If you’re looking for ways to fill the down time at home or you’re eager to get your resume ready for post-pandemic hiring, you don’t have to open your wallet to expand your technical skills and knowledge. There are plenty of websites that offer free online certifications, courses and training to help you brush up on highly marketable tech skills.

Here are 5 online education and training resources that are currently offering free tech courses you can complete for free as you quarantine.




1. Codeacademy offers free basic accounts that give you access to basic courses and limited mobile access. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned tech pro, there are courses for every skill level on topics such as data science, design, and game development, as well as specific languages such as Python, JavaScript, SQL, C#, and Swift.




2. Coursera isn’t completely free but it offers more than 1,400 free courses on its site, and in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Coursera has added an additional 100 free courses to that list. Courses consist of on-demand streaming video lectures, self-paced quizzes and hands-on projects.




3. Udacity courses aren’t always free, but in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the company is offering a free month of its nanodegree programs in response to people losing employment due to the virus. Whether you’re working from home and have some spare time to advance your skills or you are out of work and want to be prepared to hit the job market as things turn around, Udacity offers several tech programs that can help you get trained on critical skills.




4. Udemy is an online learning website that offers more than 10,000 tech training courses, more than 1,000 of which are free. Courses cover topics such as AWS, database and SQL querying, and intro to cloud computing.




5. Linkedin Learning is an online learning platform that offers courses on popular tech topics. You can choose from a number of skills, software or learning paths to explore with courses on topics such as programming fundamentals, CSS training, web development, networking basics, data science foundations and more.

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