One of the world's most popular online courses: practical, research-based techniques for learning, memory and beating procrastination.
Paid certificate
15 hrsBeginner
8 free courses
Free Career Skills courses
Workplace skills employers screen for: spreadsheets, project management, communication and job search. Most of these issue a free certificate or badge you can add to a CV or LinkedIn profile.
8 free courses
Saylor Academy
BUS402: Project Management
Saylor Academy's free project management course covering the full project lifecycle, with a free certificate.
Free certificate52 hrsBeginnerSaylor Academy
PRDV002: Professional Writing
A free Saylor course on writing clear workplace messages: purpose, audience, drafting and polishing, with a free certificate.
Free certificate12 hrsBeginnerSaylor Academy
PRDV005: Time and Stress Management
A free Saylor course on managing time, boosting workplace productivity and handling stress, with a free certificate.
Free certificate11 hrsBeginnerSaylor Academy
PRDV212: Interpersonal Communication
A free Saylor course on interpersonal communication: building relationships, listening and improving everyday conversations.
Free certificate15 hrsBeginnerOpenLearn
Succeed in the workplace
An eight-week Open University course on planning your career, writing strong applications and doing well at interview.
Free certificate24 hrsBeginnerA popular 8-week NPTEL course from IIT Kanpur on goal-setting, habits, listening, email etiquette, body language and presentations.
Paid certificateSelf-pacedBeginnerMacquarie University's course on preparing and analysing data in Excel: text and date functions, named ranges, tables and lookups.
Paid certificate20 hrsIntermediate
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Questions about free career skills courses
Are these career skills courses really free?
Yes. Every course on this page can be studied for free on the provider's own site. 5 of the 8 also give a free certificate; the rest say on the card whether the certificate is paid or not offered.
Which free career skills course should I start with?
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