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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 Themed Entertainment Design Certificate Teaches Students How to Bring Themed Attractions to Life
Every year, hundreds of thousands of visitors travel to Santa Claus, Indiana to experience the holiday-themed attractions of Holiday World. Holiday World, the nation’s first theme park. - No-cost Google certificate enrollment available to Purdue employees and students
Purdue University Online is offering a no-cost enrollment period for Google Career Certificates in high-demand technical skills to all Purdue employees and students from now through January 13, 2025. - Army Vet Uses What She Learned in Purdue’s Online Master of Public Health to Improve Veterans’ Health Outcomes
As an army veteran and health and wellness coach in the federal services, Elizabeth Freitas knows that providing healthcare for veterans is about more than offering life-saving services, it’s also about building community. Organizations that specialize in veterans’ healthcare do more than address veterans’ health needs, they also bring veterans together and help them make valuable connections with one another. - Purdue University Online seeks nominations for the 2025 Awards for Excellence in Online Education
The Awards for Excellence in Online Education, sponsored by Purdue University Online, are open to faculty, instructors, or other staff members as individuals or as a team across all Purdue campuses. The awards program reflects the importance of recognition for courses or individuals that exemplify excellence in online education. - Purdue’s Public health master’s serves Air Force, Space Force through educational services agreement
Purdue and the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM), part of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) 711th Human Performance Wing (711 HPW), have signed an educational services agreement under which Purdue will provide U.S. Air Force and Space Force officers with a variety of learning opportunities, including Purdue’s Master of Public Health (MPH) program. - Purdue and Engineering and Technical Management Directorate, Air Force Materiel Command enter into educational partnership agreement
Purdue and the Engineering and Technical Management Directorate, Air Force Materiel Command, have signed a multi-faceted educational partnership agreement to partner in areas such as educational programs centered around advancing learning and research in science, mathematics and engineering; increasing awareness of federal service opportunities for Purdue students in collaboration with the Defense Civilian Training Corps; and increasing their dialogue on digital transformation collaboration between both organizations. - From Stay-at-Home Mom to Director of Preconstruction: Purdue Construction Management Grad Hopes to Give Other Unlikely Construction Professionals a Seat at the Table
Carlyn McClelland, director of preconstruction for Final Phase Electric in Elkhart, Indiana, knows that success does not follow a predictable path. After all, her own career journey has had more than its fair share of twists and turns. From going to trade school as a stay-at-home mom, to pivoting her construction career and earning her master’s degree in construction management online after a life-altering injury, McClelland’s unlikely journey has made her a voice for change within the construction industry. - Online Purdue course delves into characterizing, handling and processing particles, powders and compacts
Characterization of Particles, Powders and Compacts,” an online course from Purdue University, covers physical and mechanical characteristics of particulates and methods used to measure those properties. The goal is to provide learners with characterization knowledge needed to improve the design, handling and processing of the materials, an area with broad application where substantial room for improvement exists. - Purdue and Indiana Association of School Principals partner to offer discount on Google Career CertificatesPurdue and the Indiana Association of School Principals have partnered to offer principals, their faculty and staff, and students at schools statewide Google Career Certificates in high-demand technical skills at a substantial discount.
- For Many Working Professionals, Master’s Programs Provide a Big Return-On-Investment
If you’re currently looking for a new job, you may have noticed that the job market is sketchy, or at least it seems to be. Despite a growing labor shortage, many professionals report that they’re having trouble finding high-quality jobs. According to Fast Company, this could be because the job market is shifting from a pandemic-era employee market to an employer’s market, meaning employers can afford to be pickier about who they hire.