Google has announced a new course in the coding language Python, that will prepare American workers for jobs in the tech industry. Python is considered to be a key skill that most employers in the tech industry are looking for. Google says it wants to prepare people for jobs in the industry.
The program is called “Google IT Automation with Python Professional Certificate”, that is designed to provide job-ready skills in Python, Git and IT automation in under six months. It includes a final project where learners will use their new skills to solve a problem they might encounter on the job, like building a web service using automation.
“Python is now the most in-demand programming language, and more than 530,000 U.S. jobs, including 75,000 entry-level jobs require Python proficiency. With this new certificate, you can learn Python, Git and IT automation within six months,” Natalie Van Kleef Conley Product Lead, Grow with Google, said in a statement to the media.
Google has announced to fund 2,500 need-based scholarships related to IT training through its philanthropic arm Google.org. Back in October, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and White House advisor Ivanka Trump announced a Google program to provide 250,000 training opportunities over the next five years for Americans to learn technology skills. At that time, Pichai also mentioned that Google’s program for certifying IT professionals will further reach to 100 US community colleges by the end of 2020.
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