
Begin the associate Google Workspace administrator ExamPrep 2025 with this course intro, outlining the exam prep focus and what to expect from the program.
Explore the Google Workspace ecosystem from admin console setup and DNS configuration to user management, security, device management, and exam-ready certification prep.
Prepare for the Associate Google Workspace Administrator exam with a course that covers managing users, organizational units, security, data governance, and core apps through hands-on labs.
Explore Google Workspace, a cloud-based suite of productivity and collaboration tools that unifies Gmail, Drive, Calendar, and more for businesses, schools, and organizations, enabling seamless real-time collaboration.
Explore the core Google Workspace apps: Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Meet, Chat, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, and Sites, and how admins configure security, data loss prevention, retention, and collaboration.
Compare Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, highlighting cloud-native collaboration, admin console differences, security, pricing, and user experience to guide organizational decisions.
explores Google Workspace subscriptions, including business, enterprise, education, and nonprofit editions, their features, storage, and pricing, to help admins choose the right plan.
Master the admin console to manage users, security, and settings as the central command center of Google Workspace, configuring policies, monitoring activity, and scaling with organizational units.
Discover key sections of the admin console home page, including users, groups, billing, and the search bar to manage accounts, permissions, licenses, and help resources.
Navigate the admin console's home page and dashboard to view system health, key metrics, and quick actions; learn to customize insights for detailed performance and utilization.
Master the admin console by managing directory with users, groups, target audience, and organizational units; then control devices and apps, including Chrome, mobile endpoints, networks, and OAuth settings.
Explore generative AI features in Google Workspace, including Gemini and notebook LM, with admin controls for access, data privacy, and security-focused usage reports.
Explore the admin console’s billing, account, rules, and storage sections to manage subscriptions, domains and allow listed domains, admin roles, automated rules, data protection, and storage usage in Google Workspace.
Explore pre-built Google Workspace admin roles and privileges, from super admin to help desk and security roles, and learn how role-based access control delegates tasks securely in the admin console.
Master creating and managing custom admin rules in Google Workspace, assign drive and docs settings privileges, and regularly review roles to prevent unnecessary elevated privileges.
Set up a Google Workspace account by purchasing or verifying your domain, and understand primary vs secondary domains and domain alias, along with domain verification and user billing.
Create and set up a new Google Workspace account by entering domain details, selecting a plan, creating the primary user, and verifying domain ownership with the admin console.
Verify your domain in Google Workspace from the admin console by adding a txt record at your GoDaddy domain host and using manual verification; DNS updates may take 1–48 hours.
DNS powers Google Workspace by using TXT and MX records to verify domains and enable Gmail, with CNAME and A records, plus SPF, DKIM, and DMARC for security.
Understand email authentication basics in Google Workspace, including SPF, DKIM, and dMarc records. Discover how these DNS standards verify sender identity, prevent spoofing and phishing, and improve deliverability.
Understand SPF's role in email authentication for Google Workspace domains. Learn to create an SPF TXT record in DNS, list authorized mail servers, prevent spoofing, and improve deliverability.
Configure SPF records as txt records in dns using v=spf1 to authorize Google Workspace mail servers and specify soft fail or hard fail for unauthorized senders.
Explore how DomainKeys Identified Mail creates a DKIM signature, verifies email content via a public key in the domain name system, and strengthens deliverability alongside SPF for Google Workspace.
Configure DKIM for your Google Workspace domain by generating a 2048-bit DKIM record in the admin console, updating the dns with a txt record, and validating authentication after propagation.
Explore how DMARC works with SPF and DKIM to enforce your Google Workspace domain policy—deliver, quarantine, or reject unauthenticated emails—and how reports reveal authentication issues and unauthorized sources.
Configure dMarc records via dns txt entries, starting with p=none, and verify in the Google Admin Toolbox; learn the dMarc syntax (v, p, roa, pkt) and policy options.
Manage Google Workspace user accounts in the admin console by creating, updating, suspending, deleting, and securing access to Gmail, Drive, Calendar, and Meet, while organizing users into organizational units.
Create and manage Google Workspace users through the Admin Console, including adding new users, assigning licenses, sending credentials, resetting passwords, and managing groups and organizational units.
