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Sign up
When you sign up for Skillshop, you'll need to create a Skillshop account using an existing email address. Here are some important guidelines to remember when deciding which email address to sign up with:
- Email associated with a Google account: You’ll need to use an email address that’s associated with a Google account. This can be a Gmail address or non-Gmail address. If you use a non-Gmail address, make sure that the email address is linked to your Google Account.
- Regularly used personal email address: We recommend using a personal email address that you check frequently, as we’ll be sending you important communications from Skillshop, like news, special invites, promotions, and more. Using a personal email address instead of a work email address ensures that your achievements and certifications follow you wherever your career takes you.
- Link to your Google Ads account: No matter which email you use to sign up for Skillshop, remember to link the email that you use to access your Google Ads account to your Skillshop profile. Refer to the steps in the next section for linking your Google Ads account to your Skillshop profile.
After you've signed up
Review and update your profile
When you sign in to Skillshop for the first time, you'll land on the home page. After you sign in, you can go to your profile and update your fields, including your company name and data sharing status.
You'll also want to add a recovery email address to stay connected to Skillshop no matter where you work. The recovery email should be an address that you own that's separate from any address you may have previously entered. And be sure to update your profile (using the following steps) so you can get credit for your achievements.
Steps for updating your profile
- Sign in to Skillshop.
- Select the menu button on the top left hand corner, then select the Edit icon.
- Go to Personal Info and add your company name and company email address. Adding your company name will allow your company to pull reports of your learning progress and view your earned achievements and certifications.
- To share your Skillshop account information with your company or Google, scroll down and select Connect Your Google Ads Account or Connect Your Google Account. Accept the Data Sharing Agreement, then select the email that’s associated with your Google Ads account.
- Go to Preferences and update the language and time zone. The language you choose here will be used to filter the learning content and assessments based on your preferred language.
- Select Save Changes.