{"id":294552,"date":"2019-01-21T15:30:17","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T13:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=294552"},"modified":"2019-01-21T15:30:17","modified_gmt":"2019-01-21T13:30:17","slug":"20-free-online-courses-you-can-take-from-the-google-homepage-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/internet\/294552\/20-free-online-courses-you-can-take-from-the-google-homepage-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"20 free online courses you can take from the Google homepage right now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google recently updated its South African <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">homepage<\/a> <\/strong>to include links to a number of its online courses.<\/p>\n<p>All of the courses are free of charge and are designed\u00a0to help South Africans grow their\u00a0business or jumpstart their career.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to a selection of courses,\u00a0Google allows users to learn by selecting individual modules or by taking an entire course end-to-end.<\/p>\n<p>Each course also indicates the number of contained modules, the estimated amount of time it takes to complete a course, and whether you will receive an official accreditation.<\/p>\n<p>These are the courses on offer:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Data and tech\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learndigital.withgoogle.com\/digitalskills\/course\/basics-code\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Understand the basics of code (1 hour)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learndigital.withgoogle.com\/digitalskills\/course\/increase-productivity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Increase productivity at work (1 hour)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learndigital.withgoogle.com\/digitalskills\/course\/machine-learning-basics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Understand the basics of machine learning (1 hour)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learndigital.withgoogle.com\/digitalskills\/course\/improve-online-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Improve your online business security (1 hour)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Digital marketing<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learndigital.withgoogle.com\/digitalskills\/course\/digital-marketing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fundamentals of digital marketing (40 hours)\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learndigital.withgoogle.com\/digitalskills\/course\/business-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get a business online (3 hours)\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learndigital.withgoogle.com\/digitalskills\/course\/become-searchable-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Make sure customers find you online (3 hours)\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learndigital.withgoogle.com\/digitalskills\/course\/promote-business-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Promote a business with online advertising (3 hours)\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learndigital.withgoogle.com\/digitalskills\/course\/expand-internationally\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Expand a business to other countries (1 hour)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learndigital.withgoogle.com\/digitalskills\/course\/connect-with-mobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with customers over mobile (1 hour)\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learndigital.withgoogle.com\/digitalskills\/course\/promote-business-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Promote a business with content (3 hours)\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learndigital.withgoogle.com\/digitalskills\/course\/customers-needs-behaviours\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Understand customers needs and online behaviours (1 hour)\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Career development<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learndigital.withgoogle.com\/digitalskills\/course\/self-promotion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Build confidence with self-promotion (1 hour)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learndigital.withgoogle.com\/digitalskills\/course\/enhance-protect-online-campaigns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to enhance and protect your online campaign (7 hours)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learndigital.withgoogle.com\/digitalskills\/course\/prepare-for-new-job\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Land your next job (1 hour)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learndigital.withgoogle.com\/digitalskills\/course\/digital-wellbeing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intro to digital wellbeing (1 hour)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learndigital.withgoogle.com\/digitalskills\/course\/effective-networking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Effective networking (1 hour)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learndigital.withgoogle.com\/digitalskills\/course\/business-communication\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intro to business communication (1 hour)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learndigital.withgoogle.com\/digitalskills\/course\/storytelling-design\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Communicate your ideas through storytelling and design\u00a0 (1 hour)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learndigital.withgoogle.com\/digitalskills\/course\/public-speaking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Speaking in public (1 hour)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/technology\/294110\/google-buys-smartwatch-tech-from-fossil-to-fight-apple\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google buys smartwatch tech from Fossil to Fight Apple<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google recently updated its South African homepage to include links to a number of its online 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