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Google IT Support Professional Certificate

Coursera

4 recommenders · 4 threads · recommended in 4 years, 2019–2022 · score 4.8

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A self-paced, five-course entry-level IT certificate from Google, hosted on Coursera, covering tech support fundamentals, networking, operating systems, system administration, and cybersecurity. It is not a programming course.

Commenters call it a good way to understand how computers work and say it helps on a resume, even for people already working in IT.

Science & Engineeringbeginnerfreemiumself-paced text#it support#computer literacy#networking#operating systems#cybersecurity#sysadmin

Recommendations by year

20192022

On Reddit (6)

  1. Strongly recommendsCmgeoduder/learnprogramming2019in “This is pretty embarrassing, but do you guys have any resources for just.. general computer literacy?”▲ 3

    I just finished the Google IT Support Professional Certificate on Coursera and suddenly I understand how computers work and I like experimenting with things and building web servers and... It's a pretty great course even if tech support isn't your endgame. I really recommend it for the kind of…

  2. Recommendsblewmym5r/learnprogramming2022in “Those who have taken a Google certificate course, what is your honest opinion and is it worth it?”

    I have IT experience and applied but could never seem to get over the hump. I took the google course and highlighted it on my resume along with my stronger IT experience and just accepted a State position in IT so I think it was helpful. With Coursera you can also apply to take the course for free

  3. RecommendsGermanTiger44r/productivity2021in “People with no 9-5, no stable income, how's your daily routine like?”▲ 3

    I basically use some extra pocket money for a Coursera subscription where I take classes to earn certificates in areas I am interested in. I just add the certificates to my resume to add some desirability. I earned a Google I.T. support certificate, and a Facebook Social Media Marketing…

  4. RecommendsNUNAHAHAr/learnprogramming2020in “Good online courses for absolute beginner”▲ 1

    What about Google's IT support program on Coursera? It's a good one to learn about computers, and one of the five courses included is about IT security. It's not a programming course but it can be audited for free so it might be worth a look. Also In udemy there are lots of great courses about…

  5. MentionsTMoneyGamesStudior/learnprogramming2022in “What projects can get me hired?”

    u/CodeTinkerer is correct in what he said. And below are my thoughts and experience hiring developers. I don't think there is one simple project to get you hired. You can copy/paste code from any project, place it on GitHub and use it as your portfolio. But that still won't get you hired. For…

  6. Mentionswhenwherewhywhowhatr/learnprogramming2021in “new to coding”▲ 2

    It depends on your goals. 1. What are your coding interests? (front end, back end, data science, mobile, etc.) 2. How quickly do you want to learn to code? 3. Do you want to study full-time or part-time, with people or self-study? 4. How much money do you want to invest? The first thing to figure…

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