This new beginner-level, six-course certificate, developed by Google, is designed to provide IT professionals with in-demand skills -- including Python, Git, and IT automation -- that can help you advance your career. The Google IT Automation with Python Professional Certificate can help prepare you for a variety of roles in IT, like more advanced IT Support Specialist or Junior Systems Administrator positions.

Upon completion of the program, you’ll get access to career resources that can help you prepare your resume and practice interviewing. You’ll also have the option to share your information with potential employers, like Walmart, Sprint, Hulu, Bank of America, Google (of course!), and more.

The Google IT Automation with Python Professional Certificate is designed to teach you to: 

• Understand what Python is and why it’s relevant to IT (different career pathways)

• Write scripts in Python 

• Understand the role of Automation in IT

• Manage files and processes with Python

• Setup your own developer environment in Python 

• Understand why version control is a fundamental tool for coding and collaboration

• Employ  Git for version control

• Use and interact with GitHub 

• Implement debugging techniques 

• Manage scarce resources in your IT systems 

• Manage virtual machines and resources in the cloud 

• Use Python libraries to automate different processes 

• Analyze real-world IT problems and implement the appropriate strategies to solve those problems

The material requires a high-speed Internet connection, a modern web browser, and a desktop or laptop computer to complete the Qwiklabs/graded assessments. For the best experience, we strongly recommend that you have administrative privileges to modify OS permissions, that you can download your own editor, and that your machine is running a modern OS.

To really get the most out of this program, we strongly recommend that you have Python installed on your machine. For some courses, you’ll need a computer where you can install Git or ask your administrator to install it for you.

Yes, the content in the Google IT Automation with Python Professional Certificate is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

In the U.S. and Canada, Coursera charges $49 per month after the initial 7-day free trial period. The Google IT Automation with Python Certificate can be completed in less than 6 months at under 10 hours per week of part-time study, so most learners can complete the certificate for less than $300 USD. In other countries where Google Career Certificates are available, your cost may be lower.

Those planning to attend a degree program can utilize ECTS recommendations, the industry standard for translating workplace learning to college credit. Learners can earn up to 7 ECTS credits for completing the Digital Marketing & E-commerce Certificate. This aims to help open up additional pathways to learners who are interested in higher education, and prepare them for entry-level jobs.

To share proof of completion with schools, certificate graduates will receive an email prompting them to claim their Credly badge, which contains the ECTS credit recommendation.  Once claimed, they will receive a competency-based transcript that signifies the credit recommendation, which can be shared directly with a school from the Credly platform. Please note that the decision to accept specific credit recommendations is up to each institution and is not guaranteed. 

This course is completely online, so there’s no need to show up to a classroom in person. You can access your lectures, readings and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.