Google Genius 49 Mo课程即将取代大学学位

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Google, a company that has successfully “organized the world’s information,” is about to tackle an issue we’ve long endured but have never known what to do about: tech education.

谷歌公司已经成功地“组织了世界的信息”，它将解决一个我们长期以来一直不知所措的问题：技术教育。

It’s not a secret that colleges and universities are struggling miserably to stay relevant in tech domains. Our grandparents have a difficult time understanding how a neat LinkedIn profile can be more powerful than a 4-year college degree — or how you could get a job without one.

高校为在技术领域保持相关性而苦苦挣扎并非秘密。 我们的祖父母很难理解整洁的LinkedIn个人资料比四年制大学学位更强大的能力，或者您怎么能没有这份工作而获得一份工作。

However, a 2016 StackOverflow survey found that 56% of developers do not have a college degree in computer science or related fields. They also noticed that —

但是，2016年StackOverflow的一项调查发现，有56％的开发人员没有计算机科学或相关领域的大学学位。 他们还注意到-

A portfolio of projects and products you have made credible contributions to is worth more than years of experience or schooling.

您的项目和产品组合 有 做出了可靠的贡献 是 值得多年的经验或教育 。

In 2018, the rumors have been made official: Google, Apple, IBM, Intel, Hilton, Starbucks, Publix, Penguin Random House, Costco Wholesale, Whole Foods, Nordstrom, Home Depot, Bank of America, Chipotle and Lowe’s posted numerous job positions that do not require a formal degree.

在2018年，谣言已经正式发布：谷歌，苹果，IBM，英特尔，希尔顿，星巴克，Publix，企鹅兰登书屋，好市多批发，全食，诺德斯特罗姆，家得宝，美国银行，Chipotle和Lowe's都发布了许多职位不需要正式学历的人 。

In 2020, Elon Musk has said that you don’t need to have a college degree to work at Tesla. He has also said that “college is basically for fun and not learning.”

2020年，埃隆·马斯克(Elon Musk)表示， 您无需拥有大学学位即可在特斯拉工作 。 他还说： “大学基本上是为了娱乐而不是学习。 ”

The question remained, however: if not college, then what? Do I have to build my own version of Reddit and have 4 tech internships to be considered for an entry-level job at Google?

但是，问题仍然存在：如果不上大学，那又如何？ 我是否需要构建自己的Reddit版本并拥有4个技术实习才能考虑在Google从事入门级工作？

Finally, they seem to have an answer.

最后，他们似乎有答案。

Google即将推出为期6个月，费用为300美元的“职业证书”，无需接受过任何教育 (Google Is About to Launch 6-Month, $300-ish ‘Career Certificates’ that Require No Previous Education)

Google has already launched two Career Certificate courses for entry-level positions: Google IT Support and Google IT Automation with Python. About 85% of the 637,047 enrolled students left raving 5-star reviews.

Google已经针对入门级职位开设了两个职业证书课程： Google IT支持和带有Python的Google IT自动化 。 在637,047名在册学生中，约有85％留下了极高的五星级评价。

Based on this success, Google is planning to launch three more courses: one for data analysts, one for product managers, and one for UX designers. You can choose to get notified when these courses come out on their website.

基于这一成功，Google 计划再开设三门课程 ：一门面向数据分析师，一门面向产品经理，一门面向UX设计人员。 这些课程在其网站上发布时，您可以选择获取通知。

Are these certificates a safe pathway into an entry-level position at Google? Based on their unambiguous language, it would seem so. Kent Walker, Google’s senior vice president of global affairs, has posted the following information in a Tweet:

这些证书是进入Google入门级职位的安全途径吗？ 根据他们明确的语言，似乎是这样。 Google全球事务高级副总裁Kent Walker 在推文中发布了以下信息 ：

“In our own hiring, we will now treat these new career certificates as the equivalent of a four-year degree for related roles.”

