Google, Coursera job-oriented certificate courses for freshers

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Google and US-based online education company Coursera launched Google IT Support Professional Certificate programme that will help create entry-level IT support jobs globally, including in India.

The industry-relevant curriculum will allow learners to share their information with companies looking to hire entry-level support professionals, including Bank of America, Walmart, Sprint, GE Digital, PNC Bank, Infosys, TEK Systems, UPMC, and Google.

Here are the details of various Certificate programmes offered by Coursera:

Google Technical Support Fundamentals Certificate Course @ Coursera

Coursera invites the applications for Google IT Support Professional Certificate Course in Technical Support Fundamentals.

About the Course:
In this course, applicant will be introduced to the world of Information Technology, or IT. This course is the first of a series that aims to prepare for a role as an entry-level IT Support Specialist.

This course covers a wide variety of topics in IT that are designed to give an overview of what’s to come in this IT Support Professional Certificate.

By the end of this course, applicant will be able to:
- Understand how the binary system works.
- Assemble a computer from scratch.
- Choose and install an operating system on a computer.
- Understand what the Internet is, how it works, and the impact it has in the modern world.
- Learn how applications are created and how they work under the hood of our computer.
- Utilize common problem-solving methodologies and soft skills in an Information Technology setting.
This Course is for: beginners who are interested in developing the skills necessary to perform entry-level IT support. No pre-requisite knowledge is required.

Commitment: 8-10 hours / week.

Enrollment starts on: 24th January, 2018.

For more details, please visit, https://www.coursera.org/
Google Bits and Bytes of Computer Networking Certificate Course @ Coursera

Coursera invites the applications for Google IT Support Professional Certificate Course in Bits & Bytes of Computer Networking.

About the Course:
This course is designed to provide a full overview of computer networking. In this course, they’ll cover everything from the fundamentals of modern networking technologies and protocols to practical applications and network troubleshooting.

By the end of this course, applicant will be able to:
- Describe computer networks in terms of a five-layer model.
- Understand all of the standard protocols involved with TCP/IP communications.
- Grasp powerful network troubleshooting tools and techniques.
- Learn network services like DNS and DHCP that help make computer networks run.
This Course is for: beginners who are interested in developing the skills necessary to perform entry-level IT support. No pre-requisite knowledge is required. However, if applicant does have some familiarity with IT, he/she can skip through any content that they might already know and speed ahead to the graded assessments.

Commitment: 8-10 hours / week.

How to pass: Pass all graded assignments to complete the course.

Enrollment starts on: 23rd January, 2018.

For more details, please visit, https://www.coursera.org/
Google Operating Systems and You: Becoming a Power User Certificate Course @ Coursera

Coursera invites the applications for Google IT Support Professional Certificate Course in Operating Systems and You Becoming a Power User.

About the Course:
In this course, applicant will learn how to use the major operating systems, Windows and Linux, which are a core component of IT. Through a combination of video lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on practice, and also learn about the main components of an operating system and how to perform critical tasks like managing software and users, and configuring hardware.

By the end of this course applicant will be able to:
- Navigate the Windows and Linux file systems using a graphical user interface and command line interpreter.
- Set up users, groups, and permissions for account access.
- Install, configure, and remove software on the Windows and Linux operating systems.
- Configure disk partitions and file systems.
- Understand how system processes work and how to manage them.
- Work with system logs and remote connection tools.
- Utilize operating system knowledge to troubleshoot common issues in an IT Support Specialist role.
This Course is for: beginners who are interested in developing the skills necessary to perform entry-level IT support. No pre-requisite knowledge is required. However, if applicant does have some familiarity with IT, he/she can skip through any content that they might already know and speed ahead to the graded assessments.

Commitment: 8-10 hours / week.

How to pass: Pass all graded assignments to complete the course.

Enrollment starts on: 23rd January, 2018.

For more details, please visit, https://www.coursera.org/
Google System Administration & IT Infrastructure Services Certificate Course @ Coursera

Coursera invites the applications for Google IT Support Professional Certificate Course in System Administration & IT Infrastructure Services.

About the Course:
This course will transition from working on a single computer to a whole fleet. Systems administration is the field of IT that’s responsible for maintaining reliable computers systems in a multi-user environment. In this course, applicant will learn about the infrastructure services that keep all organizations, big and small, up and running. And will also learn how to manage and configure servers, how to use industry tools to manage computers, user information, and user productivity. Finally, applicant will learn how to recover their organization’s IT infrastructure in the event of a disaster.

