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Google Cloud Associate Data Practitioner

We do not teach just for the test.Worked examples and real discussion, not a question bank. The exam is then delivered in the classroom — 98% pass it first time.
$1,895MSRP per seat
$1,500with military fundingAF COOL · Army CA · MyCAA
Name your pricethinQflex™ — tell us what you can payIn full, or across twelve monthly payments
Next dates
  • Nov 30–2Atlanta, GA
  • Dec 14–16Burbank, CA
  • Jan 4–6Sterling, VA
Request informationSee all 21 datesCourse datasheet (PDF)
3 daysconsecutive days
Live onlineor in the classroom
AssociateCloud
50% labs50% lecture
24 monthsfree retakes

Course overview

Download the course datasheetThe full outline for Google Cloud Associate Data Practitioner, as a PDF.
thinQtank® Learning is offering a unique three-day training camp comprised of three days of instructor-led learning that gives students the knowledge and skills needed to prepare and ingest data, analyze and present it with BigQuery and Looker, orchestrate simple data pipelines, and manage data storage, access and lifecycle on Google Cloud.

The camp follows the four sections of the current Google Cloud Associate Data Practitioner exam guide, with hands-on labs in the Google Cloud console, gcloud CLI and Terraform throughout.

Google Cloud, Google Workspace, BigQuery, Gemini and related marks are trademarks of Google LLC.

This course prepares students to take the Google Cloud Associate Data Practitioner certification exam.

What's included

13 items
thinQtank® Learning Accelerated Custom Exam Study Guide for Associate Data Practitioner
Hands-on labs in the Google Cloud console, gcloud CLI and Terraform
Custom and focused exam preparation software and materials
Course specific thinQtank® Learning publications to promote a fun and exciting learning
Membership to the thinQtank® Learning University Online
WE DO NOT "TEACH THE TEST" - Students will receive valuable examples and discussion
All courses taught by Google Cloud-certified practitioners
Additional hours of remote lab access
Custom video recordings with even more in-depth learning of course topics
Customized practice exam software
Digital courseware
Retake any or all portions of the course as many times as you like in person or live on-line for 24 months
Six months mentoring access to our engineers after completing the course

What you'll be able to do

19 objectives
  • Prepare, process and load data into the appropriate Google Cloud storage systems
  • Identify trends, patterns and insights using BigQuery and Jupyter notebooks
  • Build visualizations and dashboards in Looker from business requirements
  • Define, train, evaluate and use ML models
  • Design, schedule, automate and monitor simple data pipelines
  • Configure access control, governance and lifecycle management
  • Identify HA/DR strategies for Cloud Storage and Cloud SQL and apply security and privacy controls
  • Cloud and Data Fundamentals on Google Cloud
  • Preparing and Processing Data
  • Extracting and Loading Data
  • Analyzing Data with BigQuery and Notebooks
  • Visualizing Data with Looker
  • Machine Learning for Data Practitioners
  • Designing Simple Data Pipelines
  • Scheduling, Automating and Monitoring Pipelines
  • Access Control and Governance
  • Lifecycle Management
  • High Availability and Disaster Recovery
  • Security, Compliance and Data Privacy

The exam

120minutes to complete
  • Four sections: data Preparation and Ingestion (30%); data Analysis and Presentation (27%); data Pipeline Orchestration (18%); data Management (25%)
  • Delivered online proctored or at a Pearson VUE test center
  • Exam fee: $125 (set by Google Cloud)
  • Valid 3 years; renew with Google Cloud's recertification options before it expires

Who it's for, and what you need first

Target Audience

  • Junior data analysts
  • Junior data engineers
  • BI / reporting analysts
  • Database and data-operations staff moving to Google Cloud
  • Service members, veterans and military spouses using AF COOL, Army Credentialing Assistance, MyCAA or VET TEC 2.0

Prerequisites

  • No certification is required
  • 6+ months of experience working with data on Google Cloud (Google's recommendation)

How it's delivered

Instructor-Led Training
Immersive Live-Online Training
On-Site and Custom Delivery

Dates and locations

21 scheduled
DatesLocationStatus
Mon Nov 30 – Dec 2, 20263 daysAtlanta, GA431 Marietta St NWOpenRequest info
Mon Dec 14 – Dec 16, 20263 daysBurbank, CA3301 N San Fernando BlvdOpenRequest info
Mon Jan 4 – Jan 6, 20273 daysSterling, VA21481 Ridgetop CirOpenRequest info
Mon Jan 25 – Jan 27, 20273 daysAtlanta, GA431 Marietta St NWOpenRequest info
Mon Feb 8 – Feb 10, 20273 daysBurbank, CA3301 N San Fernando BlvdOpenRequest info
Mon Mar 1 – Mar 3, 20273 daysSterling, VA21481 Ridgetop CirOpenRequest info
Mon Mar 22 – Mar 24, 20273 daysAtlanta, GA431 Marietta St NWOpenRequest info
Mon Apr 5 – Apr 7, 20273 daysBurbank, CA3301 N San Fernando BlvdOpenRequest info
Mon Apr 26 – Apr 28, 20273 daysSterling, VA21481 Ridgetop CirOpenRequest info
Mon May 17 – May 19, 20273 daysAtlanta, GA431 Marietta St NWOpenRequest info
Mon Jun 7 – Jun 9, 20273 daysBurbank, CA3301 N San Fernando BlvdOpenRequest info
Mon Jun 21 – Jun 23, 20273 daysSterling, VA21481 Ridgetop CirOpenRequest info
Mon Jul 12 – Jul 14, 20273 daysAtlanta, GA431 Marietta St NWOpenRequest info
Mon Jul 26 – Jul 28, 20273 daysBurbank, CA3301 N San Fernando BlvdOpenRequest info
Mon Aug 16 – Aug 18, 20273 daysSterling, VA21481 Ridgetop CirOpenRequest info
Mon Sep 13 – Sep 15, 20273 daysAtlanta, GA431 Marietta St NWOpenRequest info
Mon Sep 20 – Sep 22, 20273 daysBurbank, CA3301 N San Fernando BlvdOpenRequest info
Mon Oct 18 – Oct 20, 20273 daysSterling, VA21481 Ridgetop CirOpenRequest info
Mon Nov 1 – Nov 3, 20273 daysAtlanta, GA431 Marietta St NWOpenRequest info
Mon Nov 15 – Nov 17, 20273 daysBurbank, CA3301 N San Fernando BlvdOpenRequest info
Mon Dec 6 – Dec 8, 20273 daysSterling, VA21481 Ridgetop CirOpenRequest info
Guaranteed to run means the class goes ahead whatever the enrollment.
Prices shown are MSRP. Qualified military personnel funding through Air Force COOL, Army Credentialing Assistance, MyCAA or VET TEC 2.0 pay a flat $1,500 per class, whatever the listed price. Everyone else — call 855-868-4467 about group pricing, discounts and current promotions.