I was wondering why I find this less than appealing. I think it’s because it seems to me basically Google is giving a giant fuck you to “classical” education, assuming it can do in 6 months what everyone else needs 4 years to do. I remain unconvinced Google can do magic.
Zeeshan Usmani
 @zeeshanusmani
3 Aug 2020
Google is launching Career Certificates. It will cost $300 only, you can complete in 6 months and Google will consider it equivalent to 4 years Bachelors degree when you will apply for a job at Google - Data Analyst, Project Manager, UX Designer etc - grow.google/certificates/
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To clarify: I’m not suggesting every job in IT, or even most of them, require a university degree. What I’m saying is that you can’t compress 4 years to 0.5, even if you’re Google.
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And if this is true, the whole discussion is pointless and I’ve fallen victim to sensationalist bullshit:
@dirkriehle@hachyderm.io @dirkriehle
5 Aug 2020
Replying to @InkmiHq @KingOfCoders @stilkov
I read the posts trying to find the claim "equivalent to a Bachelor's degree" and couldn't. I asked the tweet author; no answer. This is a sensationalist tweet FWIW

Aug 5, 2020 · 7:22 AM UTC

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It’s not, according to this:
Kent Walker @Kent_Walker
13 Jul 2020
Replying to @Kent_Walker
In our own hiring, we will now treat these new career certificates as the equivalent of a four-year degree for related roles.