LONDON —Google Digital Skills Academy will run tailored courses for everyone from school children to CEOs, As it opened a new "Digital Skills Academy" at one of
its Central London offices as it looks to familiarise as many people as
possible with its products and make people more online savvy.
The 40,000 square foot space — based in an existing Google office at
123 Buckingham Palace Road in Victoria —will be filled with Google
products and Google staff who will aim to pass on their knowledge to the
Academy's attendees.
Ronan Harris, Google UK MD, said in a statement: "The Academy has
been created to educate and inspire everyone from schoolchildren to CEOs
as part of Google's plans to help build digital capability across the
country."
The Academy will run a range of tailored courses, a Google
spokesperson said. It's unclear when the courses will commence and how
much they'll cost.
It has been designed with a "retro Brighton" theme in mind, which
means there is an "Electric Cinema, Beach, and Funfair styled
auditoriums."
"Schemes like this perfectly compliment the Mayor's Digital Talent
Programme that will nurture the next generation of digital enthusiasts
so we can continue to provide all businesses in London with much-needed
home-grown digital talent."
Elsewhere in London, Google is in the process of setting up a giant
new headquarters in King's Cross that will be able to accommodate up to
7,000 Googlers when it is finished. Google also has an office at
Tottenham Court Road and a startup space in Shoreditch called "Campus".
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