"Com'on horse, DRINK..." - bring a horse to water...
There are others than the listed, but they are mostly, "padding" (READ: Known as low value/fake)
Picking & choosing from these, career path depending, you can be "highly educated & certified" (skilled?) in your field, for free. At the "entry level" (maybe a bit more), even starting at "square 1".
In fairly short order at that! I do not believe anything here is longer than 6 months (at 3hrs per week).
More (OUT OF SPACE)
The $900 "DIY" Associate Of (Computer) Science Degree &
https://github.com/cloudcommunity/Free-Certifications
& https://github.com/munchy-bytes/FreeDevCertifications
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Master List - "Effort Saver"
Warning: Be focused, you dont need all or most of these, few hardware support tech's are PaaS administrators or application programmers.... and verse-visa ... "KNOW YOUR ROLE".
- I started in home/end user service, mostly backup > image > deploy, or sitting there running av stuff (tron, etc).... I'm now a “IT Support Specialist”, I'd rank myself "level 2" (in EU/SOHO area)
- If your employer isnt valuing your credentials... thats a red flag. So is the concept that you will spend $2.5K+, per year, renewing out of pocket (I had this issue recently)
- 99.9% chance a "Proctored Exam" (aka: supervised, in person or online) is NOT FREE
IMPORTANT INFO: What you NEED for "XYZ" IT Job/Role
To learn more about various cybersecurity (& ALL other IT ROLES!!) roles and what they entail, you can start with the National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST), which publishes the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework.
This framework attempts to create a common vernacular for security work. Instead of focusing on specific job titles, it breaks cybersecurity work down into the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) required to perform tasks.
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Note: "Th' Chedar" (AKA: Career's have salaries)
I am a "mid-wit"... harsh but honest. You dont need to be "big brained/fast", you need to be diligent.
Pure "Noob" (New . Observant . Optimistic . Beginner) = IT Support Specialist (lvl 1/beginner)
- PIM + SCRUM + SixSigma (about 3 hours, combined)
- Microsoft IT Support: Fundamentals (edX) OR Comptia IFT+ (about 5 hours, either, with test)
- Office 365 - Microsoft (Edraak) (about 4 hours, combined)
- Google IT Support (about 20 hours, combined overall)
- Udemy IT Help Desk Professional (about 8 hours, combined)
- Coursesity Introduction to Linux (about 6 hours, combined)
- Introduction to Computer Science – CS50x (Harvard) (about 12 hours, overall)
- Cisco Python course (about 8 hours)
- ISC2 Certified in Cyber Security (about 1 hour for exam) < this exam is NOT free
- ITILV4 Essentials (about 1 hour)
- Fortinet NSE 1, 2 & 3 (about an hour each)
Free 70hr of time = $40K/yr, entry level job in the IT "pit" or chained up in a "call center"
- PLUS an entry path in to some "serious" paid certifications (A+ > Net+ ect, Cisco, Microsoft, PMI), at your employer's expense (with wage increases!)
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Some FREE IT Professional "Accredited" Certifications, checked July 29 2022
(Link-less, but your fav search engine will find them easily)
The greatest of all skills:
- WSS (Web Search Specialist)
Its amazing what a good search engine set and a decent query can reveal to you
Resume Tool
- CResuma (online)
- CVAssistant (offline)
University Programs (free)
- Programing for everyone (University of Leeds, UK) FAST!
- Game Theory (University of British Columbia, Canada) FAST!
- The University of Michigan’s Introduction to HTML 5
- Georgia Tech’s Artificial Intelligence
- Udacity’s Introduction to Data Analysis
- Udacity’s Website Performance Optimization
- University of Maryland’s Fundamentals of Digital Marketing
- University of North Texas’ College Math Prep (Skill Up!)
- MIT’s Calculus IA
- Stanford University’s Statistical Learning
- University of Colorado’s Business Writing (Skill Up!)
- University of Queensland’s Introduction to Social Psychology (SOFT SKILLS!!!)
