Google IT Support Professional Certificate
Paid
Certification · beginner · About 6 months at a few hours a week · certificate available
Paid subscription (financial aid available on Coursera). Check current details on the provider’s site.
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Cloud support associate
Helps teams run applications on cloud platforms.
How people get in
Cloud partners and IT services firms; vendor certifications help.
First proof to build
Deploy a small app on a free cloud tier and document it.
National Classification of Occupations 2015, division 2: Professionals.
Learn what you’re missing
Free options first. Finishing a course keeps a skill self-reported; deliver a gig to prove it.
Cloud basics (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
Microsoft Learn training paths (Power BI, Azure, Excel)
Microsoft
FreeBrowse
Browse catalogue · beginner · Varies
Free; certification exams are paid. Check current details on the provider’s site.
Problem framing
CS50: Introduction to Computer Science
Harvard University
Free
Self-paced · beginner · About 10–12 weeks · certificate available
Free, including a free CS50 certificate; verified certificate via edX is paid. Check current details on the provider’s site.
Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Python (6.0001)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Free
Self-paced · beginner · One semester of material
Free course materials (no certificate). Check current details on the provider’s site.
Python basics
CS50: Introduction to Computer Science
Harvard University
Free
Self-paced · beginner · About 10–12 weeks · certificate available
Free, including a free CS50 certificate; verified certificate via edX is paid. Check current details on the provider’s site.
CS50's Introduction to Programming with Python
Harvard University
Free
Self-paced · beginner · About 10 weeks · certificate available
Free. Check current details on the provider’s site.
Cybersecurity basics
CS50's Introduction to Cybersecurity
Harvard University
Free
Self-paced · beginner · About 5 weeks · certificate available
Free. Check current details on the provider’s site.
Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate
Paid
Certification · beginner · About 6 months at a few hours a week · certificate available
Paid subscription (financial aid available on Coursera). Check current details on the provider’s site.