By the end of this course applicant will be able to:
- Utilize best practices for choosing hardware, vendors, and services for your organization.
- Understand how the most common infrastructure services that keep an organization running work and how to manage infrastructure servers.
- Manage an organization’s computers and users using the directory services, Active Directory, and OpenLDAP.
- Choose and manage the tools that your organization will use.
- Backup your organization’s data and be able to recover your IT infrastructure in the case of a disaster.
- Utilize systems administration knowledge to plan improve processes for IT environments.
This Course is for: beginners who are interested in developing the skills necessary to perform entry-level IT support. No pre-requisite knowledge is required. However, if applicant does have some familiarity with IT, he/she can skip through any content that they might already know and speed ahead to the graded assessments.

Commitment: 8-10 hours / week.

How to pass: Pass all graded assignments to complete the course.

Enrollment starts on: 23rd January, 2018.

For more details, please visit, https://www.coursera.org/
Google IT Automation: Its not that Scary Certificate Course @ Coursera

Coursera invites the applications for Google IT Support Professional Certificate Course in IT Automation: It’s not that Scary.

About the Course:
This course is designed to give an introduction to concepts related to the automatic management of infrastructure in the IT industry. Using tools like scripting languages, version control, configuration management systems, and monitoring solutions, this course will give you an introduction to automation in IT. It will have an emphasis on creating automation that’s both scalable and manageable.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:
- Cite the fundamentals of programming using the Ruby language.
- Create basic automation scripts to perform system administration tasks.
- Use regular expressions to extract meaning from raw text.
- Manage code by using the version control system, Git.
- Develop and understand the benefits of tests for the scripts and automation they create.
- Deploy software using the Chef Configuration management software and understand the principles of configuration management in the IT context.
- Track the health of technology systems through monitoring and become familiar with common monitoring concepts and practices
Before taking this course, that applicant completes the earlier courses in this program (but not required). It’s helpful to be familiar with the following concepts:
- Installation of software on a computer platform
- Basic computer network terminology and concepts
- Common system administrator tasks and responsibilities
This Course is for: beginners who are interested in developing the skills necessary to perform entry-level IT support. No pre-requisite knowledge is required. However, if applicant does have some familiarity with IT, he/she can skip through any content that they might already know and speed ahead to the graded assessments.

Commitment: 8-10 hours / week.

Hardware Req: This course has been designed to be completed completely in-browser. Applicants don’t have to install any software on computer. However, supplemental readings and instructions are provided, where appropriate, if he/she wants to install the software and tools that we discuss in order to experiment on applicants own systems.

How to pass: Pass all graded assignments to complete the course.

Enrollment starts on: 23rd January, 2018.

For more details, please visit, https://www.coursera.org/
Google IT Security: Defense against the digital dark arts Certificate Course @ Coursera

Coursera invites the applications for Google IT Support Professional Certificate Course in IT Security Defense against the digital dark arts.

About the Course:
This course covers a wide variety of IT security concepts, tools, and best practices. It introduces threats and attacks and the many ways they can show up. We’ll give you some background of encryption algorithms and how they’re used to safeguard data. Then, we’ll dive into the three as of information security: Authentication, authorization, and accounting. We’ll also cover network security solutions, ranging from firewalls to Wifi encryption options. The course is rounded out by putting all these elements together into multi-layered, in-depth security architecture, followed by recommendations on how to integrate a culture of security into your organization or team.

At the end of this course, applicant will understand:
- How various encryption algorithms and techniques work and their benefits and limitations.
- Various authentication systems and types.
- The difference between authentication and authorization.
At the end of this course, applicant will be able to:
- Evaluate potential risks and recommend ways to reduce risk.
- Make recommendations on how best to secure a network.
- Help others to understand security concepts and protect themselves.
This Course is for: beginners who are interested in developing the skills necessary to perform entry-level IT support. No pre-requisite knowledge is required. However, if applicant does have some familiarity with IT, he/she can skip through any content that they might already know and speed ahead to the graded assessments.

How to pass: Pass all graded assignments to complete the course.

Enrollment starts on: 23rd January, 2018.

For more details, please visit, https://www.coursera.org/