Google considers its accreditations comparable to a four-year college degree.
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Google has actually revealed a brand-new effort to assist United States employees get certifications in high-paying, high-growth task fields such as information analytics, job management and user experience style. It’ll fund 100,000 online accreditation scholarships as part of the effort, the search giant stated Monday.
“College degrees are out of reach for many Americans, and you shouldn’t need a college diploma to have economic security,” Kent Walker, Google’s senior vice president of international affairs, stated in a release. “We need new, accessible job-training solutions — from enhanced vocational programs to online education — to help America recover and rebuild.”
The accreditations do not need a college degree or previous experience in the field, Google kept in mind. The online accreditation classes are taught by its staff members, with a course taking about 6 months to finish and thought about comparable to a four-year college degree.
Google will likewise devote $10 million in task training grants to neighborhoods throughout the United States, consisting of nonprofits companies YWCA, NPower and JFF. They’ve partnered with Google to supply task abilities for females, veterans and underrepresented groups.
