Google Cloud Skills Boost: TRAIL Program @ Olabisi Onabanjo University
Join the TRAIL (The Route to AI Learning) OOU initiative for hands-on, industry-recognized training through the Google Cloud Skills Boost program. Open to all TRAIL members, OOU students, and tech enthusiasts.
🌟 What is the Google Cloud Skills Boost: Generative AI Series?
The Generative AI Series on Google Cloud Skills Boost is a curated learning pathway offering hands-on training, labs, and learning badges on Generative AI (GenAI)—a revolutionary field of Artificial Intelligence that enables machines to generate content like text, images, music, and code.
Powered by Google Cloud and tools like Vertex AI, this series helps learners:
Understand the fundamentals of GenAI
Work with large language models (LLMs) like PaLM 2
Build and deploy GenAI applications
Explore ethical and responsible AI practices
It’s all free with your Google Cloud Skills Boost access!
🎓 What's Included?
🟢 Badges are issued for completed modules — these can be showcased on LinkedIn and CVs!
💼 Benefits to All Career Fields
Whether in tech or not, GenAI can boost your productivity, creativity, and innovation. Here's how it applies across industries:
✅ 1. Tech & Software Development
Build AI chatbots, code generators, and virtual assistants
Automate documentation and test cases
Fine-tune your own AI models using Google’s Vertex AI
✅ 2. Education & Research
Generate lesson plans, quizzes, and summaries
Use GenAI to explain complex topics or generate insights from large texts
Enhance student engagement through intelligent tutoring systems
✅ 3. Marketing & Communication
Automatically write ad copy, blogs, captions
Generate branded content ideas and visual assets
Use GenAI tools for sentiment analysis and personalization
✅ 4. Healthcare & Medical Fields
Generate patient communication drafts
Summarize medical records and research findings
Support diagnosis documentation and training material creation
✅ 5. Business & Finance
Automate reporting and pitch decks
Summarize contracts, financial documents, and customer feedback
Build decision-making assistants using GenAI chatbots
✅ 6. Creative Arts & Media
Compose music, write stories, generate art
Speed up scriptwriting or storyboarding
Prototype design concepts using text-to-image tools
🚀 Why Join Now?
You gain a Google-issued certificate after each lab
Learn skills that are in-demand and future-proof
Join the global AI revolution—with tools and resources backed by Google
What Do You Get?
Google-issued Skill Badges
Free premium access to Google Cloud labs and cutting-edge GenAI tools used by top companies
Hands-on training with certification badges and projects to your portfolio
Community of learners and support through TRAIL
✅ How to Get Started
You’ll need:
A Gmail account
An invite link from your institution (TRAIL, in your case!)
A few hours a week for self-paced learning