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Associate Google Workspace Administrator Study Plan

6-Week Schedule

Time commitment: 6-8 hours/week Difficulty: Associate Method: read the note, then do practice questions on it. No drills. Use the fact sheet for review.

Build a trial Workspace tenant in week 1. Every week below assumes you can click through the Admin console.

Week 1: Users, domains, Directory (~20%)

  • Read 01-users-domains-directory
  • In your trial tenant: create an OU tree, a Collaborative Inbox, a dynamic group, a building and a room
  • Add a secondary domain and a domain alias, and note the difference
  • Suspend, delete and restore a test user. Note the 20-day window
  • Practice questions: first 10 on users and groups

Week 2: Core services, Gmail and Drive (~23%, part 1)

  • Read 02-core-services sections 2.1 and 2.2
  • Publish SPF, DKIM and DMARC on a test domain and read a message header in the Admin Toolbox
  • Create a content compliance rule and an attachment rule
  • Create a trust rule, a target audience and a shared drive
  • Practice questions on Gmail and Drive

Week 3: Core services, Calendar, Meet, Chat, Gemini (~23%, part 2)

  • Read 2.3 to 2.5 of the core services note, then 03-gen-ai-and-automation
  • Create a resource calendar with booking rules
  • Toggle Gemini for one OU and note which features remain on in Gmail
  • Practice questions on Calendar, Meet, Chat and Gemini

Week 4: Governance and security (~35%)

  • Read 04-data-governance-and-compliance and 05-security-and-access
  • Create a Vault retention rule and a hold on a test matter
  • Build a DLP rule in audit-only mode
  • Enforce 2SV on an OU, create a custom admin role scoped to an OU, and write an activity rule
  • Practice questions on Vault, DLP, 2SV, CAA, roles

Week 5: Endpoints and troubleshooting (~23%)

  • Read 06-browsers-and-endpoints and 07-monitoring-and-troubleshooting
  • Enroll a Chrome browser with a token and apply a policy
  • Search Email Log Search, run Messageheader, generate a HAR file
  • Review the tool map in the troubleshooting note
  • Practice questions on mobile, Chrome and troubleshooting

Week 6: Review and exam

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