Partners Certification Kickstart helps you prepare for a Google Cloud certification exam. The program is free of charge for Google Cloud Partners and includes:

• A voucher to cover the certification exam fee
• Access to Google Cloud training mentors
• Full access to Google Cloud Skills Boost for Partners
• Reminders to help you stay on track

Getting certified is required to maintain your status in Partner Advantage, but it also helps your company differentiate themselves within the industry. Stand out to customers by showcasing validated, technical skills that are needed to solve real-world challenges. Certification also gives you the opportunity to demonstrate your skills and accelerate your career.

A Cloud Digital Leader can articulate the capabilities of Google Cloud core products and services and how they benefit organizations. A Cloud Digital Leader can also describe common business use cases and how cloud solutions support an enterprise. No technical hands-on experience is required.

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Associate Cloud Engineers deploy applications, monitor operations, and manage enterprise solutions. This certification is a good starting point as the ideal candidate has at least six months of hands-on experience with Google Cloud.

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Associate Google Workspace Administrators are responsible for the daily management of a Google Workspace environment including managing user accounts, configuring core Workspace services like Gmail and Drive, and ensuring security and compliance of Workspace data. Recommended for candidates with 6 months of Google Workspace Super Admin experience in a real or test environment.

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Professional Cloud Architects enable organizations to leverage Google Cloud technologies through an understanding of cloud architecture. The ideal candidate has at least 3+ years of industry experience, including 1+ years designing and managing solutions using Google Cloud.

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A Professional Cloud Developer builds scalable and highly available applications using Google-recommended tools and best practices. The ideal candidate has at least 3+ years of industry experience, including 1+ years designing and managing solutions using Google Cloud.

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A Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer is responsible for efficient development operations that can balance service reliability and delivery speed. They are skilled at using Google Cloud to build software delivery pipelines, deploy and monitor services, and manage and learn from incidents. The ideal candidate has at least 3+ years of industry experience, including 1+ years of experience with Google Cloud.

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Professional Data Engineers enable data-driven decision-making by collecting, transforming, and publishing data. The ideal candidate has at least 3+ years of industry experience, including 1+ years designing and managing solutions using Google Cloud.

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A Professional Cloud Database Engineer designs, creates, manages, and troubleshoots Google Cloud databases used by applications to store and retrieve data. The Professional Cloud Database Engineer should be comfortable translating business and technical requirements into scalable and cost-effective database solutions. The ideal candidate has at least 5+ years of database and IT experience, including 2+ years of experience with Google Cloud.

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A Professional Machine Learning Engineer designs, builds, and productionizes ML models to solve business challenges using Google Cloud technologies. The ML Engineer should be proficient in all aspects of model architecture, data pipeline interaction, and metrics interpretation. The ideal candidate has at least 5+ years of database and IT experience, including 2+ years of experience with Google Cloud.

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A Professional Cloud Network Engineer implements and manages network architectures in Google Cloud. They leverage experience with network services, application, and container networking to ensure successful cloud implementations. The ideal candidate has at least 3+ years of industry experience, including 1+ years of experience with Google Cloud.

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A Professional Cloud Security Engineer enables organizations to design and implement secure workloads and infrastructure on Google Cloud. The ideal candidate has at least 3+ years of industry experience, including 1+ years of experience with Google Cloud.

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If you don't have an account, or are being asked for credits to access the learning material, it means you need to create an account using the same email address used to register for Partner Certification Kickstart. Please note it can take up to 24 hours to activate the full access.

If you prefer instructor-led training, you can attend Partner Certification Academy, a hybrid training program that supplements on-demand learning with live workshops delivered by Google Cloud expert trainers. Complete the required learning activities to earn your complementary certification exam voucher. Check out the upcoming training schedule.