“在我们自己的招聘中，我们现在将这些新的职业证书视为相当于四年相关职位的学位。”

Google’s emphasis on innovative ideas and product-building experience is unlikely to go anywhere and you’ll still need to be at least a little bit amazing to stand out during your application process. However, with this decisive step, Google has effectively replaced four-year college degrees with a lean 3-to-6 month program that only takes about 5 hours a week to complete.

Google 对创新思想和产品制造经验的重视不可能随处可见，而且您仍然需要至少有些惊人的才能在申请过程中脱颖而出。 但是，通过这一决定性的步骤，Google有效地将3年至6个月的精瘦课程取代了四年制大学学位，该课程每周仅需5个小时即可完成。

Most importantly, they’ve made it affordable. The IT Support course costs $49 a month on Coursera, and Google has promised to fund 100,000 course programs for those in need. Either way, these costs are lunch money compared to what most colleges are charging for what is arguably a much less relevant education.

最重要的是，他们已经使其负担得起。 IT支持课程每月在Coursera上的费用为49美元， Google承诺为有需要的人提供100,000个课程计划 。 无论哪种方式，与大多数大学收取的学费相比，这些费用都是午餐钱，而大多数大学的学费却不那么高。

最后，教育正在整理中 (Finally, Education Is Being Sorted Out)

To me, Google’s Career Certificate program is amazing news — because I’ve spent most of my teenage years in constant doubt. Do I finish my degree, or do I try to learn on my own? Do employers still care about official degrees? Do smaller tech companies share Google’s no-degree attitude?

对我来说，Google的职业证书计划是一个了不起的消息-因为我在青少年时代的大部分时间都在不断怀疑。 我完成学位还是尝试自己学习？ 雇主还在乎官方学位吗？ 较小的科技公司会分享Google的无学位态度吗？

Google has made the first decisive step in bridging the gap between education and tech employer needs. Based on student reviews, it’s a big hit.

Google已迈出了决定性的第一步，以弥合教育与技术雇主需求之间的鸿沟。 根据学生的评论，这很受欢迎。

These aren’t just random people as many of them are employees at other companies. “On behalf of our entire organization, thanks again for taking the Conference to a whole new level of education and professionalism!!” says one of the reviews.

这些不仅仅是随便的人，因为其中许多人是其他公司的员工。 “代表我们整个组织，再次感谢您将会议带入了全新的教育和专业水平！” 说评论之一。

So far, the evidence shows us that this is the future of education. In particular, what calms me down is how thought-through and integrated this entire solution feels. Here’s a paragraph from Google’s official course description:

到目前为止，有证据表明，这就是教育的未来。 尤其让我感到平静的是，对整个解决方案的全面考虑和融合。 这是Google官方课程说明中的一段：

Upon completion of the certificate, you can share your information with top employers like Cognizant, GE Digital, Hulu, Infosys, Intel, KForce, MCPc, PNC Bank, RICOH USA, Sprint, TEKSystems, Veterans United Home Loans, Walmart and their subsidiaries, and of course, Google. You can also earn a CompTIA and Google dual credential when you complete the Google certificate and pass the CompTIA A+ certification exams.

证书完成后，您可以与Cognizant，GE Digital，Hulu，Infosys，Intel，KForce，MCPc，PNC Bank，RICOH USA，Sprint，TEKSystems，Veterans United Home Loans，Walmart及其子公司，当然是Google 完成Google证书并通过CompTIA A +认证考试后，您还可以获得CompTIA和Google 双重证书 。

My guess is that this pilot project will turn into the new standard in employee training and education. Companies win massively by doing this: they train their own employees, make extra money and even get credit for educational philanthropy. And us, the people — well, we finally get a lean, mean degree that actually means something.

我的猜测是，该试点项目将成为员工培训和教育的新标准。 公司通过这样做赢得了巨大的成功：他们培训自己的员工，赚更多的钱，甚至在教育慈善事业方面获得信誉。 而我们，人民-好吧，我们终于得到了一个瘦弱的平均学位，这实际上意味着一些东西。

翻译自: https://entrepreneurshandbook.co/googles-genius-49-mo-course-is-about-to-replace-college-degrees-340f459aaa9b