Free Certified Courses to enable learning in your own time and accepted all over the World.
ALISON currently offers over 500 courses across certificate and diploma level in ten languages.Some of their major courses are published in partnership with large organizations such as Microsoft and The British Council.
The certificate level courses necessitate 1–2 hours study with the more rigorous diploma level offerings requiring 9–11 hours study on the part of the learner.
Its stated objective is to enable people to gain basic education and workplace skills.
ALISON has delivered 60 million lessons and records 1.2 million unique visitors per month; there are 250,000 graduates of its 500+ courses as of January 2013.
ALISON currently offers over 500 courses across certificate and diploma level in ten languages.Some of their major courses are published in partnership with large organizations such as Microsoft and The British Council.
The certificate level courses necessitate 1–2 hours study with the more rigorous diploma level offerings requiring 9–11 hours study on the part of the learner.
Its stated objective is to enable people to gain basic education and workplace skills.
ALISON has delivered 60 million lessons and records 1.2 million unique visitors per month; there are 250,000 graduates of its 500+ courses as of January 2013.
Also try:
Vision2Learn for UK fully certified NVQ Lvl2 courses, entirely free (England only). There are several lengthy threads on here for more info about them.
Coursera for university level courses from establishments all over the world. No formal qualification gained, but many do give a certificate of completion which won't do your CV any harm.
Udacity, similar to Coursera
I wouldn't bet my life on it, but I'd say almost certainly not. They're not going to count for much formally, except a bit of kudos and personal development.
You're trying to be popular, it's working
Received a reply from Alison Courses:
''ALISON qualifications are not traditional qualifications in the sense of being accredited by local or national institutions. ALISON qualifications are universal, and can be validated and verified at any time by asking the ALISON graduate to sit an assessment (our Flash tests - alison.com/test) on whatever course a third party wishes to test the holder on. The ALISON learning system is based on the fact that anyone who is a graduate can be tested at any time. Potential employers can also verify your qualification at any time at alison.com/cer…eck by entering the certificate number and pincode. An ALISON qualification shows that a person is self-disciplined in taking the initiative in furthering his/her career/knowledge, which is an important characteristic in anyone wishing to pursue a third-level education.
ALISON is continuously growing, and the idea is that over time ALISON qualifications will become known through our learners, without seeking formal accreditation or recognition from an institutional body.
For more information on accreditation/recognition, see alison.com/kno…04/ and http://alison.com/knowledgebase/entry/44/.
It is certainly recommended to put your completed ALISON courses on your CV. An ALISON certificate or diploma can be of benefit in job and college applications; however it will depend on the individual employer/college. Any other qualifications and relevant experience you have will of course also be important. An ALISON qualification shows that a person is self-disciplined in taking the initiative in furthering his/her career/knowledge, which is an important characteristic in anyone wishing to pursue a third-level education. ''