Control a user in the admin console by configuring details, storage limit, licenses, admin roles, app access, shared drives, and security, then view investigate logs and calendar activity.
Explore bulk import of Google Workspace users via CSV: download the user info or blank template, prepare required fields, upload, and manage passwords and settings for added users.
Create and manage custom attributes for user profiles in the Google Workspace Admin Console to store organization data like location. Admins control visibility; only super admins can add attributes.
Enable and enforce two-factor authentication across Google Workspace by configuring two-step verification in the admin console, choosing verification methods, and managing OU-specific enrollment and enforcement.
Enable and manage Google Workspace account recovery options to empower users with recovery email and phone, enforce admin controls, and reduce support tickets.
Organize users into organizational units by department, location, or access needs, enabling granular policy enforcement and controls like file sharing limits, mobile device policies, and two-step verification.
Plan and create organizational units in Google Workspace, structure them as parent and sub OUs, and move users to tailor services, enforce policies, and manage access at scale.
Learn to apply settings and policies at the OU level in Google Workspace, using service status and overrides to enable or disable apps like Calendar and Gmail for specific OUs.
Explore Google Workspace groups: email groups, distribution groups, and collaborative groups. Administrators link a group address to members for forwarding, while collaborative groups add a shared inbox, calendar, and drive.
Assign roles to group members and manage permissions across owner, manager, and member levels, including viewing, posting, moderating content, and exporting data, and use custom roles for granular permissions.
Create and manage groups in the Google Workspace admin console, set owners, managers, and members, choose restricted access, and use CSV bulk uploads to add members.
Apply group level settings in Google Workspace to control calendar, app access, and password rules for group members, with group settings taking precedence over OU settings.
Learn to create and manage target audiences in Google Workspace, assign members, and apply them to Google Drive and Google Docs to share with groups and improve security and privacy.
Discover how Google Workspace builds and resources management lets administrators define buildings and resources, book rooms and equipment via Google Calendar, and automatically release reservations.
Learn to create buildings and resources in Google Workspace via the admin console, linking resources to buildings, setting floors, capacity, and features, and managing resource calendars.
Enable and disable Google Workspace apps like Gmail, Drive, and Calendar via the admin console, using service status, inheritance, and override to control app availability at the OU level.
Configure app-specific settings in the Google Workspace Admin Console with granular controls across OU, group, and user levels, covering sharing, drive permissions, calendar visibility, and email routing.
Explore how Gmail within Google Workspace becomes a unified, secure communication hub, offering centralized admin controls and seamless integration with Calendar, Meet, Chat, and Drive to boost collaboration and productivity.
Explore Gmail web interface for users, including composing messages, snoozing, scheduling a send, drafts and bin for mail, and chat and meet integrations for workspace collaboration.
Explore Google Workspace Gmail user settings, from language and undo send to smart compose, dynamic email, and signatures, plus labels, forwarding, and IMAP/POP, with admin implications.
Configure Gmail user settings in the domain's admin console to enable smart features, themes, offline access, mail delegation, confidential mode, and dynamic mail for a tailored workspace.
Learn how to configure Gmail routing, hosts, and authentication in the Google Workspace admin console, including adding routes, testing TLS, and setting default routing for dual delivery.
Configure Gmail quarantines and safety settings to manage messages, review quarantined mail, and protect against malware, spoofing, and phishing.
Configure Gmail setup features at the top level, including web address and MX records. Manage end-user access with pop/imap, GW smo, automatic forwarding, and user email uploads.
Explore Gmail admin settings for spam, phishing, and malware protection, including email allow list, enhanced pre-delivery scanning, and malware defenses powered by enhanced safe browsing.
Understand Gmail security sandbox that scans attachments in a virtual environment to block malware and zero-day threats, with rules for inbound mail and inbound gateway spam handling.
Explore Gmail spam filtering and blocked senders in Google Workspace, configuring an approved senders list, administrative quarantine, and bypass rules to tailor spam protection and ensure legitimate messages arrive.
Configure Gmail's compliance settings to enforce data retention, auto deletion, comprehensive mail storage, footer append, restrict delivery, content and objectionable content controls, attachment filters, and TLS security across the domain.
