Google Cloud Arcade '25 Cohort Syllabus

Syllabus for the program

While you can find all the active games and trivias on the Skills Boost Arcade website directly, we are maintaining a copy of the same here so that it becomes easier for you to find badges and complete them so that you can earn "Arcade Points". (See points system for more details)

Recommended - Its better to complete the games and trivias first since they have a deadline in a given month. Complete as many skill badges as you can later to earn more "Arcade Points".

Arcade Games

Every month we release 6 new Arcade games that you can complete to earn "Arcade Points" - 3 levelled games, 1 Basecamp Game, 1 Cert Zone Game & 1 Special Game.

Hence, in a single cohort of 2 months under the Facilitator Program, you can earn a total of 12 game badges. See the currently active games for this month below. We will update these as and when new games will be released in the following months. Note: Games have limited seats, so enrol and complete them ASAP.

Note: While there are a total of 6 games that are released every month and you can complete 12 games in total in the 2 months of the facilitator program, any 10 game completions will be counted towards the ultimate milestone.

Arcade Trivia Games

Every month we release 4 new Trivia Games on a weekly basis, that you can complete to earn "Arcade Points". Hence, in a single cohort of 2 months under the Facilitator Program, you can earn a total of 8 Trivia Game Badges. See the currently active Trivia Games for this month below. We will update this as and when new Trivia games are released every week.

Note: Trivia games are released on a weekly basis i.e. in Week 1, you will have 1 Trivia Game, in Week 2, you will have 2 Trivia Games, in Week 3, you will have 3 Trivia Games and thus all 4 Trivia Games will only we available in the last week of every month.

Google Cloud Skill Badges & Introducing Lab-free Courses

You can complete any of the skill badges that are part of our catalog here to earn "Arcade Points". To help you easily navigate this list, we have added a few skill badges for you below that you can choose from based on what level of difficulty you are looking for.

Also, we understand that with the new DAILY lab-limit your learning journey might hit a pause. Thus we are introducing "Lab-free Courses" for the first time in the Arcade Facilitator program for you to explore until your daily limit replenishes. You will find these badges in each of the difficulty levels below and completing these will contribute to your milestones. 🎉

We will keep updating this list with new skill badges/lab-free courses for you to explore.

Beginner: Get Started with Google Cloud (15 Skill Badges & 6 Lab-free Courses)

The Basics of Google Cloud Compute (4 labs & 4 credits)
Get Started with Pub/Sub (3 labs & 2 credits)
Get Started with API Gateway (4 labs & 3 credits)
Get Started with Dataplex (4 labs & 4 credits)
Get Started with Looker (4 labs & 0 credits)
Get Started with Cloud Storage (4 labs & 4 credits)
Use APIs to Work with Cloud Storage (4 labs & 4 credits)
Create a Streaming Data Lake on Cloud Storage (4 labs & 3 credits)
App Engine: 3 Ways (4 labs & 4 credits)
Cloud Run Functions: 3 Ways (4 labs & 4 credits)
Cloud Speech API: 3 Ways (4 labs & 4 credits)
Using the Google Cloud Speech API (4 labs & 4 credits)
Analyze Speech and Language with Google APIs (4 labs & 1 credits)
Store, Process, and Manage Data on Google Cloud - Console (4 labs & 3 credits)
Store, Process, and Manage Data on Google Cloud - Command Line (4 labs & 3 credits)

[Lab-free] Digital Transformation with Google Cloud (0 labs & 0 credits)
[Lab-free] Exploring Data Transformation with Google Cloud (0 labs & 0 credits)
[Lab-free] Infrastructure and Application Modernization with Google Cloud (0 labs & 0 credits)
[Lab-free] Scaling with Google Cloud Operations (0 labs & 0 credits)
[Lab-free] Innovating with Google Cloud Artificial Intelligence (0 labs & 0 credits)
[Lab-free] Trust and Security with Google Cloud (0 labs & 0 credits)
[Lab-free] Gen AI: Beyond the Chatbot (0 labs & 0 credits)
[Lab-free] Gen AI: Unlock Foundational Concepts (0 labs & 0 credits)

