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Free online courses to help you develop your career

Carolyn

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The following courses have been selected to help you achieve in your career development. Although some are part of Learning Pathways offered by the platform delivering the courses, each individual course can still be accessed for free. If you wish to gain a Certificate, you'll need to pay a fee and complete and pass the course.

The courses have been sorted into the following categories:




Reinvent Yourself: Unleash Your Creativity
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health

A renowned innovation expert shows how to spark your creativity for career development in 5 proven steps.
Leading companies look for innovative thinking in new hires and for career advancement. Yet only 1 in 4 of us feels truly creative. Time to reinvent yourself and unleash the creativity lying dormant in all of us.
Dr. Roberta Ness, featured TED speaker, author, and one of America’s leading creative thinking innovators, will guide you through her exclusive 5-step program to being an effective innovator. Learn to break free from your usual thinking pattern and start generating creative solutions to life’s challenges. Sharpen your powers of observation, make surprising associations, expand your idea space, and even master how to think backwards. Hone your creative thinking skills by solving real-world problems from business and science.
Free
On demand
edX


Unlocking Your Employability
University of Queensland
Learn how to unlock your personal and professional development and market your skills to potential employers to maximise your career success.
This course will show you how to take your experiences, extract what you’ve learned from them and present them in a way that would be attractive to an employer.
We’ll help you develop your employability, which is the set of achievements, skills, and personal attributes that make you attractive to an employer, so that you can successfully navigate the recruitment process and be effective in your job.

Free
On demand
edX


Employability Skills for Industry
Colorado Community College System
Employability skills are necessary for getting, keeping, and doing well on a job. This course introduces you to the skills you need for your career - from the interview process through keeping your job. This course will help identify the skills you have and the skills you may need to work on so you can do well in industry jobs.
Free
Scheduled
Canvas.net



Career Edge: Design Your Career
Fullbridge
This career development course will help you assess your strengths and interests so you can strategize your career opportunities. You’ll develop a career roadmap by identifying which types of organizations and professions best align with your goals, and plan key steps to take you there. This course includes self-assessments, career tests, interactive exercises, goal planning simulations, and a gap analysis which will help you build your own career plan.
This course is part of the five-part Career Edge Fullbridge XSeries, designed to prepare you for career success.

Free
On demand
edX


Career Edge: Communication and Teamwork
Fullbridge

This career development course will teach you how to effectively communicate, collaborate, and resolve conflicts with colleagues and become a stellar team member. You’ll learn through real-world examples and scenarios, which will enable you to be ready to collaborate on day one of your next job or project.
This is the second course in the five-part Career Edge Fullbridge XSeries, designed to prepare you for career success.
Free
On demand
edX


Becoming Part of the Globalised Workplace
National University of Singapore
Part of a 5-course series, the Effective Communication in the Globalised Workplace Specialization
"Becoming Part of the Globalised Organisation" aims to build your confidence when communicating in intercultural and persuasive workplace contexts. The course focuses on enhancing your professional persona for skillful verbal engagement with stakeholders within and beyond the organisation.
Free
Scheduled
Coursera





Course 1: Strategic Career Self-Management
The State University of New York
Part of a 4-course series, the Career Brand Management Specialization
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in the current economy, Americans shift jobs every 4-5 years, which translates into 8-10 job transitions, including several career changes, over one’s life time. With competition for jobs on the rise, a person’s continuing employability and career success are increasingly defined by his or her mastery of individual career development and the ability to effectively "manage oneself" (P. Drucker).
In this course, you will learn how to think strategically and professionally about your career self-management. Through this course you'll develop an objective, external view of your marketable skills as a solid foundation for building a strong career brand.
Free

On demand
Coursera


Course 2: Career Brand Development and Self-Coaching
The State University of New York
Part of a 4-course series, the Career Brand Management Specialization
In this course, you will engage in developing and strengthening the functional component of your career brand. Acting as “your own Chief Executive Officer” (P. Drucker), you will learn how to use strategic management models and techniques for enhancing your skills portfolio. You will learn how to increase your human capital by developing and documenting high-demand marketable skills.
Free
Scheduled
Coursera


Course 3: Strategic Self-Marketing and Personal Branding
The State University of New York
Part of a 4-course series, the Career Brand Management Specialization
In this course, you will engage in developing and strengthening the emotional component of your career brand. Acting as “your own Chief Executive Officer” (P. Drucker), you will learn how to use strategic marketing models and techniques for enhancing your personal image. You will learn how to communicate and showcase your skills and personality traits to prospective employers.
Free
Scheduled
Coursera


Introduction to Personal Branding
University of Virginia
Though the concept of personal branding isn't new, questions remain about how to create one and, more importantly, what it means to maintain and inhabit that brand.
Join instructor Kimberley R. Barker as she provides a warm, supportive atmosphere in which learners are encouraged to intensively explore themselves in order to create a personal brand that authentically and effectively communicates their values and professional gifts. Together we will build a strong community in which to provide encouragement and feedback, and support each other as learners pursue their goal of successful brand creation.
Free
On demand
Coursera


