technologies into the educational process. The program makes it easy to integrate courses into curricula and provides students with the necessary practical skills to work with cloud technologies to help them get a successful start in their careers.
Benefits of Google Cloud for Students for educational institutions
- Free access to the Google Cloud Skills Boost platform during the period of participation in the program.
- Opportunity to integrate the program into the curriculum of educational institutions.
- Technical and organizational support for educational institutions throughout the program.
- A large number of educational resources and materials on Google Cloud.
- Access to recordings of workshops conducted by Google experts and leaders of the Ukrainian IT industry.
- A choice of training areas:
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- Google Cloud Digital Leader: a basic understanding of cloud concepts and Google Cloud capabilities, in particular for non-technical specialties.
- Google Cloud GenAI: generative artificial intelligence and its applications.
- Google Cloud Computing Foundations: the technical foundation of cloud computing.
- Google Cloud Cybersecurity: protecting cloud environments from threats.
- Google Cloud Data Analytics: analyzing and transforming data in the cloud.
- Google Cloud Engineering: delving into cloud infrastructure and preparing for professions such as cloud engineer or DevOps engineer
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Benefits of the program for students
- Free access to the Google Cloud Skills Boost platform during the participation of educational institutions in the program and practical skills in the Google Cloud Console.
- Google Cloud Skills certificates and badges that confirm qualifications upon completion of the training program and enhance resumes.
- Resources to enhance your cloud expertise, career development, and interview preparation tips.
Registration.
To apply, just write to the email address listed on the program’s website. Institutions that joined last year must re-apply to continue participating in the program.
Feedback from Google Cloud for Students participants
Thousands of students have already completed the free training program, and here are some reviews from teachers about the benefits of the program:
- Stanislav Milevsky, associate professor of the Department of Cyber Security at NTU “KhPI”: “We actively use courses on the Google Cloud Skills Boost platform in the educational process. Students gain additional skills and the opportunity to take courses as part of non-formal education.”
- Anastasia Tolkachova, Assistant of the Information Security Department, Lviv Polytechnic National University: “This program helps to train a new generation of specialists. We plan to continue to participate and are grateful to Google for their support and access to relevant knowledge that will help our students succeed in the profession.”