Intermediate: Dive Deeper into Google Cloud (15 Skill Badges & 6 Lab-free Courses)

Build Real World AI Applications with Gemini and Imagen (4 labs & 0 credits)
Get Started with Google Workspace Tools (7 labs & 0 credits)
App Building with AppSheet (4 labs & 0 credits)
Develop with Apps Script and AppSheet (4 labs & 7 credits)
Analyze BigQuery Data in Connected Sheets (4 labs & 0 credits)
Use Functions, Formulas, and Charts in Google Sheets (6 labs & 0 credits)
Streaming Analytics into BigQuery (4 labs & 2 credits)
Create a Secure Data Lake on Cloud Storage (4 labs & 4 credits)
Secure BigLake Data (4 labs & 4 credits)
Tag and Discover BigLake Data (4 labs & 3 credits)
Monitor and Manage Google Cloud Resources (4 labs & 4 credits)
Monitoring in Google Cloud (4 labs & 4 credits)
Monitor and Log with Google Cloud Observability (5 labs & 9 credits)
Networking Fundamentals on Google Cloud (4 labs & 4 credits)
Set Up a Google Cloud Network (4 labs & 8 credits)
[Lab-free] Google Drive (0 labs & 0 credits)
[Lab-free] Google Docs (0 labs & 0 credits)
[Lab-free] Google Slides (0 labs & 0 credits)
[Lab-free] Google Meet (0 labs & 0 credits)
[Lab-free] Google Sheets (0 labs & 0 credits)
[Lab-free] Google Calendar (0 labs & 0 credits)
[Lab-free] Gen AI: Navigate the Landscape (0 labs & 0 credits)
[Lab-free] Gen AI Apps: Transform Your Work (0 labs & 0 credits)

Advanced: Take your Google Cloud Skills to Next Level (15 Skill Badges & 6 Lab-free Courses)

Implement Load Balancing on Compute Engine (4 labs & 5 credits)
Set Up an App Dev Environment on Google Cloud (6 labs & 8 credits)
Develop your Google Cloud Network (6 labs & 18 credits)
Build a Secure Google Cloud Network (6 labs & 30 credits)
Build Infrastructure with Terraform on Google Cloud (5 labs & 21 credits)
Deploy Kubernetes Applications on Google Cloud (4 labs & 12 credits)
Manage Kubernetes in Google Cloud (4 labs & 20 credits)
Optimize Costs for Google Kubernetes Engine (5 labs & 25 credits)
Derive Insights from BigQuery Data (6 labs & 6 credits)
Build LookML Objects in Looker (5 labs & 0 credits)
Manage Data Models in Looker (6 labs & 0 credits)
Prepare Data for Looker Dashboards and Reports (5 labs & 0 credits)
Develop Serverless Apps with Firebase (4 labs & 16 credits)
Prompt Design in Vertex AI (4 labs & 0 credits)
Develop GenAI Apps with Gemini and Streamlit (5 labs & 20 credits)
[Lab-free] Introduction to Large Language Models (0 labs & 0 credits)
[Lab-free] Responsible AI: Applying AI Principles with Google Cloud (0 labs & 0 credits)
[Lab-free] Responsible AI for Digital Leaders with Google Cloud (0 labs & 0 credits)
[Lab-free] AI Infrastructure: Introduction to AI Hypercomputer (0 labs & 0 credits)
[Lab-free] Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) with Vertex AI: Model Evaluation (0 labs & 0 credits)
[Lab-free] Conversational AI on Vertex AI and Dialogflow CX (0 labs & 0 credits)
[Lab-free] Building Complex End to End Self-Service Experiences in Dialogflow CX (0 labs & 0 credits)
[Lab-free] Gen AI Agents: Transform Your Organization (0 labs & 0 credits)

Looking for more Skill Badges?

Since we only have a list of 45 skill badges here, to earn the ultimate milestone, you will have to search for 7 more skill badges and complete them from our catalog here.

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