Google Professional Certificates at Mi Casa

This is your path to a career in IT.

 In this program, you’ll learn in-demand skills that will have you job-ready in less than 6 months. 

No degree or experience required. 

IT support is all about troubleshooting and problem solving and providing great customer service along the way. This includes setting up computers for users within an organization, overseeing computer systems, and debugging whenever a problem arises. A job in IT can mean in-person or remote help desk work in a range of organizations across many different industries.  

In this program, you’ll learn the fundamentals of operating systems and networking, and how to troubleshoot problems using code to ensure computers run correctly. 

Good fit if:  you enjoy solving problems, learning new tools, and helping others. 

Jobs: IT Support Specialist 

Entry-level Salary: $50,800  

Skills learned: Network protocols, debugging, cloud computing, Windows operating system, Linux command line, systems administration, encryption algorithms and techniques, Ipv4, Domain Name System (DNS), Binary Code and more. 

Additional benefit: This program also prepares you for the CompTIA A+ exams, the industry standard certification for IT—you’ll earn a dual credential when you complete both.

This is an advanced program for learners who have completed the Google IT Support Professional Certificate. 

This is for you if you want to build on your IT skills with Python, Git, and IT automation to advance your career. 

The world of IT is changing rapidly and knowing how to write code to solve problems and automate solutions is a crucial skill for anybody in IT. Python, in particular, is now the most in-demand programming language by employers.  Jobs: advanced IT Support Specialist or Junior Systems Administrator 

Skills learned: Using Version Control, Troubleshooting & Debugging, Python Programming, Configuration Management, Automation, Basic Python Data Structures, Fundamental Programming Concepts, Basic Python Syntax, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), Setting up your Development Environment, Regular Expression (REGEX), Testing in Python. Recommendation: We recommend that you have Python installed on your machine. 

Prepare for an entry-level job as a data analyst. 

This is your path to a career in data analytics. Data is a group of facts that can take many different forms, such as numbers, pictures, words, videos, observations, and more. Data analytics is the collection, transformation, and organization of these facts in order to draw conclusions, make predictions, and drive informed decision making. Companies need data analysts to sort through this data to help make decisions about their products, services or business strategies. 

Good fit if:  if you enjoy working with numbers, uncovering trends, and visualizations. 

Jobs: Data Analyst, Operations Analyst, Marketing Analyst, Project Manager, Database Specialist, Business Analyst Entry-level Salary: $67,900 Skills learned: Spreadsheet, Data Cleansing, Data Analysis, Data Visualization (DataViz), SQL, TableauQuestioning, Decision-Making, Problem Solving, Metadata, Data Collection, Data Ethics, Sample Size Determination, problem solving, critical thinking and data ethics. 

Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements. 

Project managers ensure projects within an organization are managed and completed with maximum value and benefits realized. 

 Good fit if:  enjoy solving problems, working with people, and organization. Jobs: Project Manager, Program Manager, Scrum Master, Project Analyst, Operations Manager. 

Entry-level Salary: $59,000  

Skills learned: Creating risk management plans; Understanding process improvement techniques; Managing escalations, team dynamics, and stakeholders; Creating budgets and navigating procurement; Utilizing project management software, tools, and templates; Practicing Agile project management, with an emphasis on Scrum. Organizational Culture, Career Development, Strategic Thinking, Change Management, Project Management, Stakeholder Management, Business Writing, Project Charter, Project Planning, Risk Management, Task Estimation, Procurement

 Additional benefit: This program qualifies you for over 100 hours of project management education, which helps prepare you for Project Management Institute Certifications like the globally-recognized Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)®. 

User experience (UX) designers focus on the experience that users have while using products like websites, apps, and physical objects. UX designers make those everyday interactions useful, enjoyable, and accessible. 

The role of an entry-level UX designer might include coming up with ideas to address user problems, conducting research with users, and designing wireframes, mockups, and prototypes. In this program, you’ll learn the foundations of UX design, how to conduct user research, and design prototypes in tools like Figma and Adobe XD. 

Good fit if:  you enjoy talking to and empathizing with people, drawing, thinking creatively, design, research or paying attention to details, a job as a UX designer might be a good fit for you! Jobs: UX Designer, UX Researcher, UX Writer, UX Strategist. 

Entry-level Salary: $58,600 

Skills learned: Empathizing with users; Defining user pain points; Coming up with ideas for design solutions; Creating wireframes, mockups, and prototypes; Testing designs through usability studies; Iterating on designs based on feedback, Figma, Adobe XD.