Discover Google Drive as cloud-based storage in Google Workspace, enabling real-time collaboration, link sharing, and versioned files with granular security, data loss prevention, and ai-powered search.
Explore the Google Drive web UI and user level settings, including creating, uploading, sharing, and managing permissions from admin and end users.
Explore administrator controls for Google Drive and Docs in the admin console, covering sharing settings, allow listed domains, transfer ownership, activity dashboard, and security options.
Explore shared drives as organization-owned collaborative spaces in Google Drive, with defined roles and drive-level permissions, ensuring continuity, searchability, and secure, scalable collaboration.
Create and configure shared drives, move files to them, assign roles from viewer to manager, and manage membership and access settings to control external access and domain ownership.
As an administrator, learn to configure and manage shared drive settings in the admin console, including migration options, member management, ACLs, restoration, and deletion to secure domain storage.
Explore Google Drive for desktop, featuring stream and mirror modes for offline access, and sync files in my drive and shared drives from Finder or File Explorer.
Install and configure drive for desktop, choose streaming or mirroring, set offline access and bandwidth, and apply admin controls for device and syncing management.
Explore Google Docs editors in Google Workspace, including Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms. Experience real-time collaboration, version history, offline access, sharing controls, and comments, plus cross-tool integrations that empower teams.
Understand how Google workspace storage is a centralized, pooled resource owned by the organization, counted across Drive, Gmail, and shared drives, and managed by admins.
Learn how Google Workspace admins manage domain storage, set per-user limits, handle shared drive quotas, and monitor storage usage across users, groups, and OUs.
Explore how Google Calendar in Google Workspace streamlines scheduling, sharing, and syncing across personal, team, and project calendars, with integration to emails, Google Meet links, and Docs, Slides, and Sheets.
Discover how to navigate the Google Calendar web UI, manage my calendars and other calendars, create, import, and export events, subscribe to calendars, and adjust admin settings for scheduling.
Explore and create diverse event types in Google Calendar, from simple events to focus time, out of office, and appointment schedule. Manage guest permissions, recurrence, and notifications to coordinate meetings.
Explore user level settings in google calendar, including calendar name, time zone, sharing permissions, notifications, and integration options like calendar IDs, public links, and iCal formats.
Manage calendar sharing and admin console settings, including working location banners, external and internal sharing, video conferencing, working hours, and calendar status across primary and secondary calendars.
Manage events and advanced calendar settings in the admin console, including resources, room insights, booking data, and room release, to optimize domain calendar utilization.
Calendar interop bridges Google Calendar and Microsoft Exchange in both directions, enabling cross-availability checks and scheduling across platforms without direct cross-calendar edits; setup spans Google admin console and Exchange configurations.
Explore Google Meet, a secure, integrated video conferencing tool built into Google Workspace. Host or join secure meetings across devices with up to 1000 participants, captions, transcripts, and calendar integration.
Discover how to navigate Google Meet's web UI, configure audio and video, manage participants, present content, record meetings, enable captions, and enforce host controls for admins.
Explore configuring Google Meet in the admin console, focusing on meet video settings, telephony, recording options, gateway interoperability, transcripts, and attendance reporting.
Configure Google Meet safety settings in the admin console to control join and access. Enable ai note taking and live streaming up to one lakh attendees with host management.
Discover how the Google Meet quality tool gives admins real-time and historical visibility into meetings, diagnosing bandwidth, latency, packet loss, and device issues with filters and exportable reports.
Learn how Google Chat powers real-time collaboration in Google Workspace, with spaces, Drive and Meet integration, Gmail connectivity, and admin controls for security and retention.
Explore the Google Chat web UI, create one-on-one and group chats, turn chats into spaces, attach Drive files, share Meet links, and configure notifications and space permissions.
learn how to configure google chat settings in the admin console to secure spaces, manage histories, auto delete messages, control file sharing, invitations, external access, chat apps, and group additions.
Discover Google Sites, a drag-and-drop web builder in Google Workspace that embeds docs, sheets, slides, forms, and calendars, enabling teams to publish responsive, branded sites with controlled access.
Learn to create and customize Google Sites from templates or from scratch, edit the logo, adjust navigation and color styles, insert content, manage pages, preview, share, and publish with permissions.
