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Google IT Automation with

Python Professional Certificate
Learn in-demand skills like Python, Git, and IT automation
to advance your career
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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

Automate tasks by writing Python scripts

Use Git and GitHub for version control

Manage IT resources at scale, both for

physical machines and virtual machines in
the cloud

Analyze real-world IT problems and

implement the appropriate strategies to
solve those problems

SKILLS YOU WILL GAIN

Using Version Control

Troubleshooting & Debugging

Python Programming

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About this Professional

Certificate
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This 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.

Knowing how to write code to solve problems and

automate solutions is a crucial skill for anybody in IT.

This program builds on your IT foundations to help you

take your career to the next level. It’s designed to teach you
how to program with Python and how to use Python to
automate common system administration tasks. You'll also
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Applied Learning Project

Learn how to program with Python with no previous
knowledge of coding required and you’ll use Python to
automate common system administration tasks

Learn to use Git and GitHub, to troubleshoot and debug

complex problems

Apply automation at scale by using configuration

management and the Cloud

Practice your technical skills with hands-on projects

including a capstone project where you’ll use your new
knowledge to solve a real-world IT problem

Shareable Certificate
Earn a Certificate upon completion

100% online courses

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Flexible Schedule
Set and maintain flexible deadlines.

Beginner Level
No prior experience required.

Approximately 8 months to
complete
Suggested pace of 5 hours/week

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Apply your skills with hands-on projects and build a
portfolio that showcases your job readiness to potential
employers. You'll need to successfully finish the project(s)
to earn your Certificate.

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There are 6 Courses in this

Professional Certificate

COURSE 1

Crash Course on Python

4.8 20,906 ratings

This course is designed to teach you the foundations in

order to write simple programs in Python using the most
common structures. No previous exposure to programming
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COURSE 2

Using Python to Interact with the

Operating System

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By the end of this course, you’ll be able to manipulate files

and processes on your computer’s operating system. You’ll
also have learned about regular expressions -- a very
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COURSE 3

Introduction to Git and GitHub

4.8 5,307 ratings

In this course, you’ll learn how to keep track of the different

versions of your code and configuration files using a
popular version control system (VCS) called Git. We'll also
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COURSE 4

Troubleshooting and Debugging

Techniques

4.6 2,128 ratings

In this course, we'll give you the tools to quickly identify and
solve real-world problems that you might come across in
your IT role. We'll look at a bunch of different strategies and
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and businesses grow. Through programs like these, we aim
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