Where to Find Free Courses – Learn to Love Your Career!
With lockdown lifting and life becoming ‘semi normal’ again, things are still extremely difficult for a lot of people. Many people have lost their jobs. Many others have decided to prioritise their lives; getting out of their normal 9-5 in search of their dream job. Although we previously covered the benefits of taking courses, and where you can find them, we decided to do one better. So we have scoured the net to find as many free courses as possible, to take at your leisure. You’re welcome!
Reed Courses
Ever fancied leaning how to create the perfect CV? What about how to nail a job interview? Or updating your IT skills in Microsoft Office, Mental Health First Aid, or a Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills?
Look no further. As well as plenty of cheap paid courses, Reed have a huge selection of free courses available for you to take. 199, to be exact.
Hubspot Academy
Heavily featuring on Facebook Ads, Hubspot Acadamy has a wide range of online courses, mainly featured around digital marketing. However, in this day and age most businesses are now online. This means there is likely a course suited for you in their catalogue – no matter your niche!
The Open University
The OU offers a range of shorter, free courses in a range of subjects. They are designed more as a taster for the bigger courses they offer; but still let you know what life as an OU student could look like. If you’ve been thinking of taking a course for a while, its definitely beneficial to dip your toe in the water first, risk free.
Future Learn
From Project Planning and Management, to AI, Future Learn really has all bases covered. They have a huge variety of courses, from short courses, expert tracks, microcredentials and programmes, to online degrees. This gives you a huge scope to pick your perfect course, and will help you get your foot in the door for a whole new career path!
Free Courses Online
It’s fairly self-explanatory – Free Courses Online offer just that! With over 50 free courses and qualifications funded by the UK government, and free 24/7 tutor support, these are definitely worth a look into if you want to change direction in your career.
Alison
With over 2 million learners, Alison is a popular online course choice. With choices in IT, Language, Sales & Marketing, Management, Health, Business, Engineering & Construction, Personal Development and Teaching & Academics – chances are you will find something you like the look of!
Vision2Learn
With a broad choice of free courses, each one is accredited and able to take your career in a new direction. You do have to ensure you meet their eligibility criteria though, so double check that before finding your dream course.
Udacity & Udemy
Both sites are very similar in what they offer. Udacity also teams up with the likes of Google from time to time to offer Nanodegrees, which could lead on to a full time scholarship if you do well. Udemy also offer a range of free courses, and of course both sites offer a vast option of paid for courses too.
P.S – Don’t forget to enquire about how to obtain student cards for more discounts!