I did these both top options concurrently, inside 3 hours
Do "Programing for everyone" & "Game Theory" during coursa trial period, to bypass "pay-wall"
Harvard CS50, FREE via edX &/OR Harvard OCW
CS50 > (from "Core") is all you need & fastest/cheapest
-- Intro (not required)
- CS50 Tech, 4 hours / 6 weeks, Free on Harvard OCW / $90 on edX
-- Core (Pick one: usually enough),
- CS50, 12 hours / 12 weeks, Free on Harvard OCW / $90 on edX
- CS50 AP, 5 hours / 32 weeks, No free certificate, $90 on edX
- CS50 Law ,4 hours / 10 weeks, Free on Harvard OCW /$99 on edX
- CS50 Business, 4 hours / 6 weeks, Free on Harvard OCW /$90 on edX
-- Follow-up (Pick one or several, not required)
- CS50 AI, 20 hours / 7 weeks, Free on Harvard OCW / $199 on edX
- CS50 Web, 8 hours / 12 weeks, Free on Harvard OCW / $149 on edX
- CS50 Games, 8 hours / 12 weeks, Free on Harvard OCW, $149 on edX
- CS50 Mobile, 8 hours / 13 weeks, No certificates
- CS50 Beyond, 5 hours / 12 weeks, No certificates
Coursera (one of the few "good" online "schools")
- Linux for Developers (Free to Audit FOREVER, free with trial, watch free periods end!!)
Free price limited to new 30 day trial users
Free $60 cert
College Level (via Saylor Academy)
- CS101: Introduction to Computer Science I
- CS105: Introduction to Python
- CS107: C++ Programming
- CS120: Bitcoin for Developers I
- CS201: Elementary Data Structures
Coursesity (one of the few "good" online "schools")
- Introduction to Linux
Udemy (LINUX! The "best" of the online "schools" IMHO)
- IT Help Desk Professional Certificate (its actually 1 of the better "starter" ones too)
- Learn The Linux Command Line: Basic Commands
- Learn Linux on a MAC or Windows
- Linux Tutorials and Projects
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Technical course (via RHEL)
- Ubuntu Linux (free with trial, FOR 2 DAYS!!) Free $1200 course & certification!
Certified Skills Academy (via OPENedX)
Legitimate trainer, but based in Indonesia, ensure course is in ENGLISH (all free ones are)
- IT Support: Fundamentals Microsoft - CLD251x
- Enterprise Security Fundamentals Microsoft - INF246x
- Introduction to Data Science Microsoft - DAT101x
- Introduction to Big Data Microsoft - DAT229x
- Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) Microsoft - DAT263x
- Data Analysis: A Practical Introduction for Absolute Beginners Microsoft - DAT269x
- DevOps Practices and Principles Microsoft - DEVOPS200.1X
- Introduction to C# Microsoft - DEV204.1x
- Introduction to Design Thinking Microsoft - DEV241x
- Getting Started with the Internet of Things (IoT) Microsoft - DEV296x
100% Free, with labs! AWESOME*!*
Cybrary
- Systems Administration Training Courses (see note, no cert)
Best used with trial to obtain a course you can complete for a true cert (beware free periods end)
Free (up to) $400 cert, maybe more?
Alison (see note)
- IT Support Certified
You will need a "$10 off" coupon code, I can not supply that
Edraak (top 3 are "accredited" via CS50x & Microsoft, their only "real" offerings)
- Introduction to Computer Science – CS50x
- Office 365 - Microsoft
- Advanced Excel skills - Microsoft
- Introduction to the world of networks
- Basic technical skills (Not bad... if starting from "square 1", useful, but fluff)
- Electronic games design (useful, but fluff)
- Programming iPhone applications (useful, but fluff)
- Building websites with WordPress (useful, but fluff)
Jovian ai
- Data Analysis with Python: Zero to Pandas
- Deep Learning with PyTorch: Zero to GANs
- Data Structures and Algorithms in Python
- Machine Learning with Python: Zero to GBMs
IBM
- IBM Data Analyst Professional Certificate
Git, GitLab & Github
- At least user profile, a professional (work) one, for presence.
- GitLab 101 Tool Certification
- GitLab 201 Tool Certification
- GitLab All-Remote Certification
- Manager Challenge
Everyone uses one of these platforms (treat it like social media, presence of mind others may view it)
PMI (all FREE)
- Kickstart: Waterfall
- Kickstart: Agile
- PMB (Project Management Basics, via GoSkills) Free $250 cert
SCRUM (Merit Global webinar)
- SCRUM Fundamentals Certified (SFC) Free $250 cert
Six Sigma (via SixSigmaStudy)
- Six Sigma White Belt
- Six Sigma Yellow Belt, Free $500 cert
CompTIA (via Government of New Zealand, for residents, AND persons with a NZ-IP...)
