Google To Train 30,000 Developers, Offers $1000 Grants
In a bid that developers can further hone their skills, Google has pledged an additional 30,000 training scholarship opportunities and US $1,000 grants for the Google Associate Android Developer and Associate Cloud Engineer certifications. 
According to the organization, training would be delivered by its partners, Pluralsight and Ande
According to the organization, training would be delivered by its partners, Pluralsight and AndeIn a statement signed by the company, it continues to see developers across Africa who have successfully gone through the scholarship program grow their careers and also use their skills to benefit their communities.
“Boutheina Bouchahda, a middle-school teacher from Tunisia, went through the training program last year and is building an application for her students to teach them how to program. Boutheina credits the scholarship program for her skills and confidence growth. Ayeah Godlove Akoni from Cameroon completed the web development skills track and immediately got a job as a web developer. He is also one of the 1,000 developers across Africa who qualified for the developer certification grants” .
It further stated that all through the journey, it witnessed the value of peer-to-peer learning as a catalyst for deeper learning thanks to the in-person meetups facilitated by our community leads in multiple cities across Africa.
“Developers who are accepted into the scholarship would gain access to thr network of over 250 Google Developer Groups and Developer Student Clubs in 150 cities across Africa. This connection to communities focused on Google technologies, would provide access to extra skills and help inspire the next generation of software developers in Africa”.