Free external training providers
Discover a world of endless possibilities with these free online training and e-learning providers. Gain access to a vast array of free courses, ranging from professional development to personal interests, unlocking knowledge at your own pace and convenience.
The National Careers Service
The National Careers Service provides careers information, advice, and guidance no matter what point of your career journey you’re at, including:
- Career Profiles: Explore over 800 career profiles to discover job details and requirements
- Skills Assessment: Assess your skills and match them to potential new careers
- Course Search: Find local learning and training opportunities
- Personalised guidance appointments: 1-2-1 sessions with a career’s advisor.
Please visit the National Careers Service website directly to access these free resources.
OpenLearn
The Open University's free e-learning platform offers bite-sized learning experiences designed to fit easily into daily life. OpenLearn’s academic-led content includes around 1,000 free courses, more than 80 badged courses, and thousands of educational games, videos and academic articles. Browse the OpenLearn catalogue of free courses.
Chichester College Group
Chichester College Group offer a wide range of free Distance Learning courses which offer you the flexibility of studying a selection of nationally recognised qualifications across a number of sectors. Their courses cover health care, workplace skills, childcare, business and management and sports and fitness.
East Sussex College
East Sussex College offer a range of fully-funded, accredited online courses in digital skills, mental health first aid, customer service and more. You can study at a time that fits around your life commitments, and you'll always have a course assessor on hand to help you with questions you might have. Visit the East Sussex College website for more information.
Please note that in order to confirm that you are eligible for a FREE government funded course, you will typically be required to provide the training provider with some personal details and take a short test to check your suitability. You must be 19+ years old.
LinkedIn Learning
All Sussex staff have free access to LinkedIn Learning and should be able to login using their Sussex username (eg. ab123@sussex) and password. LinkedIn Learning has thousands of courses to continue your personal and professional development. You can even take courses on the go, using the LinkedIn Learning App.
For more information on how to get started, visit the ITS LinkedInLearning webpage.
Future Learn
Future Learn offers a wide range of courses for free, as well as payable options to gain professional certifications. They offer learning in bitesize chunks which you can take at your own pace as well as scheduled courses with specific time frames.
Find our more by visiting the Future Learn website.
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