Google announces Career Certificates to boost digital skills of jobseekers
India Today
Along with the features, Google also announced the launch of 100,000 scholarships for Google Career Certificates in collaboration with NASSCOM Foundation, Tata STRIVE, and SafeEducate.
Google hosted its Google for India 2022 event virtually. The search giant has announced features for Google Pay, Google Search. Along with the features, Google also announced the launch of 100,000 scholarships for Google Career Certificates in collaboration with NASSCOM Foundation, Tata STRIVE, and SafeEducate. Google said that these organisations will identify underserved learners across the country for a free enrollment to a Google Career Certificate of their choice.
Google will provide certificates via Coursera for IT Support, IT Automation, Project Management, Data Analytics and UX Design. Recognizing the importance of connecting jobseekers with employers who have an ongoing demand for these skills, Google has also joined hands with an initial set of companies that recognize the certificates. Google also shared the list of companies that will recognise the certificates offered by the company. The list includes Google India, Accenture in India, Tech Mahindra, Wipro, Genpact, Times Internet, and Better.com will recognize the certificates