# Google for Education Certified Trainer

Program · [Programs and community](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/community)

Also called: Google Certified Trainer, Google for Education Certified Trainers, Google Certified Trainer program, GCT

A [Google for Education](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-for-education) [credential](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/professional-certificate) for educators who train other teachers to use [Google](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google)'s classroom tools. Certified Trainers lead training [sessions](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/session), hold Google Certified Educator [credentials](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/api-key) and must keep them current.

**For example:** A school district hires a Google for Education Certified Trainer to run a workshop on [Google Classroom](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-classroom) for new teachers.

## Applying



Rolling applications

Applications are reviewed monthly; each cycle closes the last Wednesday of the month.

[Official application page](https://edu.google.com/intl/ALL_us/teacher-center/programs/certified-trainer/)

Checked 2026-11-15.
Official site: <https://edu.google.com/intl/ALL_us/teacher-center/programs/certified-trainer/>

## Connects to (5)

- [Google for Education](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-for-education): Google's line of tools and training for schools and teachers, including Workspace for Education, Chromebooks, Google Classroom and Gemini.
- [Google](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google): The company behind Google Search, Gemini and Google Cloud.
- [Professional certificate](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/professional-certificate): A credential that shows a person has passed training or an exam in a specific job skill, such as IT support, cloud or project management.
- [Mentor](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/mentor): An experienced person who gives a founder guidance.
- [Google Educator Groups](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-educator-group-oklahoma): Free local communities of educators, led by volunteer teachers and run independently, who meet in person and online to share ways of using…

## Sources

- <https://edu.google.com/intl/ALL_us/teacher-center/programs/certified-trainer/>


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