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Purdue University to offer Google Career Certificates for learning in-demand tech skills
Purdue University is offering the Google Career Certificate program, making it possible for Purdue students — undergraduate or graduate and on campus or online — as well as the public to earn Google Career Certificates in the fields of cybersecurity, data analytics, digital marketing and e-commerce, IT support, and project management.
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- Purdue’s online Master’s in Engineering Technology Teaches Interdisciplinary, Job Ready Skills
In today’s highly competitive job market, it’s a candidate’s technical skills that often set them apart from the competition. Being able to demonstrate job-ready skills can help candidates showcase their talents and make - Video Express studios are a no-hassle solution for faculty, staff and students creating videos
Video is an integral feature of online courses, as well as many in-person courses, and Purdue has an easy way for faculty to create and incorporate videos into a course. Video Express is - Hotseat set to be decommissioned starting spring semester 2025
Purdue’s adoption of iClicker Cloud as its new centrally funded and supported classroom response system for the West Lafayette and Northwest campuses means that Hotseat, a previous option, is set for retirement systemwide. - Purdue offers university employees discount on Google Career CertificatesThe Google Career Certificates are designed by experts at Google to teach in-demand, job-ready skills. They’re available through Purdue to students, employees and the public via the registration website.
- Five Industries that Want to Hire Professionals with Introductory American Sign Language Skills
American Sign Language (ASL) is the most common language used by the Deaf community in both the United States and Canada. In the United States alone, there are more than half a million people who use ASL as their primary language. ASL is also the third most commonly used language in the United States, after English and Spanish. - Purdue’s Professional Development Courses Help Professionals Succeed in Today’s Skills Economy
In the view of economic experts, we live in a skills economy – meaning the modern job market values individual skills above other markers of success, including traditional credentials like academic degrees and even prior job experience. - Purdue partners with ThriveDX to help close a talent gap in cybersecurityPurdue University is partnering with ThriveDX, a global leader in cyber training and talent development, on a program to find and train new personnel or reskill existing employees for roles in cybersecurity. The
- Brightspace Innovation Program announces new grant awardee
A Purdue Fort Wayne project to incorporate story-based pedagogy in engineering classes has been selected for a Brightspace Innovation Program grant by Purdue’s Brightspace team. Brightspace is Purdue’s learning management system. The Brightspace - Thriving in the Evolving Landscape of Electrical and Electronics Engineering: A Key to Success
In today’s landscape of advanced technology, the engineering profession is undergoing more transformations than ever. Innovations such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and robotics are reshaping a multitude of - Purdue’s Pharmacy Tech Training Course Gives Students Training in a Vital, Growing Industry
In the United States, the number of Americans who have chronic health conditions, such as heart disease and diabetes, has gone up. This is in part because the United States’ population is skewing