Google Cloud Arcade Facilitator '26 — Syllabus for the Program

The Arcade Facilitator Program is a no-cost, gamified learning campaign for technical practitioners at every level. Participants can build practical Google Cloud and AI skills, earn shareable credentials, collect Arcade progress, and work toward program milestones.

Program Timeline

• Program starts: July 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM GMT+5:30

• Program ends: September 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM GMT+5:30

• Duration: Two months

The syllabus and active game links may be updated during the cohort. Always check the official page before starting a game.

Recommended Learning Order

Complete activities in the following order:

1. Arcade games first — they normally have monthly deadlines.

2. Time-limited special games — complete them before they disappear.

3. Skill badge courses — use the remaining program time to earn as many badges as possible.

4. Additional catalog badges — required when targeting the highest milestone.

Arcade Games

Google normally releases six Arcade games each month. The monthly lineup can include:

• Arcade Base Camp

• Arcade Adventure

• Arcade Voyage

• Arcade Trail

• A themed or certification-focused game

• A special Arcade game

Across the two-month Facilitator cohort, participants can complete up to 12 monthly game badges.

For the highest Facilitator milestone, any 12 eligible game completions can be counted.

Active Arcade Games — July 2026

Game	Link	Access code	Deadline
The Arcade Base Camp July 2026	Open game	1q-basecamp-07511	July 31, 2026
Arcade Adventure: Low-Code Development	Open game	1q-lowcode-92316	July 31, 2026
Arcade Voyage: Cloud Storage and Data Governance	Open game	1q-bucket-58231	July 31, 2026
Arcade Trail: Google Workspace Administration	Open game	1q-dataset-72501	July 31, 2026
Arcade Simulator: Data Mesh Architect	Open game	1q-datamesh-16451	July 31, 2026
Safe Spaces	Open game	1q-security-19110	July 31, 2026

Open each game and verify the displayed deadline and eligibility before beginning.

Google Cloud Skill Badges

The Facilitator syllabus highlights 51 skill badges, divided into three learning tracks:

Track	Number of badges
Beginner — Get Started with Google Cloud & AI	17
Intermediate — Dive Deeper into Google Cloud & AI	17
Advanced — Take Your Google Cloud & AI Skills to the Next Level	17
Total	51

You may complete the badges in any order. Choose courses based on your current knowledge, available credits, and the technologies you want to practise.

Publishing note: The official page renders its badge accordions dynamically and Google may rename or replace courses during the cohort. The checklist below is a Markdown-friendly snapshot reconstructed from the currently indexed syllabus and Google Skills catalog. Verify newly added or renamed badges against the live syllabus before publishing an update.

Beginner: Get Started with Google Cloud & AI

• [x] The Basics of Google Cloud Compute

• [x] Get Started with Pub/Sub

• [ ] Get Started with API Gateway

• [ ] Get Started with Dataplex

• [ ] Get Started with Looker

• [ ] Get Started with Cloud Storage

• [ ] Build Event-Driven Applications with Eventarc

• [ ] Use APIs to Work with Cloud Storage

• [ ] Create a Streaming Data Lake on Cloud Storage

• [ ] App Engine: 3 Ways

• [ ] Cloud Run Functions: 3 Ways

• [ ] Cloud Speech API: 3 Ways

• [ ] Using the Google Cloud Speech API

• [ ] Analyze Speech and Language with Google APIs

• [ ] Analyze Images with the Cloud Vision API

• [ ] Store, Process, and Manage Data on Google Cloud — Console

• [ ] Store, Process, and Manage Data on Google Cloud — Command Line

Intermediate: Dive Deeper into Google Cloud & AI

• [ ] Build Real World AI Applications with Gemini and Imagen

• [ ] Develop Gen AI Apps with Gemini and Streamlit

• [ ] Prompt Design in Vertex AI

• [ ] Get Started with Google Workspace Tools

• [ ] App Building with AppSheet

• [ ] Develop with Apps Script and AppSheet

• [ ] Analyze BigQuery Data in Connected Sheets

• [ ] Use Functions, Formulas, and Charts in Google Sheets

• [ ] Streaming Analytics into BigQuery

• [ ] Create a Secure Data Lake on Cloud Storage

• [ ] Secure BigLake Data

• [ ] Enrich Metadata and Discovery of Lakehouse Data

• [ ] Monitor and Manage Google Cloud Resources

• [ ] Monitoring in Google Cloud

• [ ] Monitor and Log with Google Cloud Observability

• [ ] Networking in Google Cloud: Fundamentals

• [ ] Set Up a Google Cloud Network

Advanced: Take Your Google Cloud & AI Skills to the Next Level

• [ ] Implementing Cloud Load Balancing for Compute Engine

• [ ] Set Up an App Dev Environment on Google Cloud

• [ ] Develop Your Google Cloud Network

• [ ] Build a Secure Google Cloud Network

• [ ] Build Infrastructure with Terraform on Google Cloud

• [ ] Deploy Kubernetes Applications on Google Cloud

• [ ] Manage Kubernetes in Google Cloud

• [ ] Optimize Costs for Google Kubernetes Engine

• [ ] Derive Insights from BigQuery Data

• [ ] Build LookML Objects in Looker

• [ ] Manage Data Models in Looker

• [ ] Prepare Data for Looker Dashboards and Reports

• [ ] Develop Serverless Apps with Firebase

• [ ] Enhance Gemini Model Capabilities

• [ ] Analyze and Reason on Multimodal Data with Gemini

• [ ] Inspect Rich Documents with Gemini Multimodality and Multimodal RAG

• [ ] Implement Multimodal Vector Search with BigQuery

Reaching the Highest Milestone

The official syllabus currently lists 51 skill badges.

To reach the highest Facilitator milestone, participants must also find and complete 15 additional eligible skill badges from the wider Google Skills catalog.

That means the target is:

51 listed skill badges
+ 15 additional catalog skill badges
= 66 skill badge completions

The game requirement is:

12 eligible Arcade game completions

Badge availability, course titles, eligibility rules, and milestone calculations may change. Use your Facilitator progress emails and the official syllabus as the final source of truth.

Important Notes

• Use the same Google account for enrolment and Google Skills.

• Make sure your Google Skills profile is public when the program requires profile validation.

• Starting a lab is not enough; complete the full game or skill badge to earn its credential.

• Do not create duplicate program registrations.

• Complete monthly games before working through badges without deadlines.

• Review progress emails and report incorrect or missing activity as early as possible.

• Avoid relying only on unofficial videos or spreadsheets because game codes and requirements can change.

Official Resources

• Arcade Facilitator Program

• Official Facilitator Syllabus

• Google Skills

• Google Skills Catalog

• Google Developer Community

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The syllabus is updated throughout the program. Bookmark the official page and check it regularly for new games, corrected access codes, and changes to eligible skill badges.

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