Explore admin level settings in Google sites, control who can create or edit sites, manage sharing, and configure a custom URL by mapping a CNAME record to the domain host.
Google Vault offers e-discovery and retention for Google Workspace data, enabling retention rules, holds, and search and export across Gmail, Drive, Meet, chats, and Groups for legal and compliance needs.
Learn to configure default and custom retention rules in Google Vault within Google Workspace, specify durations (indefinite or 365 days), set purge actions, and honor holds.
Learn how to use matters, search, holds, and exports in Google Vault to manage retention rules, preserve data for investigations, and generate reports.
Gemini in Google Workspace embeds an AI assistant across Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and more, enabling writing, summarizing, brainstorming, and data understanding within your workflow with strong privacy protections.
Explore the Gemini app in Google Workspace, accessible via gemini.google.com and mobile apps, with enterprise grade data protection, two models, 2.5 flash and 2.5 Pro, plus deep research and canvas.
Explore how Gemini, Google's AI-powered assistant, works across Gmail and Sheets to draft emails, summarize threads, generate tables and charts, and analyze data for faster, smarter work.
Leverage Gemini across Google Docs, Drive, Chat, and Slide to write, refine, summarize, and create images, while administrators tune settings in the admin console to optimize workflows.
Explore gems in Gemini to automate repetitive tasks and run AI-powered workflows in Google Workspace, using pre-built or custom prompts to standardize and speed output.
Configure Gemini settings in the admin console to control service status, license-based access, workspace apps, and conversation history retention, and use Gemini reports to monitor organization and user usage.
Empower your research with Notebook LM, a personalized AI powered assistant that analyzes your documents, PDFs, and links to help you summarize, brainstorm, and draft content grounded in your sources.
Watch a live demonstration of notebook LM, an ai-based research and note-taking tool, analyzing sources and turning them into grounded summaries, mind maps, and audio overviews.
Google Voice for Google Workspace provides a cloud-based VoIP platform with dedicated business numbers, multi-device ringing, voicemail transcription, SMS, and tight integration with Google Meet and Google Calendar.
Capture notes, checklists, and reminders in Google Keep, a lightweight cloud-based tool in Google Workspace; syncs across devices and supports team checklists and quick meeting notes via Docs and Calendar.
Explore Google Tasks, a lightweight task manager in Google Workspace that integrates with Gmail and Calendar to create, manage, and track tasks, subtasks, due dates, and reminders.
Explore how Google Groups for business enables team collaboration, access management, and inbox creation within Google Workspace, and learn admin settings to control group access and sharing.
Transform data from Google Sheets, Excel, and BigQuery into custom no-code mobile and web apps with Appsheet, then deploy, share, and automate securely—without coding.
Learn how Google Apps Script extends Google Workspace with serverless, cloud-based JavaScript to automate, customize, and integrate Gmail, Sheets, Docs, Drive, and more through triggers and add-ons.
Demonstrate wiring a Google Form submission to a sheet and Apps Script to auto-send emails, including on-form-submit triggers, recipient setup, and authorization.
Explore Google Workspace mobile device management to secure and monitor Android and iOS devices accessing workspace data via the admin console, with basic and advanced features.
Explore universal settings for mobile device management in Google Workspace, including mobile management types, password requirements, data access controls, endpoint verification, security policies, and encryption across Android and iOS.
Explore Android settings in workspace, including general options like auto wipe and CTS compliance. Learn how to manage work profiles, password enforcement, and apps and data sharing.
Explore Android networks and device features settings, covering vpn access, tethering, mobile networks, cell broadcasts, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, microphone and speaker controls, factory reset, Safeboot, and data roaming.
Explore Android settings for user and accounts management, lock screen controls, and system updates, including work profiles, Google accounts, smart lock, and support messages for disabled features.
Master iOS settings in the admin console, including Apple certificates and push certificate setup, VPP integration with Apple Business Manager, account configuration, and enrollment options for device or user control.
Explore iOS settings for data sharing controls, backup and cloud sync, photos, advanced security, and Safari options, including data actions, trust app authors, iCloud storage, and privacy safeguards.
Explore configuring company owned iOS devices, covering enrollment, device features, networks, apps and services, Apple apps, authentication, connections, and keyboard settings for secure management.
