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Innovators Plus

Innovators Plus offers over $1,500 in developer benefits for only $299. Access the entire catalog of Google Cloud Skills Boost on-demand training, up to $1000 Google Cloud credits, a certification voucher, special access to Google Cloud experts and execs, live learning events, and more (subject to eligibility limitations).
Join Innovators Plus
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Innovators Plus benefits include*

  • Access to over 700 hands-on labs, skill badges, and courses
  • $500 Google Cloud credits
  • A Google Cloud certification voucher
  • Bonus $500 credits after the first certification earned each year
  • Live learning events led by Google Cloud experts
  • Quarterly technical briefings hosted by Google Cloud executives
  • 1:1 consultations with Google Cloud experts (coming soon)
*Benefit redemption subject to limitations.

Upcoming live learning sessions

Included in Innovators Plus, join exclusive live learning events with Google Cloud experts. Topics change every few weeks and focus on completing specific tasks on Google Cloud or engaging in friendly hands-on competition in a gamified lab environment to help you build your skills all year long.
Introduction to Google Cloud Security
Join us for a live 4-hour, hands-on overview of security controls and techniques, including Cloud Identity and encrypted storage using Key Management Systems, led and supported by a Google Cloud Expert.
Introduction to BigQuery
Join us for a 2-hour session introducing the fundamentals of BigQuery by learning live with a Google Cloud Expert.
Cloud Hero IAM & Security Skills
Cloud Hero is a virtually run gamified learning experience. Join us for a live 3-hour, hands-on friendly competition.

Join Innovators Plus members on the cloud fast track

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Get 1:1 time with a Google Cloud expert

Join now and be one of the first to enjoy up to an hour of 1:1 consultation with a Google Cloud expert, launching in early 2023 and exclusive to Innovators Plus subscribers. Have a tricky AI challenge you want to talk through? Want a second set of eyes on an architecture you're drafting? Grab a 30 or 60-minute session with an expert. Watch out for more great benefits like this getting added to Innovators Plus throughout the year.
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Start learning and prepare for Google Cloud certification

Included in Innovators Plus, access role based learning paths, earn Google Cloud skill badges and prepare for certification, then claim your certification exam voucher.
Start a role-based learning path
Role-based learning paths are available to help you develop your knowledge and skills and grow your cloud career. Learning paths are a combination of hands-on labs, video courses and skills badges, curated to develop your cloud skills for a specific role.
Earn Google Cloud skill badges
Show off your cloud skills by earning Google Cloud skill badges for your resume. Skill badges are shareable credentials that recognize your ability to solve real-world problems with your cloud knowledge.
Prepare for Google Cloud certification
Google Cloud certifications are among the highest paying IT certifications of 2022. Innovators Plus members get access to a certification voucher that can be used for any exam. Discover which certification is right for you, and review the resources available to help you prepare for the exam.

FAQs

If you're invested in growing your Google Cloud knowledge and skills, the Innovators Plus annual subscription is for you. Access the best of Google Cloud developer benefits for up to 80% off through this bundle. Note that you will need to use a Google Account and a Developer Profile to enroll into this program.
You'll receive extensive training and certification benefits including live learning events, gamified learning, certification preparation, and a certification exam voucher. Subscribers will also receive a welcome package, Google Cloud credits, quarterly technical briefings, and Google Cloud Innovators general member benefits.
Innovators Plus is $299 per year, and is purchased through Google Cloud Skills Boost.
Kick off your Innovators Plus benefits by purchasing the Google Cloud Skills Boost annual subscription and obtaining the Innovators Plus badge on your Developer Profile on the Innovators Plus activation page.