With so many people furloughed or just not at work at the moment there has never been a better opportunity to either brush up on existing skills or learn something new.
Lots of websites are offering free or greatly reduced courses so here are just a few.
| Provider | Site | Description |
| Coursera | about.coursera.org/ | A site full of courses from around the world on a massive list of subjects. |
| Udemy | Udemy.com | Another site full of various courses. Use the search facility to find free courses |
| Linked In | Linkedin.com | A wealth of courses; one month free, and then you can cancel without penalty |
| Aim | Theaimgroup.co.uk | Various short business and soft skills courses |
| Oxford | Oxfordhomestudy.com | A wealth of short courses – including event planning! |
| Cvent | cvent.com/en/cvent-certification | One of the world’s largest providers of event support services – learn and get a certificate for free |
| Open University | Open.edu | Over 1000 free courses available, from 1-100 hours of learning |
| Shaw Academy | Shawacademy.com | A wealth of online courses |
| Future Learn | Futurelearn.com | Short courses, but some up to 10 weeks long: 14 day free trial |
| Vision2learn | Vision2learn.net | A broad range of free qualifications. Every course is nationally accredited |
| Imployable | (Download app) | Free business courses, via the app |
| Virtual College | www.virtual-college.co.uk | A number of free certified courses |
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