Enable windows login with Google Workspace credentials using GCPW, providing unified login, cloud-based device management, and auto provisioning of user profiles without traditional Active Directory.
Configure Google Credential Provider for Windows by downloading, installing, and setting permitted domains for sign-in. Control GCP updates, multi-account sign-ins, device enrollment, and offline access within Windows Device Management settings.
Configure Windows device management policies to control admin privileges, auto updates, BitLocker encryption, and custom settings via OMA URI across organizational units.
Navigate the Google Workspace admin console to monitor devices and manage company owned inventory, applying policies and enrolling devices via zero touch or ABM.
Leverage context aware access to implement zero-trust security in Google Workspace. Define rules based on device, network, location, and verification to control access to apps like Gmail, Drive, and Meet.
Apply context-aware access to enforce granular app policies based on user identity, location, and device status, assign access levels to Drive, Docs, and Calendar, and monitor policy enforcement.
Learn how Security Advisor enforces app access protection by warning or blocking Android and iOS devices on Google Workspace apps using checks for outdated OS, missing updates, and harmful apps.
Configure networks for managed devices in the admin console, including Wi‑Fi, Ethernet, VPN, and mobile/cellular settings, with platform access, DNS, proxy, and certificate management.
Explore general Chrome OS settings in the admin console, including auto connect, restricted Wi‑Fi and mobile networks, APN configuration, SIM lock, hotspot, and session‑based network rules.
Explore Chrome OS device management and Chrome Browser Cloud Management (CBCM) for cross-platform policy control in Google Workspace. Enforce security, block unapproved extensions, and monitor usage across devices and browsers.
Learn how to set up Chrome OS management, enroll devices, and apply device and user policies using the admin console and Chrome Enterprise Upgrade Trial.
Explore basic Chrome OS management setup and deployment, focusing on user policies for the home page, incognito mode, user wallpaper, and forced apps and extensions in a child view.
Configure Chrome browser management by enabling browser reporting, enrolling test browsers, and applying machine cloud policies such as home page, incognito mode, and force installing extensions, with admin user setup.
Learn to view and filter Chrome OS devices and utilize the devices and dashboard sections, enroll devices (manual or zero-touch), export CSVs up to 100k, and read dashboard insights.
Learn how to manage Chrome browser settings and enrollment tokens for Chrome OS devices, renew or revoke tokens, and enroll browsers using Chrome Enterprise Core and Chrome Browser Cloud Management.
Learn to configure Chrome policies for users, browsers, and devices via the admin console, including session length, custom terms, avatars, themes, and platform-specific settings.
Learn how to configure apps and extensions in Chrome across devices, including policies, force installations, user settings, kiosks, managed guest sessions, and extension requests.
Plan and execute data migration to Google Workspace by assessing data, choosing DMS or GWM, and preserving emails, calendars, contacts, files, and metadata.
Leverage the new data migration service in the Google Admin Console to migrate emails, calendars, and Teams chat from Exchange Online to Google Workspace, with CSV mapping and cloud-based control.
Use the Google Workspace Data Migration Service to move emails from source accounts (Google Workspace, IMAP, Exchange Online, or Gmail) to a target, with authorization, migration maps, and start-date controls.
Explore data migration options in the Google Admin Console, including Exchange Online, OneDrive, SharePoint Online, and Teams migrations, with mapping, CSV configuration, and cloud-based settings for Google Workspace transfers.
Learn how GWMME, Google Workspace Migration for Microsoft Exchange, migrates email, calendar, and contact data from Microsoft Exchange to Google Workspace, including setup, pilot testing, and handling of versions.
Explore Google Workspace sync for Microsoft Outlook, a real-time bidirectional bridge that synchronizes email, calendar, contacts, tasks, and notes between Google Workspace and Outlook.
Synchronize users, groups, and organizational units from your on-premises active directory to Google Workspace via Google Cloud Directory Sync. Enable one-way synchronization with OAuth 2.0 and TLS for security.
Learn how to export workspace data with Google Takeout, configure Admin Console settings to allow or block services, and customize formats, delivery, and destinations for Drive, Calendar, and more.
