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Introduce
The Arcade Facilitator Program is an always-on, no-cost gaming campaign where technical practitioners of all levels can learn new cloud skills like computing, application development, big data & AI/ML and earn digital badges & points to use towards claiming swag prizes and Google Cloud goodies.
Enrolments will open soon. The below mentioned timeline is currently TENTATIVE and is subject to changes.
1 April 2025 at 18:30 - 3 June 2025 at 01:29 GMT+7
Enter the facilitator referral code: GCAF25C1-IN-P3G-PMN
Why should I enrol in the program?
There are a lot of things in store for you. We want to make sure that by the end of this program:
1. You can showcase what you've learned here to your professional network using Google Cloud-hosted digital badges (see below) that you can add to your resume and professional profiles like LinkedIn. 🏆
Enrolments
IMPORTANT (READ ME) -
Before you enrol in the program using the button below, please add googlecloudedu-noreply@google.com in your mailing list so that your enrolment email does not go to Spam/Junk/Promotions and you get it positively. See the instructions on how to do so here. *(If you are using a mobile phone, then simply add the email in your Contacts app without a phone number)
Make sure you have a referral code - If you have not been referred by any facilitator team and do not have a valid referral code, then head over to our Google Cloud Community here (Link to be added soon) and find the list of facilitator teams and their referral codes that you can choose from while signing up.
Complete Games & Trivia FIRST - It is recommended that you complete the games and trivia first once they open in each month as they have LIMITED SEATS which can fill up fast and they are renewed every month thus expiring the old ones.
Please read through the instructions below carefully and enrol in the program using the button. Do remember to go through the program FAQs here to find out the eligibility criteria, the eligible countries & any other information you need.
Program Timeline: 1st April 2025 05:00 PM - 2nd June 2025 11:59 PM
*(*Note: The enrolment form will close on 10th April 2025 11:59 PM IST or once all the seats are filled, whichever's earlier)
Enter the facilitator referral code: GCAF25C1-IN-P3G-PMN
By enroling in the program, you are agreeing to it's terms and conditions & code of conduct.
Once you fill the form, you will receive an email within 24-48 hours with the instructions to avail your FREE credits pass. You can take help from this small 3 minute video to see how to avail your credits pass once you receive the email. You will also receive other details like:
The timelines of the program and what's the last date to get a chance at your Arcade + Bonus points..
The syllabus, the points system & the program FAQs.
And other program related information.
NOTE: If you provide a wrong Google Cloud Skills Boost profile URL above, then you won't receive this email! In case of any queries, just reach out to your "Facilitators" and they will help you!
Points System
For the badges and milestones that you complete in the Facilitator program, you will earn several "Arcade + Bonus Points" that you can REDEEM for prizes and Google Cloud goodies at the Skills Boost Arcade prize counter.
See what's the criteria of earning these points below. You can also checkout the official Skills Boost Arcade website here for more details on the points system.
Here's what you need to know about the points system:
For each "Game" badge you complete, you will be awarded with 1 Arcade point. Eg: If you complete 2 game badges, you will receive 2 points & so on. (Note: You get 2 points for completing the monthly special Arcade game.)
For each "Trivia" badge you complete, you will be awarded with 1 Arcade Point. Eg: If you complete 2 trivia badges, you will receive 2 points & so on.
For every 2 "Skill Badge" completions, you will be awarded with 1 Arcade Point. Eg: If you complete 4 skill badges, you will receive 2 points & so on.
On completion of any of the milestones (including lab-free courses) mentioned below, you will receive the mentioned Bonus Arcade Points. *(*Note: You will only receive points for the milestone that you earn and not for the ones before that.)
Refer to the image on the right for a representation of these points.
IMPORTANT NOTE (Read me before seeing the milestones below):
Earning any of the milestones below does NOT make you eligible for any swags/prizes. Note that, in the facilitator program, you are mainly just earning "Bonus" points that you can accumulate and add to your "Arcade" points to reach the actual Skills Boost Arcade Player achievements and thus become eligible for swags/prizes.