Google Skills is a free learning platform with over 3,000 AI courses, certificates and labs. The new platform makes practice-oriented AI learning easier and directly links course completion with attractive job opportunities.
Google Skills: Learn Data & AI – with a certificate
Google Skills is the result of bringing together numerous learning initiatives – including Google Cloud, Google DeepMind, Grow with Google and Google for Education. The platform offers high-quality AI courses, skill badges and certificates. The courses have already been accessed over 26 million times in the last year, which demonstrates a high level of interest and broad usability.
About Google Skills: https://www.skills.google/
Areas & learning paths
The learning units are divided into areas that cover the current hot topics in the field of data & AI. Each learning path covers 10-100 lessons, giving you hours, days or weeks of learning material depending on the complexity of the topic. The content primarily relates to Google technologies such as Google Cloud, Kubernetes and Google Gemini. However, there are also cross-technology courses that teach concepts.
- AI / ML: Learn how artificial intelligence works and how to apply AI models to optimize processes and develop innovative solutions.
- Data: Collecting, analyzing and interpreting data to make informed decisions and design data-driven strategies.
- Dev Tools: Modern developer tools that help to program efficiently and manage projects.
- Infrastructure: Build and scale cloud infrastructures and digital platforms
- Productivity: Discover methods and tools that make your work more effective and help you to complete tasks productively and save time
- Security: Essential knowledge to protect IT systems, applications and data from threats and minimize security risks
Motivating learning with videos with gamification & social sharing
Learning is based on modern learning platforms such as Duolingo: Progress streaks, leagues dashboard and milestone celebrations increase engagement and learning success.
According to a Google study, 95% of users experience higher motivation through gamification elements. Achieved badges and progress can be shared directly in social networks.
The learning formats are extensive and rely heavily on text and video content, enriched by some interactive quizzes and practice-oriented labs and code exercises, e.g. by trying them out directly in a Google Cloud sandbox, without incurring any costs.
Google Skills offers these courses
Here are some examples of learning paths and courses by area
- AI / ML:
- Inference on TPUs – Using Google’s TPU chips with technologies such as GKE, Cloud TPUs, TensorFlow, PyTorch, JAX, Keras
- Deploy and Manage Generative AI Models
- Data:
- Dev Tools:
- Infrastructure:
- Productivity:
- Security:
- Quick Learning:
- AI Boost Bites – 10-minute modules for quick insights
Direct career path and deployment in the company
Certified users are connected to a network of over 150 companies – including initiatives such as Career Launchpad – that are specifically looking for Google qualifications for their talent pipeline. Companies get an optimal overview with their own dashboards and team tracking and can strategically manage their AI training. For decision-makers, there are special offers such as Future-Proof Your AI Learning Strategy for structured skills development within the team.
Summary / TL;DR
- Google Skills combines almost 3,000 data & AI learning opportunities for beginners and advanced learners – with verifiable certificates
- Gemini Code Assist enables direct entry into coding and special skill badges
- Gamification: Leagues, streaks and social sharing increase engagement
- Course structure: From “AI Essentials” to Research Foundations; many offers free of charge
- Career Boost: Certificates open up access to jobs with AI activities
Source: Google Blog