Explore Google Workspace audit logs in the admin console, including admin, drive, Gmail, and calendar logs, with filters, exports, and alerts for security, compliance, and governance.
Explore how audit logs reveal access evaluation, admin data action logs, and admin log events in Google Workspace. Understand how filters enable governance, security monitoring, and audits.
Explore calendar, chat, Chrome, and Chrome sync log events to build a detailed audit trail, track actions, use filters, and investigate security and policy compliance.
Discover audit logs for classroom, cloud search, contacts, context aware access, and data migration, revealing actions like creation, deletion, and modifications.
Learn to audit device, directory sync, drive, graduation, groups enterprise, groups, and keep log events to monitor activity, enforce security, and ensure governance in Google Workspace.
Explore LDAP, Meet, OAuth, SAML, Takeout, Keep, User, and Vault log events to monitor authentication, access actions, and compliance across Google Workspace.
Master email log search in the admin console to investigate delivery status and policy compliance. Use predefined or custom searches to filter by sender, recipient, or date, and export results.
Learn how reporting rules in the admin console automate alerts from audit logs by defining conditions and actions, with examples like calendar event deletions and external file sharing.
Navigate the apps report in the google workspace admin console to monitor adoption, usage, and security of gmail, drive, meet, calendar, and chat, and export insights for policy optimization.
Review cost, user, and devices reports in the admin console to track spending, monitor user activity and security, and manage devices and app usage.
Explore the data integration section in the admin console, exporting activity logs, usage reports, and drive inventory to BigQuery and Google security operations for unified analytics and security.
Explore Google Workspace Security Center to monitor real-time security with the dashboard, conduct investigations with advanced filters, and improve posture through security health insights and best practices.
Explore how to configure authentication settings in the Google workspace admin console to secure user access with two-step verification, passwordless options, login challenges, and advanced protection.
Explore how administrators diagnose and resolve Google Drive sharing and ownership issues, using admin console audits, drive log events, and domain sharing settings to enforce access and transfer ownership.
Handle missing drive files by tracing ownership and drive log events, and use admin restore within 25 days of deletion, with Google Walt as a last resort.
Learn how to diagnose and resolve common shared drive issues in Google Workspace, including creation permissions, ACLs, file recovery, and audit trails via the Admin console and Drive log events.
Learn to troubleshoot drive for desktop issues, including syncing, internet checks, restarts, and reinstallation. Understand how to resolve permission errors, disk space, and folder location problems.
Tackle doc editors and site issues from an admin perspective by troubleshooting common errors in docs, sheets, and slides, including extensions, ad blockers, browser and network problems, and access permissions.
Learn to manage pooled storage across the workspace domain by applying subscription-based limits, allocating per user and OU, and upgrading or adding storage as needed.
Explore how Google Calendar permissions and sharing settings affect access to primary and secondary calendars, troubleshoot grayed-out options, and configure admin console controls for external sharing.
Explore Google Calendar event management, including guest permissions, invite others, and visibility settings. Learn to troubleshoot notifications, primary versus secondary calendars, and ownership transfer to prevent orphaned events.
Configure Google Calendar resources and buildings, including room release and automatic room replacement. Troubleshoot calendar interop between Google Workspace and Exchange using common errors and diagnostic steps.
Explore troubleshooting for Google Classroom in Google Workspace, covering sign-in, correct account use, 6–8 character class codes, and admin-led resolution of issues for students and teachers.
Troubleshoot teacher issues in Google Classroom, from sign-in with school, personal, or workspace accounts to admin activation, role changes, class creation, invitations, and drive storage.
Approve or block devices to control work data access, delete or wipe devices when needed, and use device audit logs to troubleshoot activity, IP addresses, and user-device relationships.
Learn to troubleshoot Android, iOS, and Windows managed devices using admin console settings, including sync, enrollment, block or approve flows, Apple Push certificates, and exporting Windows event logs.
Identify common GCP issues on Windows devices, including sign-in errors, password and Chrome sync, GPO Gaia policies, enrollment, and network connectivity, with admin troubleshooting guidance.
Learn to troubleshoot Gmail authentication issues by verifying SPF records, DKIM setup, and DMARC alignment, using DNS checks, email headers, and the Google Admin Toolbox.
