Google AI Professional Certificate

Knowing the basics is good, but being fluent is invaluable. The Google AI Professional Certificate takes you beyond foundational understanding to becoming AI-fluent. Designed by Google experts, this program gets you hands-on experience building the AI skills that employers are looking for. No more guesswork. The curriculum was built by mapping AI capabilities to the skills the job market demands, and validated by employers. You’ll learn the fundamentals of AI, including how to prompt and use AI responsibly. Then, you’ll apply AI to the six domains where AI is transforming work. 

Note: Option to build your portfolio with a 3-month no-cost trial of Google AI Pro (not covered by scholarship).   

NOTE: 1 Scholarship per person via NSITE is for 1 year. After the year expires, you will be required to pay Coursera the $49.99 per month to complete the course.  

Course time commitment:  3 Months | Self-Paced 15-minute monthly check-in  

What you'll learn 

• Brainstorming and Planning: Turn project briefs into detailed workback plans.  
• Research and Insights: Scour sources to create compelling reports.  
• Writing and Communicating: Adapt your communications for multiple audiences.  
• Content Creation: Transform creative visions into custom marketing videos.  
• Data Analysis: Clean messy data and uncover trends using natural language.  
• App Building: Build a custom AI tool without writing a single line of code.  
• Plus, you’ll build your portfolio with a 3-month no-cost trial of Google AI Pro (terms apply). Gain access to Google’s most capable AI models, upgrade your professional toolkit, and do your best work. 

Coursework: 7-course series 

Month 1 

• AI Fundamentals - 4 hrs. 
• • Adopt a new workflow that treats AI as a professional collaborator rather than just a task completer.  
  • Apply prompting techniques to brainstorm ideas and build a reusable prompt library for daily tasks.  
  • Practice prompt chaining to work through complex, multi‑step problems.  
  • Generate custom images by clearly communicating your creative vision to AI.  
  • Use responsible judgement to apply AI confidently and effectively. 
• AI for Brainstorming and Planning - 3 hrs. 
• • A strategic plan to validate your next big idea: Move from a rough concept to a data-backed market research plan in minutes.  
  • An actionable project roadmap: Instantly transform a simple brief into a detailed workback plan, complete with identified risks.  
  • A centralized project hub: Build a shareable resource in NotebookLM that provides instant answers and keeps your team informed and moving forward. 

Month 2 

• AI for Research and insights 3 hrs. 
• • A professional research report: Use Gemini Deep Research to analyze multiple sources and design an infographic to share your findings clearly.  
  • The ultimate brief on any topic: Use NotebookLM to synthesize articles, videos, and transcripts into a single overview so you can get up to speed on any topic, quickly.  
  • An expert persona: Build a custom Gem to simulate stakeholders, such as a skeptical customer or a manager, to test your ideas and uncover new insights. 
• AI for Writing and Communicating 3 hrs. 
• • An action plan: Use Gemini in Meet to capture meeting notes and key decisions, then transform them into a shareable report with clear next steps.  
  • A stakeholder cheat sheet: Prompt Gemini to simulate a stakeholder’s perspective to help you identify gaps in your work and prepare for high-stakes reviews.  
  • Tailored communications: Use Gemini Canvas to quickly transform one document into multiple formats, such as a formal memo for leadership and a brief update for your team.  
  • A polished pitch: Practice your talking points with Gemini Live to get instant feedback and improve your delivery for important conversations, like a sales pitch or formal feedback 

Month 3  

• AI for Content Creation 3 hrs. 
• • Custom marketing assets: Move from promotional concept to reality by using image and video generation models.  
  • An engaging presentation: Use Gemini in Google Slides to to translate your vision into professional designs and formatting, creating a polished deck in minutes.  
  • A creative review: Act as the lead designer by using AI to establish brand guidelines and generate actionable feedback to refine your work. 
• AI for Data Analysis 3 hrs. 
• • Success metrics you can stand by: Use Gemini to define exactly what to measure for your project so you can present your results with confidence.  
  • A structured dataset: Clean and organize messy information into a structured Google Sheets table that is ready for immediate analysis.  
  • Data visualizations and formulas: Use natural language to generate spreadsheet functions and create charts that visualize your findings to drive evidence-based decisions. 
• AI for App Building 3 hrs. 
• • Master communicating with AI using everyday language to generate, test, and refine functional code.  
  • Audit your workflow and identify the highest‑value opportunities for AI integration.  
  • Build a functional, shareable app tailored to your workplace needs and complex workflow challenges.  
  • Gain hands-on experience using Google AI Studio to explore, test, and build with advanced models.