Some FREE IT Professional (& related) "Accredited" Certifications, checked July 29 2022

"Com'on horse, DRINK..." - bring a horse to water...

There are others than the listed, but they are mostly, "padding"

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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)

Resume Tool

• CResuma (online)
• CVAssistant (offline)

University Programs (free on coursa)

• Programing for everyone (University of Leeds, UK)
• Game Theory (University of British Columbia, Canada)

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

Udemy

• IT Help Desk Professional Certificate (its actually 1 of the better "starter" ones too)

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)

Alison (see note)

• IT Support Certified

You will need a "$10 off" coupon code, I can not supply that

Edraak

• Introduction to Computer Science – CS50x
• Office 365 - Microsoft
• Advanced Excel skills - Microsoft
• Introduction to the world of networks
• Basic technical skills
• Electronic games design
• Programming iPhone applications
• Building websites with WordPress

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 & Github

• At least user profile, a professional (work) one, for presence.

Everyone uses one of these 2 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)

SCRUM (Merit Global webinar)

• SCRUM Fundamentals Certified (SFC)

Six Sigma (via SixSigmaStudy)

• Six Sigma White Belt
• Six Sigma Yellow Belt

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)

edX

• IT Support: Fundamentals by Microsoft (via edX)
• Introduction to Cloud Computing

Microsoft, after watching webinar "Ignite"

• 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)

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 free, 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

Amazon

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Fortinet Network Security Expert (NSE) Certification

• Levels 1 through 8 (of 8 levels), all 8 levels are free

ISC² (International Information System Security Certification Consortium)

• Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)

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

Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRI)

• Associate Business Continuity Professional (ABCP)
• Associate Cyber Resilience Professional (ACRP)

NOT currently open

Huawei Academy (Free training and certifications for):

• HCIA
• HCIP
• HCIE

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

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

IF you have a better "free" domain name suggestion.... it would be really helpful

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There are others, but most are only "padding"

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Bonus challenge (thought experiment)

• Best Job you think you could get, with ONLY a high school diploma & this list of certifications (and some "homelab" practice, approx 1 year)