Reinvent Yourself: Unleash Your Creativity
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health
A renowned innovation expert shows how to spark your creativity for career development in 5 proven steps.
Leading companies look for innovative thinking in new hires and for career advancement. Yet only 1 in 4 of us feels truly creative. Time to reinvent yourself and unleash the creativity lying dormant in all of us.
Dr. Roberta Ness, featured TED speaker, author, and one of America’s leading creative thinking innovators, will guide you through her exclusive 5-step program to being an effective innovator. Learn to break free from your usual thinking pattern and start generating creative solutions to life’s challenges. Sharpen your powers of observation, make surprising associations, expand your idea space, and even master how to think backwards. Hone your creative thinking skills by solving real-world problems from business and science.
Free
On demand
edX


Unlocking Your Employability
University of Queensland
Learn how to unlock your personal and professional development and market your skills to potential employers to maximise your career success.
This course will show you how to take your experiences, extract what you’ve learned from them and present them in a way that would be attractive to an employer.
We’ll help you develop your employability, which is the set of achievements, skills, and personal attributes that make you attractive to an employer, so that you can successfully navigate the recruitment process and be effective in your job.
Free
On demand
edX


Employability Skills for Industry
Colorado Community College System
Employability skills are necessary for getting, keeping, and doing well on a job. This course introduces you to the skills you need for your career - from the interview process through keeping your job. This course will help identify the skills you have and the skills you may need to work on so you can do well in industry jobs.
Free
Scheduled
Canvas.net


Career Edge: Design Your Career
Fullbridge
This career development course will help you assess your strengths and interests so you can strategize your career opportunities. You’ll develop a career roadmap by identifying which types of organizations and professions best align with your goals, and plan key steps to take you there. This course includes self-assessments, career tests, interactive exercises, goal planning simulations, and a gap analysis which will help you build your own career plan.
This course is part of the five-part Career Edge Fullbridge XSeries, designed to prepare you for career success.
Free
On demand
edX


Career Edge: Communication and Teamwork
Fullbridge
This career development course will teach you how to effectively communicate, collaborate, and resolve conflicts with colleagues and become a stellar team member. You’ll learn through real-world examples and scenarios, which will enable you to be ready to collaborate on day one of your next job or project.
This is the second course in the five-part Career Edge Fullbridge XSeries, designed to prepare you for career success.
Free
On demand
edX





Career Edge: Resume, Networking and Interview Skills
Fullbridge
With only a small window of opportunity to make a lasting impression on prospective employers, what should you do to get noticed? This career development course prepares you to reach out to desired organizations, succeed in your interview, and then excel on the job. Use self-assessments and interactive exercises to help you build a standout resume that will get you noticed. Using simulations, you’ll learn interview preparation techniques that will enable you to ace the interview and start your career journey.
This course is part of the five-part Career Edge Fullbridge XSeries, designed to prepare you for career success.
Free
On demand
edX


English at Work in Asia: Job Applications, CVs and Cover Letters
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
This two-part job search course guides you on the path to career success. Based on interviews with industry professionals and experienced recruiters, Part 1 helps you create a compelling CV / résumé and job application. Part 2 helps you interview successfully.
This job search course is for both native and non-native speakers of English. Native speakers will learn from industry professionals and recruiters about how to design effective CVs, résumés and cover letters and how to create a compelling online presence. Non-native speakers will also benefit from the English language input that is provided in each week of the course.
Free
Scheduled
edX


English at Work in Asia: Preparing for a Job Interview
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
This two-part job search course guides you on the path to career success. Based on interviews from industry professionals and seasoned recruiters, we have created a course that helps you succeed in job interviews and outshine your competitors.
This course is for both native and non-native speakers of English. Native speakers will benefit from hearing from industry professionals and recruiters and how to prepare and perform more effectively in a job interview, while non-native speakers will also benefit from the language input that is provided in each week of the course.
Free
Scheduled
edX


How to Succeed at: Interviews
University of Sheffield
This course has been designed and developed by experts from The Careers Service here at The University of Sheffield to help you to succeed at interviews, whether you are applying for jobs or planning to study. Because being offered an interview can be quite daunting, we’ve put together a set of materials to help you prepare and be successful on the day.
Free
Scheduled
FutureLearn


How to Succeed at: Writing Applications
University of Sheffield
This course has been designed and developed by experts from The Careers Service here at The University of Sheffield to help you to write successful applications, whether you are applying for jobs or planning to study at university or college.
Free
Scheduled
FutureLearn


Net That Job: How to Write a CV Online
University of Glasgow
Writing a cv is a very personal thing – it’s a story about your past that employers will use to decide if you have a future with them. This free online course will guide you through the cv writing process, helping you create a cv online that will help you net your dream job.
Free
Scheduled
FutureLearn
 
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