Opportunities for Ukrainians · 2026-11-10

Google offers 20,000 free AI courses to Ukrainians

Google is offering Ukrainians 8 free online courses on using AI, including a course on building apps without programming skills, with registration open until December 10, 2026.

✨ What the program is

Google has announced the launch of a free training program called «Google Certification in Professional Use of AI». Ukrainians have been allocated 20,000 free licenses for training through the Coursera platform. The initiative is carried out with the support of Ukraine's Ministry of Economy and Environment.

The program consists of 8 online courses that can be taken at your own pace. Training will last 2 months. Participants will learn how to use AI for analytics, communications, creative tasks and automating work processes.

📌 New course on vibe coding

This year the program adds a practical course called «AI for App Deployment». It focuses on vibe coding, which means creating apps and websites with AI by describing the task in plain language instead of writing code by hand. The course does not require technical experience.

Each lesson is short: video lessons last up to 10 minutes. There are also practical assignments, tests and additional materials.

🔹 Certificates

After completing each of the eight courses, participants receive a separate certificate. After completing all modules, there is a final certificate.

According to Brand & Reputation marketing head at Google Ukraine Orest Bavda, over the previous four waves more than 30,000 Ukrainians have already used Coursera training licenses.

🔸 Who can join

Anyone interested can join, including people without a technical education or programming experience.

Veterans, military personnel, their family members, and women seeking to build careers in tech will get priority in selection. Participants will be selected based on the quality of their application and the order in which it was submitted.

💬 How to register

You need to fill out the online application through the Google registration page and wait for an email with instructions to activate access. The email will come from Coursera and the partner organization that will support the participant during training.

Registration is open from today and will run until December 10, 2026.

Sources: 🔗 DOU