- CompTIA IT Fundamentals (ITF+), online with FREE "retake" voucher for exam (code = voucher)
That voucher is worth like $100, for free!
edX
- IT Support: Fundamentals by Microsoft (via edX), Free $200 cert (NOW at CertifiedSkillsAcademy)
- Introduction to Cloud Computing
Microsoft, after watching webinar "Ignite" or on MS Learn
- AZ-104 (MS Azure Administrator)
- DP-100 (Designing and Implementing a Data Science Solution on Azure)
- MS-700 (Managing MS Teams)
- Any 1 "Fundamentals", per yearly learning challenge *(*Not currently open)
Microsoft Virtual Training Day event must be open & attended/watched (it happens a few times per year)
normally $100+, each
Apple: .... "Apple & free?" - passes out
- Apple Developer Certificate (apply for free via form)
- Apple Professional Training is free, certification exams are NOT
- AppleCare Mac Technician exam are $20 USD each (3x exams)
Cisco: (1 not free, but at heavy discount)
- Python course (free), "cert" of completion after (PCAP: Programming Essentials In Python)
- Once/with above complete, discounted exam for PCAP certification
- CCNA Routing and Switching "Prep" (17hrs of video prep, "cert" of completion after, NOT CCNA)
- Networking Essentials (FREE)
- Introduction to Cybersecurity (FREE)
- Cybersecurity Essentials (FREE)
- Introduction to IoT (FREE)
- Get Connected (FREE)
- NDG Linux Unhatched (FREE)
- NDG Linux Essentials (FREE)
- CPA: Programming Essentials in C++
- Entrepreneurship
- Intro to Packet Tracer
- JavaScript Essentials 1
Google (Some require pre study, to complete in free time period)
- IT Support Certificate
- IT Automation with Python Certificate
- Cloud Digital Leader
Beware "free periods" end, valued at over $2500 IMHO
Amazon
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Fortinet Network Security Expert (NSE) Certification
- Levels 1 through 3 (of 8 levels), , levels 1, 2 & 3 are free exams
- Level 4 through 8 exams cost $400 per exam
But all 8 levels are free training
ISC² (International Information System Security Certification Consortium)
- Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
"pilot training material" (current) are FREE, BUT Proctored exam is $125
ITIL V4 (Information Technology Infrastructure Library V4, via freeitiltraining)
- Learn all the essentials of ITIL 4 in your lunch hour (ITIL V4 Essentials Certified)
HDI (via ThinkHDI)
- HDI Certified
Training is free. Proctored Exam is $400
Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRI)
- Associate Business Continuity Professional (ABCP), Free $400 cert
- Associate Cyber Resilience Professional (ACRP), Free $400 cert
NOT currently open
Huawei Academy (Free training and certifications for):
- HCIA
- HCIP
- HCIE
SORRY: I know it was hard to "google for", here
from its menu: "Career Certification" + "Free" + "Your Language"
https://e.huawei.com/en/talent/learning/#/home?productTags=&productName=&navType=learningNavKey
MongoDB University (very good DB course, for zero to hero)
- A131 Introduction to MongoDB Charts
- M001 MongoDB Basics
- M100 MongoDB for SQL Pros
- M103 Basic Cluster Administration
- M112 Diagnostic Thinking
- M121 The MongoDB Aggregation Framework
- T101 Crafting Conference Abstracts
- A300 Atlas Security
- M201 MongoDB Performance
- M220J MongoDB for Java Developers
- M220JS MongoDB for JavaScript Developers
- M220N MongoDB for .NET Developers
- M220P MongoDB for Python Developers
- M312 Diagnostics and Debugging
- M320 Data Modeling
Schnider Electric University . Not exactly IT but Data center related courses.
- This I will link... Ideal if you work in/with a Data Center
https://schneider.efrontlearning.com/catalog/keyword/data/offset/0,25/category/26
Web Dev (Template Monster offers, in total, a 297 question, multiple choice certifications in):
Very Difficult questions (for a novice/"spoof"), Rotating Questions ... not "really" accredited
- WordPress
- WordPress Advanced
- WordPress SEO
- WordPress Elementor
- Advanced WordPress Elementor
- HTML5 CSS
- Joomla (the only one I'd consider a "real test")
- MotoCMS3
- Shopify
Moz SEO
- Moz SEO Certification, Free $100 cert
cPanel University (Web Admin)
- cPanel Professional Certification
- cPanel & WHM Systems Administrator Certification Level 1 (CWSA-1)
- cPanel & WHM Systems Administrator Certification Level 2 (CWSA-2)
I CAN NOT find a "Direct Administration" panel equivalent
Meta (facebook)
- iOS and Android Developer Certificates
freeCodeCamp
- Completeing all 12 certifications is very impressive. Far better than other free coding options
Marketing (Applicable to Web Dev/Etc): Search "best-free-online-courses-with-certificates"
- Fundamentals of Digital Marketing
- Microsoft Advertising Certified Professional
- Facebook Certified Marketing Science Professional
- Inbound Sales Certification
- Principles of Marketing
Local Trades Schools (Many offer a "free skills" course in basic soldering, as a 2 day workshop)
- IPC J-STD-001, Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblie
These normally only happen once a year, if at all, and require in person attendance
A ProFreeHost webpage with a FreeNom Domain Redirect/Sub-Domain (Bare with me)
- Showcase your PHP, HTML & Database skills, WHM/CMS experience
- No Ads, lowest "limits" (of the free's), nothing "off" in php/sql
- Sane URL Control (but treat as trash url, look at registar reviews...)
