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Google CEO Sundar Pichai
“The certificate is a pathway to an entry-level job in the fast growing well paying field of IT support,” Pichai said at the event.
Trump said the idea is to also allow people who are in mid-career to change course and learn a new trade. “Our goal, through this pledge, is to fill those opportunities with the next generation of talent,” she said.
Two years ago, the search giant announced its Grow with Google initiative and pledged $1 billion to help prepare workers for tech jobs.
The partnership with the White House comes as Google has also been under intense scrutiny from the federal government. The Department of Justice is investigating the search giant for possible anticompetitive behavior. President Donald Trump has also accused Google of having an anticonservative bias, calling the company’s search results “rigged.”
In March, President Trump said he met with Pichai to discuss, among other things, “political fairness.”