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Help educators get the most from Google tools as a Certified Trainer

Certified Trainers empower educators to learn and use Google for Education products to make their classrooms more efficient, improve student outcomes, and foster leadership skills.

Become a Certified Trainer

Leverage your expertise and leadership to help educators transform their classrooms using Google tools.

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Become a leader

Stand out as a leader, and expand your impact to other educators and their students.

Build training skill.

Grow your skills as a trainer to help transform classrooms through technology.

Join a community of like minded leaders

Collaborate with a community of fellow Certified Trainers in a private Trainer Google Group and be featured in Google for Education’s global EDU Directory.

Step-by-step

Follow these steps to become a Certified Trainer

1

Complete the Trainer Course

The Trainer Course grows you as a trainer with learning and building upon your abilities to create and deliver training plans.

2

Complete the Trainer Skills Assessment

Take the Trainer Skills Assessment to assess your readiness for training others

3

Obtain the Educator Level 1 & 2 Certificates

While not mandatory, completing the Basic and Intermediate use of Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals courses helps build proficiency and prepares you to take the exams.

4

Create video and submit your trainer application

Film a 3 minute video to showcase your personality and instructional style and submit your application

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Ongoing Requirements

Maintain your Certified Trainer status

All Certified Trainers need to recertify into the Trainer program in order to maintain active trainer status.

  • Report a minimum of 10 Google-focused training sessions on the Activity App
  • Pass the 2024 product update exam by reviewing the study guide, which will be provided during the product exam time frame
  • Have an active Level 1 and Level 2 certification (renew every 3 years)

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