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[godhandiscen]

This is actually pretty cool and new careers were announced today. It pretty much works like a trade university, except the course load has been developed by Google and the certificate will probably carry more weight in front of the job recruiters of today.

Online Courses with Certificates - Grow with Google

Learn skills for in-demand jobs with Google Career Certificates. Our online certificate programs offer AI content for professional-level training.

grow.google

I saw a couple threads on GAF asking about switching careers, and I'd recommend giving these a go if the careers available are up your alley.

 

[oagboghi2]

Google side-stepping into the boot camp market. Could be interesting

 

[eot]

50k tuition for a 6 months thing, are you sure that's correct?!

 

[godhandiscen]

50k tuition for a 6 months thing, are you sure that's correct?!

OMG, you are right. the price advertised is median salary. This program is actually hosted by Coursera, and at least the trial looks free.

Mods, can you please delete the price and scholarships bit from the title?

edit: thank you.

 

[Spaceman292]

This looks sketchy as HELL

 

[EviLore]

Well, it’s a start.

“80% of learners in our Google IT Support Professional Certificate program in the U.S. report a career impact within 6 months, such as finding a new job, getting a raise, or starting a new business.”

Vague language here, “career impact.” Would be nice to see more specific data. They also point to typical salaries in the field instead of what the people who complete the course end up actually making.

 

[shoegaze]

Anybody tried online courses before and found them worthwhile?

 

[triplestation]

this is exactly the direction i hope education takes

more of this

just keep polishing that dream system

i know this is gonna crush universities into the stone age just a matter of maybe half a century or less

 

[Slings and Arrows]

this is exactly the direction i hope education takes

more of this

just keep polishing that dream system

i know this is gonna crush universities into the stone age just a matter of maybe half a century or less

I disagree.

While online learning is great for some, for me it's the worst way to learn.

Nothing beats discussion of a topic in a small group of people.

 

[Cunth]

I disagree.

While online learning is great for some, for me it's the worst way to learn.

Nothing beats discussion of a topic in a small group of people.

the trolling opportunities in seminars right now must be abundant

 

[triplestation]

I disagree.

While online learning is great for some, for me it's the worst way to learn.

Nothing beats discussion of a topic in a small group of people.

so just do online learning + specific internet forums where it's not just 2 or 3 very interested students speaking up, but a whole community of highly interested like-minded curious people and the discussions are recorded so you can always go back and read them again

 

[TyphoonStruggle]

so just do online learning + specific internet forums where it's not just 2 or 3 very interested students speaking up, but a whole community of highly interested like-minded curious people and the discussions are recorded so you can always go back and read them again

Meeting like-minded people that were smarter than me but of commensurate intelligence was the best part of University. It cannot be replicated digitally unless realistic VR becomes a thing.

 

[Bunker Hosted]

I am currently working in information technology (System admin/DevOps). In my experience, college was not only extremely over priced but also VERY dated. Alot of the stuff we learned was no longer relevant, and other than hands on experiences with switches, and routers, all of this information was found online for free.
Coming out of college I decided to work towards getting industry certifcations; Cisco certified networking associate, red hat certified system administrator and looking into certified ethical hacker.

These certifcations are obtainable within 6 months of dedicated studying and will be just as valuable as college/university diploma *Majority of the time, some places do require a degree* but this is a dying trend.

Throughout my career so far, I have never seen a position looking for a "google certified" employee though..

 

[ManaByte]

I am currently working in information technology (System admin/DevOps). In my experience, college was not only extremely over priced but also VERY dated. Alot of the stuff we learned was no longer relevant, and other than hands on experiences with switches, and routers, all of this information was found online for free.
Coming out of college I decided to work towards getting industry certifcations; Cisco certified networking associate, red hat certified system administrator and looking into certified ethical hacker.

These certifcations are obtainable within 6 months of dedicated studying and will be just as valuable as college/university diploma *Majority of the time, some places do require a degree* but this is a dying trend.

Throughout my career so far, I have never seen a position looking for a "google certified" employee though..

That’s nice and all but I found a lot of places don’t care about certs or experience. All they care about is a degree and don’t care if you don’t know what you’re doing. You can have 20 years experience, certs up the ass, and even an associates degree and it won’t matter if some inexperienced kid with a bachelors shows up if it fills their diversity quota.

 

[lock2k]

I disagree.

While online learning is great for some, for me it's the worst way to learn.

Nothing beats discussion of a topic in a small group of people.

I just had a 4 month online course and I agree.

But it was supposed to be in person and it was forced to be online due to the pandemic. I feel like I learned it in a superficial way whereas if I had people to ask for doubts it would have been a much more intense learning experience. I will have to study more by my own now to fill in the gaps.

However, if it was a pure online course with pre recorded videos that I could just go back and watch again whenever I pleased, as opposed to this course I had entirely on zoom, I guess it would also be better. I don't know why, but Zoom stresses the fuck out of me. I hate seeing people in cameras.

 

[Slings and Arrows]

the trolling opportunities in seminars right now must be abundant

Pepe masks for skype calls

so just do online learning + specific internet forums where it's not just 2 or 3 very interested students speaking up, but a whole community of highly interested like-minded curious people and the discussions are recorded so you can always go back and read them again

The internet or any text has your own personal bias and spin on it. I want to hear other peoples ideas, not my own typed in a different way

I just had a 4 month online course and I agree.

But it was supposed to be in person and it was forced to be online due to the pandemic. I feel like I learned it in a superficial way whereas if I had people to ask for doubts it would have been a much more intense learning experience. I will have to study more by my own now to fill in the gaps.

However, if it was a pure online course with pre recorded videos that I could just go back and watch again whenever I pleased, as opposed to this course I had entirely on zoom, I guess it would also be better. I don't know why, but Zoom stresses the fuck out of me. I hate seeing people in cameras.

That would be alright

 

[oagboghi2]

Anybody tried online courses before and found them worthwhile?

I did a online boot camp and got a job. It was worth it.

 

[dcll]

Are they offering a PhD in censorship?

 

[Bunker Hosted]

Anybody tried online courses before and found them worthwhile?

I do a course every month or two on Udemy, depending on what I am looking to learn. I find a 6-10 hour course on Udemy teaches me more than college ever did..
I wouldn't reccommend university/college courses online IMHO. I guess it depends on what you want to learn, but very few professions do you need uni/college for these days..

 

[Ornlu]

You could always go the route of "learn the actual skills online" and fake the degree. Most jobs that "require but don't need" a degree don't check that shit anyway; as long as you look the part and can hack it in the job they won't care.

 

[EverydayBeast]

People see college degrees and see debt, and a waste of time.