Community Colleges & Universities

• Google Career Certificates Implementation Field Guide - A resource that provides best practices for higher education providers who are looking to build and scale effective credit and non-credit programs that embed the Google Career Certificates.

• College Onboarding Checklist - A checklist for colleges to ensure all tasks are complete for a smooth onboarding experience from the contracting process through technical assistance and coaching support.

• College Offboarding Checklist - A final checklist for colleges to complete and reference as JFF's involvement in the project draws to a close (July 31, 2023). 

• Google Career Certificates FAQ - Information about the Google Career Certificates (last updated 2/15/23)

• Providing Support for Community Colleges Now, and a Lever for Transformative Change - A brief outlining the transformative impacts of the Google IT Support Professional Certificate

• Nonprofits Offer a Road Map for Colleges Implementing the Google IT Certificate Program - A brief highlighting actionable strategies that NPO providers offer to community colleges

• Learner Stories Submission Guidance - A sheet providing guidance on how to work with learners to shape their stories and submit them to the JFF team

• Learner Stories Drafting Tool - A list of all questions asked on the learner stories submission form to assist with drafting learner stories before submitting them

• Implementation Plan Drafting Tool - This is a word document version of the Implementation Plan that JFF will ask all colleges to submit. We recommend answering the prompts in this document and then copying your responses to the online form for final submission.

• Sustainability Guide - Intended to support sustainability planning for colleges and institutions of higher education. 

• Learner Engagement Tip Sheet - A sheet that offers learner engagement resources and tips for each stage of the learner journey map. 

• Adult Learner Guidebook: A Guide to Recruit and Retain Adult Learners - A guidebook, published by the Belk Center at North Carolina State University, that discusses insights and highlights strategies for recruiting adult learners and supporting their persistence to completion. 

• Northstar Digital Learning Assessment - Online assessments to evaluate learner digital literacy.

July 2023:

CareerCircle Demo

• Recording

Closeout TA Webinar 

• Recording

• Slide Deck

June 2023:

Sustainability Guide office hour

• Recording

• Slide Deck

April 2023:

Coursera Webinar about the NEW Advanced Data Analytics and Business Intelligence Certificates 

• Recording - use passcode F15gn$8B to access this recording 

Credit for Prior Learning Affinity Group Conversation

• Recording

• Slide Deck

Learner Stories Office Hours

• Recording

• Slide Deck 

March 2023: 

Expanding Opportunities for Currently and Formerly Incarcerated Learners & Workers Webinar

• Recording

SME Panel Discussion

• Recording

• Slides

• "In case you missed it" document 

February 2023: Data Analytics Certificate Affinity Group Conversation

• Recording

November 2022 Webinar: Employer Engagement and Mobilization

• Recording

• Slide Deck

October 2022 Webinar: Certificate Marketing and Learner Recruitment

• Recording

• Slide Deck

September 2022: TA Kick-off Event 

• Recording

• Slide Deck

Employer Engagement Guide - This guide is designed to assist you in identifying and nominating at least one employer to join the Google Career Certificates Employer Consortium as well as provide you with additional resources for building and fostering employer partnerships.

Employer Engagement Activations Information Sheet - This sheet provides an overview of the activation process, descriptions of activation activities, and key steps for colleges engaged.

Career Circle One Pager - Benefits to Certificate completers include access to CareerCirle, a platform that features jobs in the Google certificate fields. Please utilize this resource that lists the benefits & tools offered to job seekers to advance their job search after completing a certificate.

Higher Education to Employment - A Coursera report that highlights the impact of employability and career readiness on enrollment, the factors influencing both students’ and employers’ perceptions of professional certificates, and next steps that institutions can take to better connect learning with career outcomes.

Coursera Global Skills Report 2022 - A report that analyzes reskilling trends for 100+ countries around the world.

Coursera Job Skills of 2023 Report - A report presenting the fastest-growing digital and human skills on Coursera entering 2023.

Employer Facing Resources - To help employers learn more about the Google Career Certificates:

• Employer Summary Booklet - An employer-focused booklet that provides information about the Google Career Certificates, the skills that each certificate prepares learners for, and entry level positions that are aligned with those skills

• General One-Sheeter - A one sheet handout about the Google Career Certificates Employer Consortium and the benefits it offers to employers

• Employer Consortium Testimonials - An employer-focused handout that highlights testimonials from current members of Google's Employer Consortium

• Infosys & Google Data Analytics Graduate story - A story about one Google Data Analytics Certificate graduate's job search success

• Deloitte Video Testimonial - Hear directly from Google Employer Consortium member, Deloitte, about the benefits of joining and connecting with, and hiring Career Certificate graduates.

Learner Support Resources - To help learners succeed in the job search:

• How to Succeed in a Virtual Interview - Indeed Article

• What You Need to Know About Virtual Job Fairs - WorkingNation Article