Generative AI Intensive Course with Google
The "5-Day Gen AI Intensive Course with Google" started as a free, compact program and has been relaunched multiple times. This article highlights the content, classifies the offering within Google's learning paths, and provides recommendations.
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Overview
Generative AI refers to methods for creating new content such as text, images, audio, or code, often using large pre-trained models (LLMs) or multimodal variants like Googles Gemini. . Google offers central learning tracks for this. These include short, freely accessible micro-courses like " Introduction to Generative AI“ " on Google Cloud Skills Boost (approx. 45 minutes, badge after completion) as well as broader programs like " AI Essentials“ ", which teaches productive work with GenAI and runs on Coursera ( Coursera).
The first five-day, free live series " 5-Day Gen AI Intensive Course with Google“ " took place in November 2024 (November 11–15). Google recorded over 140,000 registrations. Focus areas included fundamentals of large models, prompting, embeddings, agents, domain LLMs, and MLOps for GenAI. The content included whitepapers, code labs, AI podcasts (NotebookLM), and YouTube livestreams ( Google Blog). ). The livestream recordings are frei zugänglich.
A second run followed in spring 2025 as a live course ( 31. März–4. April 2025), ), also in a five-day online format. In parallel, Kaggle provides the content as a accompanying " Learn Guide“ ", which can also be used for self-study after the live dates.
Since September 2025, Google has continued the format thematically: The GenAI Intensive became a focused " AI Agents Intensive“ " (November 10–14, 2025), with deep dives into agent architectures, tools, memory, and evaluation. Google refers to the successful second GenAI Intensive with over 280,000 learners as a precursor ( Google Blog).
Course Content and Structure
The "5-Day Gen AI Intensive Course" is designed as a five-day, free live offering. Google reported over 140,000 registrations for the first edition. The second live round took place at the end of March/beginning of April 2025. The thematic continuation as "AI Agents Intensive" is also documented.
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The content includes fundamentals of large models, prompting, embeddings, agents, domain LLMs, and MLOps for GenAI. The format combines whitepapers, code labs, AI podcasts, and YouTube livestreams. The livestream recordings are frei zugänglich. . Kaggle provides the content as an accompanying " Learn Guide“ ", which can also be used for self-study after the live dates.
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A recording of a course day illustrates the format and depth: live explanations, Q&A, references to whitepapers, and the corresponding codelabs.
It is unclear whether participants receive an official certificate for the GenAI Intensive itself. This is not documented as a standardized certificate in the primary sources. Google points separately to formal certifications such as " Generative AI Leader“.
Classification and Comparison
With this format, Google builds rapid competency development for developers, which directly contributes to Gemini, Vertex AI, and related platforms ( Google Cloud). ). The package of whitepaper, codelab, and livestream creates a low barrier to entry and community effects, which is central to the spread of new development paradigms such as agents ( Google Blog and AI Agents Intensive Blog).
Google links these initiatives with formal learning paths and certifications. Since May 2025, there has been the exam " Google Cloud Generative AI Leader“ " (99 USD, 90 minutes), which tests knowledge in four domains.
The GenAI Intensive is not a substitute for regular, more extensive learning paths or certificates. Google positions its own learning paths ( Skills Boost) ) and exams ( Generative AI Leader).
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The YouTube playlist provides access to the livestreams of the intensive course.
Google and Kaggle promote the format as an accessible, free entry point and refer to large reach and open materials ( Google Blog and Kaggle Learn Guide). ). Social posts emphasize the "no-cost" nature and the live/on-demand mix ( Kaggle auf X). ). In community threads, participants report high density of material, but also good reusability of the recordings ( Reddit).
Practical Recommendations
For beginners, the freely accessible micro-course " Introduction to Generative AI“ " on Skills Boost is recommended to anchor terms, model types, and use cases.
For users in office work, " Google AI Essentials“ " is worthwhile as a productivity-oriented entry, including a Coursera certificate ( Coursera).
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The Google Cloud Skill Badge as proof of acquired knowledge in Generative AI Fundamentals.
For developers: Use the Learn-Guide and the intensive course livestream recordings as a structured week for self-study, supplemented by Vertex AI documentation on RAG, tuning, and safety ( Vertex AI). ). Those seeking formal recognition can aim for the exam " Generative AI Leader“ ".
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The final stream shows how the individual components (models, vector databases, MLOps) interact to form a production-ready workflow.
Conclusion and Outlook
Google publishes exactly when the next GenAI Intensives will take place on the respective RSVP-Seiten; ; the schedule for the agents edition is transparent, while the timing for GenAI restarts varies ( GenAI Intensive). ). It remains unclear whether there will be standardized performance proofs directly for the GenAI Intensive in the future; so far, Google points more to Skills-Boost-Badges or standalone certifications ( Generative AI Leader). ) for completions. For deeper practical questions—e.g., policies, security, cost models—the path leads through the regular product documentation of Vertex AI.
The "Generative AI Intensive Course with Google" is a well-curated sprint: five days, clear learning goals, freely accessible content—ideal for quickly building understanding and hands-on routine ( Google Blog). ). Those who stick with it can link the intensive material with the official Skills-Boost-Pfaden and—if desired—a certification; this is how a compact entry point turns into reliable competency development for team and career ( Generative AI Leader Zertifizierung).