Google made a huge announcement recently that could change the future of work and higher education.
The tech-giant company is launching a selection of professional courses that teach candidates how to perform in-demand jobs.
These courses, which the company is calling Google Career Certificates (GCC), teach foundational skills that can help job-seekers immediately find employment.
However, instead of taking years to finish like a traditional university degree, these courses are designed to be completed in about six months.
Senior Vice President of Global Affairs at Google, Kent Walker, in a statement said, “College degrees are out of reach for many Americans, and you shouldn’t need a college diploma to have economic security, We need new, accessible job-training solutions from enhanced vocational programs to online education, to help America recover and rebuild.”
He added, “In our own hiring, we will now treat these new career certificates as the equivalent of a four-year degree for related roles.”
Google didn’t state exactly how much the new courses would cost. But a similar program Google offers on online learning platform Coursera, the Google IT Support Professional Certificate costs $49 for each month a student is enrolled. (At that price, a six-month course would cost just under $300 which is less than many university students spend on textbooks in one semester alone).
Additionally, Google said it would fund 100,000 needs-based scholarships in support of the new programs.
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