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  • Linux Foundation Training & Certification

    Cybersecurity Essentials (LFC108)

    A one-hour free Linux Foundation primer on everyday cybersecurity: malware, breaches, mobile and social network safety.

    Free certificateCyber Security
    1 hrBeginner

  • OpenLearn

    Design thinking

    A free 10-hour Open University course on how designers think, with a focus on composition and presenting complex information.

    Free certificateDesign & UX
    10 hrsBeginner

  • Linux Foundation Training & Certification

    Getting Started with OpenTelemetry (LFS148)

    A free, lab-heavy Linux Foundation course on instrumenting applications with OpenTelemetry traces, metrics and logs.

    Free certificateCloud & DevOps
    9 hrsBeginner

  • Linux Foundation Training & Certification

    Introduction to Kubernetes (LFS158)

    A free Linux Foundation course explaining containers, orchestration and Kubernetes architecture, with hands-on Minikube practice.

    Free certificateCloud & DevOps
    18 hrsBeginner

  • Linux Foundation Training & Certification

    Introduction to Linux (LFS101)

    The Linux Foundation's long-running free course on using Linux from the desktop and command line, through to basic shell scripting.

    Free certificateCloud & DevOps
    60 hrsBeginner

  • Cisco Networking Academy

    NDG Linux Unhatched

    A short, free introduction to the Linux command line from Cisco Networking Academy and NDG, with a browser-based practice environment.

    Free certificateCloud & DevOps
    8 hrsBeginner

  • OpenLearn

    An introduction to interaction design

    A free 10-hour Open University course on interaction design: user-centred goals, design principles, research and prototyping.

    Free certificateDesign & UX
    10 hrsIntermediate

  • Linux Foundation Training & Certification

    Developing Secure Software (LFD121)

    A free OpenSSF course on writing secure software: secure design, input validation, safe output, verification and threat modelling.

    Free certificateCyber Security
    18 hrsIntermediate

  • Great Learning Academy

    Figma for UI/UX design

    A short free video course on Figma basics through small UI exercises such as an onboarding flow and a homepage redesign.

    Paid certificateDesign & UX
    1.5 hrsBeginner

  • Coursera

    Fundamentals of Graphic Design

    CalArts' popular introduction to graphic design: imagemaking, typography, shape and colour, and composition.

    Paid certificateDesign & UX
    15 hrsBeginner

  • Great Learning Academy

    Graphic Design and Visual Communication

    A short free introduction to graphic design: composition, colour, typography, branding and design for print and digital.

    Paid certificateDesign & UX
    3.8 hrsBeginner

  • Figma

    Figma Design for beginners

    Figma's official beginner course: learn frames, shapes, text, auto layout, components and prototyping by building a portfolio site.

    No certificateDesign & UX
    Self-pacedBeginner

  • Canva Design School

    Graphic design basics

    Canva's free 44-minute course on design basics: layout, hierarchy, fonts, colour, images and exporting.

    No certificateDesign & UX
    45 minBeginner