Google Cloud Essentials
Free Beginner course · 10 lessons · 3 weeks · Certificate on completion
Deploy and run workloads on Google Cloud — projects, compute, storage, and BigQuery basics. Across 10 lessons you'll move from fundamentals to a portfolio-ready outcome — at your own pace, with quizzes after each lesson and a final exam to certify your mastery.
What you'll learn
- GCP projects and IAM
- Compute Engine and Cloud Run
- Cloud Storage essentials
- Networking and load balancing
- Databases on GCP
- BigQuery for analytics
Skills you'll pick up
- GCP projects and IAM
- Compute Engine and Cloud Run
- Cloud Storage essentials
- Networking and load balancing
- Databases on GCP
- BigQuery for analytics
Tools covered
- Google Cloud
- Real-world projects
- Quizzes
- Final exam
Course modules
Module 1: GCP projects and IAM
Module 1 of Google Cloud Essentials. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 2: Compute Engine and Cloud Run
Module 2 of Google Cloud Essentials. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 3: Cloud Storage essentials
Module 3 of Google Cloud Essentials. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 4: Networking and load balancing
Module 4 of Google Cloud Essentials. 1 lessons · 1h
Lessons in this course
- GCP projects and IAM
- Compute Engine and Cloud Run
- Cloud Storage essentials
- Networking and load balancing
- Databases on GCP
- BigQuery for analytics
- Logging and monitoring
- Deploying a real workload
- Google Cloud: Deep dive 9
- Google Cloud: Deep dive 10
Instructor
Jasmine Park — Cloud Engineer
Jasmine Park is a Cloud Engineer with years of hands-on experience teaching Google Cloud to thousands of learners worldwide.
Certificate
Finish every lesson and pass the final exam to earn a free, verifiable Learnera certificate for Google Cloud Essentials. It can be downloaded as a PDF and shared on LinkedIn.
Career outcomes
Median global salary $120,000 per year · median India salary ₹17,00,000 per year · 144,858 open roles worldwide
- Google Cloud Specialist
- Senior Google Cloud Lead
- Google Cloud Consultant
Frequently asked questions
Is the Google Cloud Essentials course free?
Yes. Every Learnera course, including Google Cloud Essentials, is completely free — lessons, quizzes, the final exam, and the certificate.
How long does Google Cloud Essentials take?
10 lessons, typically completed in 3 weeks at a comfortable pace.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes — pass the final exam and you receive a free, verifiable certificate you can share on LinkedIn.