Administrators troubleshoot Gmail issues by guiding users on account recovery, restoring deleted messages within 30 days and via Vault, and securing compromised accounts through suspensions, 2-step verification, and audit reviews.
Explore Gmail delivery issues in Google Workspace: diagnose bounced and rejected messages, verify MX records, analyze email logs, and resolve policy, spam, and sender reputation problems.
Learn how SMTP error codes guide troubleshooting of Gmail deliveries, distinguishing codes starting with four from those starting with five, and use Gmail SMTP and GCP codes.
Learn to analyze issues, manage Google workspace usage limits, use audit logs to troubleshoot, and know when to escalate to Google support from the admin console.
Learn how to sign up and manage a Google workspace domain, troubleshoot admin console login, SSO, domain issues, and deletion of workspace accounts.
Master the Google Workspace administrator role by reviewing domain verification, MX records, DNS management, user lifecycle, and core apps like Gmail, Drive, and Calendar for secure productivity.
The Command Center of Modern Business
In 2026, Google Workspace is more than just a suite of tools—it is the digital nervous system of the modern enterprise. From global startups to massive educational institutions, the ability to manage, secure, and optimize this ecosystem is a critical, high-demand skill.
This course is your definitive, hands-on roadmap to becoming a Google Workspace Certified Administrator. We don't just teach you where the buttons are; we teach you how to architect a secure, efficient, and scalable digital environment that empowers your workforce while protecting your data.
A Modular, Deep-Dive Curriculum
This program is precision-engineered for the 2026 exam objectives and the rigorous demands of real-world production environments.
1. The Foundation & Ecosystem You’ll start by mastering the Admin Console—your central command center. We explore the full Workspace ecosystem, from core services like Gmail and Drive to high-stakes communication tools like Meet and Calendar, ensuring you understand how these services interact at an enterprise level.
2. Identity & Organizational Architecture Learn to structure your organization for maximum control and minimal friction.
Organizational Units (OUs): Master the art of hierarchy. Apply different policies to different departments—ensuring Marketing has the creative freedom they need while Finance remains under strict lockdown.
User Management: Learn the lifecycle of a user, from automated provisioning to secure offboarding.
RBAC (Role-Based Access Control): Implement the Principle of Least Privilege. Learn to delegate authority without giving away the "keys to the kingdom."
3. The Security & Compliance Fortress Security isn't a feature; it's the foundation. We dive deep into the settings that keep your organization off the "breached" list:
Identity Protection: Configuring 2-Step Verification (2SV) and advanced password policies.
Context-Aware Access: Learn to create sophisticated rules that allow access only from certain locations, devices, or security postures.
App Access Control: Managing third-party API permissions to prevent data exfiltration.
Technical "Under the Hood" Mastery
We bridge the gap between "Admin" and "Engineer" by diving into the technical plumbing of the cloud:
DNS & Deliverability: Master the "Deliverability Trinity"—SPF, DKIM, and DMARC. You’ll learn to verify domains and troubleshoot email routing so that your organization's mail always hits the inbox, never the spam folder.
Routing & Rules: Configure advanced email routing, aliases, and dual-delivery systems for complex business needs.
The "Ripped-Off" Labs: Real-World Scenarios
Theory is only as good as your ability to execute under pressure. This course features hands-on lab simulations based on actual production tickets:
The Audit Challenge: Use reporting and monitoring tools to investigate suspicious login activity and track down data leaks.
The Troubleshooting Lab: Resolve a "lost email" crisis by auditing delivery logs and routing rules.
The Migration Setup: Simulate the process of adding new domains and merging organizational units.
Certification Readiness: The 2026 Exam Path
We wrap up with a laser focus on your certification. You will receive:
Domain-by-Domain Breakdowns: Deep dives into the specific weights of the 2026 exam.
Mock Exam Simulations: Practice questions that mirror the logic and difficulty of the real test.
Exam Readiness Checkpoints: Measuring your progress after every module to ensure you're ready for the big day.
The Outcome
By the end of this course, you won't just be ready to pass an exam; you’ll be ready to command a domain. You will possess the technical expertise, the security mindset, and the hands-on experience to act decisively in any Google Workspace environment.
Your journey to the top of the Admin Console starts now. Let’s get started.