Develop a New Skill
Building a new skill can make you competitive as you enter the job market. Or you may learn a new skill simply because you are interested! Whatever motivates you, the benefits of learning a new skill can go beyond just adding it to your resume. Developing a new skill can help you adapt to change and make better connections between your current skill set!
Free Resources to help you learn a new skill:
LinkedIn Learning is an online educational platform with over 5,000 courses that help you discover and develop business, technology-related, and creative skills through expert-led course videos. Once you complete a course, you can even add it as a skill and/or certification on your LinkedIn profile.
Follow these steps to access LinkedIn Learning for free:
- Visit https://myapps.microsoft.com/
- In the search bar, type: LinkedIn Learning
- Click the LinkedIn Learning icon
With Udemy you can study any topic from thousands of expert-led courses at any time. To view free courses, select your category of interest, scroll down and filter by "price" and select "free"
Codecademy helps you learn computer skills and coding, ranging from website development to data analysis.
EdX allows you to access over 2,000 online courses from 140 top institutions like Berkley and Harvard.
FutureLearn's short online courses are scheduled over a period of weeks and includes information on the number of hours you’ll need to invest each week. You can choose from thousands of online courses from top universities and specialist organizations.
YouTube EDU has a selection of high-quality educational videos, from channels such as YaleCourses, Stanford Business School, and Gresham College and Kahn Academy.
HubSpot Academy offers online training in inbound marketing, sales, and customer service. They specialize in comprehensive certifications, singular topic courses, and bite-sized lessons for individuals looking to grow their career and business. You must create a free account to browse courses.
