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Associate Google Workspace Administrator

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Google Workspace is Google's cloud-based productivity and collaboration platform — including Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Meet, and Docs — used by organizations of all sizes to enable secure, flexible work across devices and locations. The **Associate Google Workspace Administrator** certification validates the skills needed to manage, secure, and troubleshoot a Google Workspace environment as a Super Admin.

This path covers user account and domain management, core Workspace service configuration, data governance and compliance, security policy enforcement, endpoint and browser management, and monitoring and troubleshooting common administrative issues.

This learning path is actively in production. More content will be added to this page as it gets published and becomes available in the library. Planned content includes:

- Associate Google Workspace Administrator: Managing User Accounts, Domains, and Directory (video course) - Associate Google Workspace Administrator: Managing Core Workspace Services (video course) - Associate Google Workspace Administrator: Managing Data Governance and Compliance (video course) - Associate Google Workspace Administrator: Managing Security Policies and Access Controls (video course) - Associate Google Workspace Administrator: Managing Browsers and Endpoints (video course) - Associate Google Workspace Administrator: Monitoring and Troubleshooting Common Issues (video course)

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What You'll Learn
  • How to manage user accounts, organizational units, domains, and the Google Workspace directory
  • How to configure and administer core Google Workspace services including Gmail, Drive, Calendar, and Meet
  • How to implement data governance and compliance controls, including DLP and retention policies
  • How to enforce security policies, manage administrator roles, and configure access controls in Google Workspace
  • How to manage Chrome browsers and endpoint devices across a Google Workspace environment
  • How to monitor usage reports, audit activity, and troubleshoot common issues in Google Workspace
Prerequisites
  • Learners should have at least six months of Google Workspace Super Admin experience in a real or test environment, along with hands-on experience with the Business Plus edition and familiarity with Enterprise Edition features. Familiarity with core IT concepts including user accounts, domains, DNS, and cloud services is strongly recommended. There are no formal prerequisites required to register for the exam.
Related topics
  • Google Workspace
  • Google Admin Console
  • Gmail
  • Google Drive
  • Google Meet
  • Cloud Administration
  • Identity Management
  • MDM
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