Gamified features:
- Leagues: Encourage friendly competition based on earned points with this dashboard widget.
- Achievements: Celebrate your learning milestones with new visuals and easy options for social sharing.
- Learning streaks: Promote consistent learning habits through bonus points and “streak freezes.”
GEAR: A new sprint to empower one million developers
Today, we’re also announcing the Gemini Enterprise Agent Ready (GEAR) program, a new educational sprint designed to empower one million developers on our new agentic platform, Gemini Enterprise. Through a cohort-based approach, we will help them build, deploy and manage agents, and as part of GEAR, developers can earn skill badges through Google Skills.
A direct path to employment; a faster way to hire
Building skills isn’t just good for individual careers — it’s also good for business. That’s why with Google Skills, we’re making it easier for people to get the skills employers are looking for, and for companies to find the talent they need to succeed.
Today, we’re announcing that for those who complete a Google Cloud Certificate in cybersecurity or data analytics in the U.S., there’s now a direct pathway to an interview with leading financial services firm Jack Henry. You’ll get to complete custom, hands-on labs that simulate the company’s real-world scenarios. These labs act as the first stage of the company’s hiring process, giving you a tangible way to showcase your skills and land a new job. We’re excited to expand the model to more Google Cloud customers in the future.
“We are excited for our collaboration with Google Cloud to reimagine talent acquisition. By leveraging Google Cloud Certificates, we have been able to more effectively identify and recruit top talent, helping to fuel our growth to fill critical skill gaps.” – Holly Novak, Chief People Officer, Jack Henry
This initiative is especially important because businesses are actively looking for talent. A recent study found that 82% prefer to recruit and hire professionals who hold these credentials.2
For Google Cloud customers interested in bringing on skilled individuals to your company, learn more about the program here.
We’re just getting started. Whether you’re an individual looking to get hired or a business leader aiming to upskill your teams, there’s something for everyone to thrive in this new world of AI.
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1 Google/Ipsos, Cloud Learning Services Market Pulse, Quantitative Portion Fielded Sept-Oct 2024, Qualitative Portion Fielded Oct-Nov 2024, (U.S., U.K., FR, DE, IN, BR, MX, JP, AU/N.Z.)
2 Google/Ipsos, Cloud Learning Services Market Pulse, Quantitative Portion Fielded Sept-Oct 2024, Qualitative Portion Fielded Oct-Nov 2024, (U.S., U.K., FR, DE, IN, BR, MX, JP, AU/N.Z.)
Source Credit: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/training-certifications/google-skills-new-home-ai-learning/
