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    Resource Center Google Cloud - Top Credly Elite Issuer 2024

    Elite Credentialing Partners of 2024

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    The Google Cloud credentialing program helps people earn and validate cloud skills with certificates, skill badges and certifications. Whether you're looking to start a career in the cloud, grow in your current role, or you're ready to tackle your next challenge, gain the in-demand cloud skills you need to level-up your career and prepare for the cloud of tomorrow.

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    Credentialing Program Overview

    Diverse Credentialing Options for Google Cloud Skills

    With over 130 badge templates available on Credly, users can validate Google Cloud skills with certificates, skill badges and certifications, depending on their needs.

    Here are the types of credentials Google Cloud offers:

    • Google Cloud Certifications: Certifications demonstrate your ability to apply knowledge and skills based on technical and/or business requirements within an enterprise setting. Associate or Professional Google Cloud Certifications validate your breadth of knowledge and skills related to a cloud job role. The Cloud Digital Leader certification is a great way to validate your foundational understanding of Google Cloud products and services.
    • Skill Badges: Skill badges recognize your hands-on abilities with Google Cloud products.  A skill badge is earned by successfully completing an assessment that tests a learner’s skills, through the Google Cloud Skills Boost learning platform. Showcase introductory, intermediate and advanced level skills that can be applied to real-life scenarios.
    • Cloud Certificates: A Google Cloud Certificate recognizes your cloud knowledge and skills, for in-demand entry level cloud roles, in areas like data analytics and cybersecurity.
    Cloud Digital Leader Certification

    Cloud Digital Leader Certification

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    Professional Cloud Architect Certification

    Professional Cloud Architect Certification

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    Associate Cloud Engineer Certification

    Associate Cloud Engineer Certification

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    Prompt Design in Vertex AI Skill Badge

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    Develop GenAI Apps with Gemini and Streamlit Skill Badge

    Develop GenAI Apps with Gemini and Streamlit Skill Badge

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    Develop GenAI Apps with Gemini and Streamlit Skill Badge

    Text Prompt Engineering Techniques Skill Badge

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    Credentialing Impact Overview

    The Reach of Google Cloud Badges

    Explore the impact and global reach of badges from Google Cloud, showcasing how they have grown over time.
    1,115,000 +

    Unique Badges Issued in 2024

    120,000 +

    Unique Google Cloud Badge Earners

    69 %

    Badge Acceptance Rate (Average is 67%)

    Issuer Experiences

    Hear from Our Issuers

    Discover from Margot Baron, Google Cloud Credential and Certification Lead, how Credly has streamlined the credentialing process by integrating all Google Cloud credentials into one platform, enabling learners to track their entire learning journey with clear, skill-focused validation. 
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    “Credly enhances Google Cloud's credentialing program by offering more insights linking our credentials to proven skills and the job roles requiring those skills. Also, featuring Google Cloud badges prominently on the Credly platform and cross-promoting our badges to individuals outside of our ecosystem promotes wider recognition and adoption of our credentials."

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    Margot Baron
    Google Cloud Credential and Certification lead

    84% of Google Cloud learners say certifications give them the skills they need to fill in-demand roles. Three in four said the same thing about skill badges.

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    What Google Cloud Loves About Credly

    Here’s what our top credentialing partner appreciates most about working with Credly.

     

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    Occupation Insights

    Occupation Insights provides earners with information to help them understand how their skills and credentials align with specific career opportunities.
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    Talent Directory

    The Talent Directory helps earners showcase their unique skills for professional opportunities, allowing recruiters, hiring managers, and others to search for specific skills and digital credentials they've earned.
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    Badge Wallet

    The badge wallet displays all earned badges from the earner's Credly profile, allowing access and management both online and offline, on the job site or while networking.
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    Insights & Best Practices

    Top Tips from Google Cloud to Enhance Your Credentialing Programs

    • Diverse Collections: Diverse collections enable organizations to categorize credentials by skills and job roles. This allows users to easily find relevant opportunities and supports their growth and development.
    • Centralized Credential Management: Consolidating credentials in one area simplifies the user experience. Users can easily discover related courses and credentials that complement their skills and career goals.
    • Pairing Credentials with Labor Market Insights: Linking labor market insights to credentials provides valuable context about in-demand skills. By tagging skills, organizations empower users to make informed decisions about their credential pursuits, ensuring alignment with current job market trends.

    Looking Ahead

    Exciting Developments in Google Cloud Learning

    Google Cloud Learning has launched a new associate-level certification for Google Cloud Workspace administrators. This certification enables individuals at educational institutions, customer organizations, and partner organizations to validate their proficiency in essential skills for managing Google Workspace environments, including user account management, service configuration, data security, and generative AI. 

    For those starting a career in data, the Google Cloud Associate Data Practitioner exam is now available. This entry-level certification showcases core Google Cloud data skills and proficiency with Google Cloud data products, paving the way for advanced certifications and enhancing job prospects in the field.

    Additionally, individuals can now keep their Cloud Architect skills sharp by renewing their certification by testing their knowledge by applying Gen AI solutions such as customer service modernization developer productivity, and GenAI for digital commerce to enterprise case studies. 

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    Inspired by Our Elite Issuers?

    Discover how these organizations are leading the way in credentialing excellence. Their success stories serve as a roadmap for others in the industry.

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