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Google launches cloud computing programme for 1,000 ITE students
The Straits Times
|January 14, 2023
To help meet local demand for cloud computing expertise, tech giant Google has partnered the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) to launch a year-long training programme for 1,000 students.
Set to kick off in February, the Google Cloud Computing Foundation Value-added Programme will supplement the existing ITE cloud technology curriculum in a first for an educational institution here.
The online course will teach students foundational concepts about data analytics and machine learning, among other fields, as well as how these concepts are applied in cloud computing.
The partnership came about because one of the biggest skill gaps here lies in cloud computing, said Mr Ben King, Google Singapore managing director, on Friday.
"(This skill gap) could really slow down the digital transformation so many companies need."
He was speaking at an event held at Google's Asia-Pacific headquarters in Mapletree Business City to mark the first anniversary of a scholarship for those taking Google Career Certificates online courses in Singapore.
Developed by the company's experts and hosted on online learning platform Coursera, the courses were launched as the third prong of Google's existing Skills Ignition SG training initiative in January 2022.
This story is from the January 14, 2023 edition of The Straits Times.
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