Google UX Design 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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Junior UI designer
Designs screens for apps and websites.
How people get in
Product startups and design agencies; portfolio-led hiring.
First proof to build
Redesign 3 screens of an app you use and explain why.
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.
Figma and UI design
Search Coursera: figma courses
Coursera
Free to auditBrowse
Browse catalogue · beginner · Varies
Many free to audit; certificates are paid. Check current details on the provider’s site.
UX basics (wireframes, testing)
Google UX Design 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.
Design thinking resources (Stanford d.school)
Stanford University
FreeBrowse
Browse catalogue · beginner · Self-paced
Free. Check current details on the provider’s site.
Canva / graphic design
Canva Design School
Canva Design School
FreeBrowse
Browse catalogue · beginner · Short lessons
Free. Check current details on the provider’s site.
HTML / website 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 Web Programming with Python and JavaScript
Harvard University
Free
Self-paced · intermediate · About 12 weeks · certificate available
Free. Check current details on the provider’s site.