Ideally portfolio your abilities &/or use as a "This is me" site... stand out (IMHO value $200/year)
IF you have a better "free" domain name suggestion.... it would be really helpful
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Skillup (Good, if a little greedy for eyes)
Some of their best offerings, including 2 certifications
- CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional, full course
- CCNA 200-301 Network Fundamentals, full Course/certification ("Fundamentals")
- CAPM - Certified Associate in Project Management, full course
- CCBA - Certification of Capability in Business Analysis, full course
- TOGAF Combined level 1 and level 2, FULL Certification
- PMI-ACP - Agile Certified Practitioner, full course
- ASM - Agile Scrum Master, full course
- Microsoft Azure Fundamentals. AZ303, & AZ304 courses, full course
- Microsoft Azure AZ900 (Prep only)
Skillup is very decent, for continuing eduaction, less so for certs, but check it out. Its 100% free, but uses a "word of mouth" (referral) user growth method.
Basically you tell 2 friends, you get unlimited video access (other wise you are limited to 4 videos), either way its ALWAYS free & accredited
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Free Online Cybersecurity Courses (some allow credit transfer, others have free certification)
Students can access all courses below for free, though the list is not exhaustive.
Oxford Home Study (oxfordhomestudy)
- Cyber Security (Short Course) 20hr
- Certificate in Cyber Security 200hr
- Diploma in Cyber Security 450hr
OUTRAGOUSLY GOOD! All free online certificate courses at Oxford Home Study Centre are 100% free of charge from start to finish. They do charge a very light fee, for the certification itself
3 option classes:
Endorsed Certificate of Achievement by the Quality Licence Scheme
- Diploma: £120 / Certificate: £85 / Short Course: £45
CPD Accredited Certificate
- Pdf (Diploma, Certificate, Short Course): £30
- Hard Copy (Diploma): £95 / Hard Copy (Certificate): £75 / Hard Copy (Short Course): £30
College (Course Completion Certificate)
- Pdf: (Diploma, Certificate, Short Course): £10 / Hard copy (Diploma, Certificate, Short Course): £25
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CISSP® Introduction to Information Security
Provider: Simplilearn
Duration: 12 hours
Lessons: 11 lessons
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Cybersecurity Basics
Provider: IBM / edX
Duration: 16-32 hours
Lessons: 4 modules
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Introduction to Cyber Attacks
Provider: New York University / Coursera
Duration: 19 hours
Lessons: 4 lessons
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Cyberattack Countermeasures
Provider: New York University / Coursera
Duration: 19 hours
Lessons: 4 lessons
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Real-Time Cyber Threat Detection and Mitigation
Provider: New York University / Coursera
Duration: 15 hours
Lessons: 4 lessons
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Enterprise and Infrastructure Security
Provider: New York University / Coursera
Duration: 15 hours
Lessons: 4 lessons
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Penetration Testing - Discovering Vulnerabilities
Provider: New York University / edX
Duration: 40-50 hours
Lessons: 4 modules and a final exam
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Computer Forensics
Provider: Rochester Institute of Technology / edX
Duration: 80-96 hours
Lessons: 7 modules and a course review
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Building a Cybersecurity Toolkit
Provider: University of Washington / edX
Duration: 12-30 hours
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Introduction to Cybercrime
Provider: Simplilearn
Duration: 2 hours
Lessons: 10 lessons
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Cloud Security Basics
Provider: University of Minnesota / Coursera
Duration: 13 hours
Lessons: 4 lessons
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Managing Cybersecurity Incidents and Disasters
Provider: University System of Georgia / Coursera
Duration: 15 hours
Lessons: 4 lessons
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Federal Virtual Training Environment (FedVTE) - USA
- 101 Coding for the Public
- 101 Critical Infrastructure Protection for the Public
- 101 Reverse Engineering for the Public
- Cloud Computing Security
- Cloud Security - What Leaders Need to Know
- Cryptocurrency for Law Enforcement for the Public
- Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management for the Public
- Cyber Essentials
- Don’t Wake Up to a Ransomware Attack
- Foundations of Cybersecurity for Managers
- Fundamentals of Cyber Risk Management
- Introduction to Cyber Intelligence
- Securing Internet-Accessible Systems
- Understanding DNS Attack
- Understanding Web and Email Server Security
