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[Photo: Blue Planet Studio/iStock] In response to statistics that show more than one million Texans are unemployed, Google is expanding its online Career Certificates program across the state with three new courses and 100,000 need-based scholarships for them. The effort comes at a time when, according to the World Economic Forum, 50 percent of all employees need to be reskilled by 2025. The newly introduced courses, all designed and taught by Google employees, aim to do… Source link

Google Career Certificates More Ways to Get Hired Improvements to Job Search Google is launching a number of initiatives aimed at helping job seekers, including opening enrollment for its three career certification courses. The three paid courses, first announced last August, are available on Coursera and allow people to earn the equivalent of a four-year degree in as little as six months. To start, Google is offering programs in the fields of Data Analytics, Project Management, and User… Source link

Rhode Islanders can access the portal at BackToWorkRI.com. The initiative, which was launched in July 2020 by Governor Gina M. Raimondo, was meant to be a public-private partnership designed to train, support, and hire Rhode Islanders who have been displaced by the pandemic. Since last March, thousands of Rhode Islanders have lost their jobs, leaving them no other choice but to file for unemployment. Sarah Blusiewicz, assistant director of workforce development for the Rhode Island Department… Source link

article Google is helping 100,000 women of color impacted by unemployment by teaming up with organizations like The Links Inc., a non-profit volunteer service. (Courtesy of Google) Google is aiming to help the employment crisis women of color continue to face during the pandemic. The tech giant on Friday announced an initiative to provide 100,000 Black women with career development and digital skills training by spring 2022. During the COVID-19 pandemic, women have accounted for 56% of… Source link

Black-owned business have seen a surge in sales following the George Floyd protests. FOX Business’ Grady Trimble with more. Google is aiming to help the employment crisis women of color continue to face during the pandemic. The tech giant on Friday announced an initiative to provide 100,000 Black women with career development and digital skills training by spring 2022. Google is helping 100,000 women of color impacted by unemployment by teaming up with organizations like The Links Inc., a… Source link

Greg Olsen, who spent the majority of his career with the Carolina Panthers, announced his retirement on the Fox pregame show ahead of Sunday’s NFC championship game. Olsen, 35, will join Fox as a color analyst. He has worked for the broadcaster calling NFL and XFL games in the past, but returned to the NFL for a final season with the Seattle Seahawks. “Sometimes when it’s time, it’s time. My time in the NFL now has come to an end,” Olsen said in a bit of “breaking news” segment… Source link

When the Washington Football Team benched Dwayne Haskins in early October, it was hard not to think about his future and where it would be. For Haskins, a first-round draft pick 21 months ago, being benched after four games for journeyman Kyle Allen didn’t portend great things for his job status with Washington. By now, you probably know what occurred over the next three months. A succession of injuries to Allen (then Alex Smith) led Washington to hand the starting job back to Haskins, who… Source link

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According to CNN, Google is looking to help unemployed workers by funding their career certification programs. The company plans to provide 100 thousand scholarships. The programs are for data analytics, user experience design, and project management. No college degree or previous experience is needed. Google says it considers these certificates a four-year degree and they take six months to complete. Source link

Google is adding several pathways to get a quality education — and ideally a job — in high-growth tech fields. The company unveiled three certification programs led and developed by Google employees and is waiving the program costs with a slew of scholarships. Through a partnership with the online education website Coursera, Google is offering new… Source link