{"id":4156,"date":"2020-10-28T09:35:05","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T09:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sertifier.com\/beta-blog\/\/?p=4156"},"modified":"2023-02-02T22:36:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T22:36:24","slug":"will-google-career-certificates-disrupt-college-degrees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sertifier.com\/blog\/will-google-career-certificates-disrupt-college-degrees\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Google Career Certificates Disrupt College Degrees?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This July Google announced <a href=\"https:\/\/grow.google\/certificates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3 new Google Career Certificates<\/a> in addition to its IT Support Specialist Certificate Program. Google promises the 6-month-long programs will result in a median annual salary of $55,000. Are courses like these changing the future of education? Will these courses eliminate the need of degrees?<\/p>\n<h2>The New Certificate Programs and Google Career Certificates<\/h2>\n<p>With the announcement of the 3 new <a href=\"https:\/\/sertifier.com\/blog\/\/creating-certificates-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Certificate<\/a> programs Google also announced 100,000 need-based scholarships to be funded by Google. Kent Walker, SVP of Global Affairs at Google says that, these certificates will be considered as equal with a four-year-degree. After the competition of the newly introduced Data Analyst, UX Designer and, Project Manager programs certificate completers will have a change of apprenticeship at Google and will be connected to employers.<\/p>\n<p>This type of education program is definitely new and will have an effect on higher education. We might see universities and colleges offering short programs like <strong>Google Career Certificates<\/strong> and these programs will be an alternative to three- or four-year college education. This might start a new trend among higher education institutions.<\/p>\n<h2>What Will Be the Effect of the Programs?<\/h2>\n<p>The magnitude of the change will not as big as it is hyped. There are several reasons to this conclusion:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>With the addition of the 3 new, there will be only 4 programs for 4 specific employment areas. Also considering there are limited employment need for a certain position, it is not a career path for everyone.<\/li>\n<li>There might be more collages offering short programs in the future however, Google still need to prove the concept.<\/li>\n<li>The demand for the program is huge and lots of people are waiting for the programs to launch. However, there is always two-sides of the coin. Completion of the programs may prove useful but it should prove useful in the employers\u2019 eyes too.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Necessary Skills<\/h3>\n<p>It is also noteworthy to look at the programs. They all named after a job name! It is definitely not a coincidence. Most degrees don\u2019t offer necessary skills for the positions! Google might be introducing the programs on the areas that they are having problems with the qualified employees.<\/p>\n<h4>Conclusion<\/h4>\n<p>It is good to know that it will not be the only option to earn a decent-paying job after a collage degree. Most of the programs offered by Google does not have a counterpart in a Collage and Google may be pointing to another problem of the current education\/business system. Google won\u2019t replace collages, but this step is important for higher education. The best method to prove your skills is <a href=\"https:\/\/sertifier.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">certificate maker software<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This July Google announced 3 new Google Career Certificates in addition to its IT Support Specialist Certificate Program. Google promises the 6-month-long programs will result in a median annual salary of $55,000. Are courses like these changing the future of education? Will these courses eliminate the need of degrees? 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