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IBL News | New York
Google announced that it is bringing Career Certificates and AI training to the twelve campuses of the University System of Maryland (USM) in partnership with the institution.
The initiative offers:
- Job-ready training in cybersecurity, data analytics, project management, and other subjects in under six months.
- AI Essentials course, with a practical approach.
- Google.org’s funding for USM’s new AI in Education Center to research how AI can improve learning for all students.
- Academic credit for completing Google Career Certificates.
- Access for faculty and students to Google’s latest AI tools, Gemini.
- Skills-based training for Maryland’s military community.
- UMGC already serves over 60,000 military-connected learners.
Globally, over one million people have completed a Google Career Certificate, and 70% report a positive career outcome, such as a new job, raise, or promotion, within six months, according to the search giant.
Currently, graduates of the Google Career Certificate program gain access to a job search platform featuring an employer consortium of more than 150 companies—including Booz Allen Hamilton, Siemens, and Google—that are seeking skilled talent.
