Get the skills you need for the job you want
Whether you're starting your career, looking for a new one, or trying to advance to the next level, navigating a career can be hard. Whatever your goal is, experts at Google are here to help. Through the Google Career Certificates program, you’ll get the in-demand career skills and resources you need — all on your own schedule. No previous knowledge, experience, or degrees are necessary.
Build new skills and grow your career
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AI
Certificate • 10 hours
Boost your productivity and elevate your work with in-demand AI skills. Learn how to use generative AI to help develop ideas and content, make more informed decisions, and speed up daily work tasks.
Data Analytics
Certificate • 3-6 months
Data analysts collect and transform data in order to help make informed business decisions. Learn core processes, data organisations, key analytical tools, and more.
Cybersecurity
Certificate • 3-6 months
Cybersecurity analysts are responsible for monitoring and protecting information and systems. Learn how to protect networks, devices, people, and data from cyber attacks.
Project Management
Certificate • 3-6 months
Project managers ensure projects within an organisation are managed and completed with maximum value. Learn budgeting, identifying risks, applying Agile and Scrum frameworks, and more.
Digital Marketing & E-commerce
Certificate • 3-6 months
Digital marketers and e-commerce specialists reach customers online and grow online sales. Learn how to attract people, develop strategies, measure, and more.
IT Support
Certificate • 3-6 months
IT Specialists troubleshoot problems so computers and networks run correctly. Learn troubleshooting and customer care, networking, security, operating systems, and more.
UX Design
Certificate • 3-6 months
UX designers make digital and physical products easier and more enjoyable to use. Learn to develop personas, user journey maps, wireframes, test plans, and more.
IT Automation with Python
Certificate • 3-6 months
Take your IT skills further with an advanced certificate in IT Automation with Python. Learn how to program with Python and use Python to automate common system administration tasks.
Advanced Data Analytics
Certificate • 3-6 months
Take your data analytics skills further and learn how to use machine learning, predictive modeling, and experimental design to collect and analyse large amounts of data. This advanced program, you'll enhance technical skills in Jupyter Notebook, Python, and Tableau.
Business Intelligence
Certificate • 1-2 months
Take your data analytics skills further and learn how to transform data into actionable insights to inform business decisions. In this advanced program, you’ll enhance technical skills in BigQuery, Tableau, and SQL.
4 ways Google Career Certificates can help you reach your goals
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1.5M+
job postings across certificate fields1
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$36,900+
median entry-level salary across certificate fields2
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7,000+
certificate graduates in Australia3
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75%
of program graduates report a positive career outcome (e.g., new job, promotion, or raise) within six months of completion4
How Google Career Certificates help people reach their goals
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Frequently asked questions
The Google Career Certificate program is an online training program that offers professional certificates in fast-growing, high-demand technology fields. The program is designed by Google and taught by experts in the areas of IT, user experience design, project management, and more, and combines skills training with hands-on practice. In addition, job seekers receive support and practical tips for resumes, interviews, and job searches, helping them to land jobs in the technology sector.
Google Career Certificates are completely online, so there’s no need to show up to a classroom in person. You can access your instructional videos, readings and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.
Google Career Certificates costs $49 USD per month on Coursera after an initial 7-day free trial period. All Google Career Certificates are completely self-paced. At about 10 hours of study per week, many learners complete a Google Career Certificate in three to six months.
Coursera is a global online learning platform that offers access to online courses. Google has worked with Coursera to make Google Career Certificates available on their platform. While our Certificates are hosted on their platform, Coursera is not part of Google or Alphabet.
Yes! Google Career Certificates are recognised by many employers. Certificates help graduates stand out to recruiters and interviewers–in fact, 75 percent of program graduates report an improvement in their career within six months of certificate completion4.
Google Career Certificates were designed and built by subject-matter experts and senior practitioners at Google from each of the job fields. Every certificate has been created to equip learners with theoretical and practical knowledge and real-life problem-solving skills to be successful in an entry-level job. Expert industry organisations and platforms - like the Project Management Institute for project management, Tableau for data analytics, and Figma for UX design, to name a few - consulted and collaborated on material.
In addition to expert training and hands-on projects designed to prepare you for a job in your field of choice, you’ll have access to career resources like Interview Warmup, a tool that lets you practise interview questions based on Google Career Certificate fields.
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Footnotes
1 Lightcast™ Global Job Postings for available countries in the APAC region. (2023: Jan. 1, 2023 - Dec. 31, 2023)
2 Lightcast™ Global Job Postings (2023: Jan. 1, 2023 - Dec. 31, 2023). US Treasury Reporting Rates of Exchange, USD to AUD, 1 USD = 1.535 AUD (March 31, 2024).
3 Google Internal Data, February 2023
4 Based on the program graduates survey, Australia 2023