Applied Digital Skills
About this course
Applied Digital Skills is Google's free, practical digital literacy program — short video lessons teaching concrete workplace skills using Google Workspace tools: creating professional documents, building spreadsheets for data tracking, presenting effectively with Slides, managing professional email, and applying AI tools in everyday work contexts. Lessons are task-oriented ('create a budget', 'write a professional email') rather than feature-oriented.
It's designed for learners who need to build digital workplace skills without prior experience — particularly useful for career re-entrants, first-generation professionals, and workers transitioning into office environments. No account required to start, no certificate, but a practical confidence-builder for Google Workspace tools that underpin most knowledge work.
What you'll learn
This course includes
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- Price
- FreeCompletely free — no account required
- Duration
- 10 hrs
- Level
- Beginner
- Certificate
- Price
- PaidFree to audit, paid certificate
- Duration
- 19 hrs
- Level
- Beginner
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- Course Certificate
- Price
- PaidSubscription-based, free to audit
- Duration
- 200 hrs
- Level
- Intermediate
- Certificate
- Specialization Certificate
- Price
- FreeAudit free · $199 cert
- Duration
- 100 hrs
- Level
- Beginner
- Certificate
- Verified
Instructor
Developed by Google.org as part of its digital skills initiative, with lessons designed for practical application in real workplace contexts.
Requirements
- No prior experience required — basic internet access is sufficient
Who this course is for
- Career re-entrants and first-generation professionals building digital workplace skills
- Workers transitioning into office or remote work environments
- Anyone who wants practical Google Workspace skills without a course subscription