Skilling Africa with Google is a free learning hub that Google launched across Africa on 2 November 2026. It brings more than 15 Google training programmes into one place, from AI and cloud skills to small-business growth, and lets you download lessons on Wi-Fi and finish them offline without using mobile data.
Quick facts
- Run by: Google.
- Cost: free.
- Who: open to everyone, including students, entrepreneurs and developers.
- Offline: download short lessons on Wi-Fi and complete them offline; built for low bandwidth and entry-level smartphones.
- Deadline: none; sign up at any time.
- Goal: to train 3 million people across Africa by 2030.
Benefits: what you can learn
- Google Career Certificates: IT support, data analytics and cybersecurity.
- Hustle Academy: business growth for small and medium-sized businesses.
- Google Cloud Skills: technical cloud courses for developers and IT professionals.
- Plus other Google programmes, with an AI study assistant called SCOUT, badges you can share, and streaks to keep you going.
Eligibility: who can join
Google says the hub is open to everyone. Its launch announcement does not list countries, so if a specific course is limited by country, the hub will show you when you sign in.
How to apply (sign up)
- Go to skillingafrica.withgoogle.com.
- Sign in with your Google account.
- Pick a programme, and download lessons while you have Wi-Fi to study offline later.
Tips for learning on a budget
- Download a week’s lessons whenever you have Wi-Fi, at school, work or a hub, then study offline.
- Start with one programme and finish it before adding another; the hub tracks your streaks and badges.
- Share your verifiable badges on LinkedIn and add the Google Career Certificates to your CV.
- For business owners, Hustle Academy is the place to start; for job seekers, the Career Certificates in IT support, data analytics or cybersecurity.
Official links
More free training and opportunities
- Free AI and tech training in Nigeria
- AI fellowships and grants 2026 open to Africans
- Fellowships for Africans
Checked against Google’s official launch announcement on 5 November 2026.
