Googel Developer Group on Campus SSA Cloud Study Jam.pptx

Grow Your Skills With Google Cloud Onboarding Call

1. GDG on Campus SSA Grow Your Skills With Google Cloud. Cloud Study Jam (Oct. 2024) We will be starting shortly...

2. Ground Rules Mics on Mute 1 2 3 Mute your mics to avoid disturbance; you can participate via chat or unmute when needed Be mindful and respectful of other members in the meeting Be Nice Keep your questions and comments relevant to the purpose of this meeting Stay On-Topic Got a Question? Please make use of the Q & A tab to ask your questions 4

3. Agenda 10 min 1 2 Introduction to Skills Boost platform 3 4 Google Cloud and Cloud related career Talk 20 min 20 min Hands On Session: First lab on the Platform 5 min Welcome! Introductions 5 min Q&A time + Wrap-up

4. I ntro tour of the Skills Boost platform

5. Our Speaker for today: Sodiq Akinjobi, SSA Community Manager

6. Google Cloud Skill Badges What is a skill badge? An exclusive digital Google Cloud skill badge demonstrates your growing Google Cloud recognized skillset. How do I earn a skill badge? Show your cloud skills by completing a series of han ds on labs, including a final assessment challenge lab to test your skills . Share your accomplishments! Share your skill badges with your network and on your resume. Skill badges examples:

7. What is the difference between Skill and Completion Badges ? Skill Badges A Skill Badge is acquired once a self paced learning path (which contains a collection of labs) is completed, however it capstones with a Challenge Lab. Skill Badge = Group of training labs + a challenge lab See how Skill Badges look like: examples A Completion Badge is a self paced learning path which contains a collection of organized labs, it does NOT end with a Challenge Lab. Completion Badge = Group of training labs Here’s what a Completion badge looks like: Completion Badges

8. LAB WALKTHROUGH Lab 1: A Tour of Google Cloud Hands-on Labs Objectives Learn about Skills Boost platform. Learn how to use Google Cloud Platform console.

9. Platform learning intensity: Labs limit: please do not more than 15 labs a day (15 labs/ day/ user) If you do not complete a lab in the available time - no worries, you can do it again :) Follow the instructions - if you don’t, the lab may get closed (e.g. if system can see some unusual/ fraudulent behaviour) Open all labs in Incognito Window as suggested in lab instructions Always check & mark progress and make sure to click the “End lab” button to not lose any completions

10. Congratulations! You should now have enough knowledge to complete your first Skills Boost lab. Once completed, make your Skills Boost profile public to see the badge: My Learning > View Public Profile > Make Profile Public Follow the instructions here .

11. Getting help

12. Need Help related to Labs? 1. There is online chat support available 24/7 for Skills Boost. 2. If there any other problems, email support available “Use SSA campaign” in title of e-mail if you send any emails 3. Any other questions about our skilling campaign - please send in email address indicated in our comms you will receive :) Look at the top right corner of your screen Use ONLY for questions related to the Skills Boost platform

13. Join our Discord Server: Google Cloud Skills for Africa Channel Name: #gdgoc

14. Google Cloud & Cloud Related Career Talk

15. Our Guest for today: Andy Bubune, Google Cloud Engineer

16. Cloud adoption continues to grow and Cloud skills are in high demand Google Cloud is the skill that's seeing the fastest growing demand

17. University education provides a strong theoretical foundation... You’ll need strong industry skills to launch your careers.