Free e-learning resources and online courses for Filipinos

Last week I talked about how higher education firms has become luxury brands and that their costs has become somewhat ridiculous. Education and technology has advanced a lot through the years and the internet has a lot to offer.

Whether you are learning to upgrade or equip yourselves with new skills, in pursuit of promotion or just bored, these free e-learning resources for Filipinos will definitely give you a lot of value.

The best parts about free online courses and free online learning is that anyone can take it and there is a variety out there to choose from and finish it at your own pace. Thanks to modern technologies, we can come out of this pandemic better and more equipped. Wanna learn or upgrade more skills? See below for my compilation of free online learning resources!

Online learning from the Philippines

Here are some resources that caters to the Philippines setting that I managed to find.

Agriculture Training Institute (ATI) e-learning - Access here: e-extension.gov.ph/elearning
The Agricutural Training Institute (ATI) is the training arm of the Department of Agriculture (DA).
Learn about planting of vegetables, fruits, and high value crops, raising farm animals, and fishery.

TESDA Online Program - Access here: www.e-tesda.gov.ph/course
The TESDA Online Program (TOP) is an open educational resource that aims to make technical education more accessible to Filipino citizens through the use of information and communication technologies.

University of the Philippines - Open University (UPOU) - Access here: model.upou.edu.ph
The University of the Philippines - Open University (UPOU) courses are designed to cater to different learning styles. UPOU's brand of MOOC, you are assured of free, relevant, quality courses.

Rea Ninja a.k.a Call Center Ninja - Access here: www.youtube.com/CallCenterNinja
Rea creates training and educational videos to help BPO professionals get hired and thrive in career and work environment.

Lex in Motion - Access here: www.youtube.com/lexinmotion
Lex helps you build your competence, confidence and capability in law school.

Knowledge Channel - Access here: www.youtube.com/knowledgechannelorg
This cable channel under ABS-CBN has uploaded shows based on the fourth quarter curriculum of the Department of Education as well as Filipino values topics.

BaiTV Livesteams - Access here: www.facebook.com/baitvcebu/live_videos
A new media entertainment channel that makes you proud to be Bisaya. They have conducted some interviews as well as some learning sessions on digial media.

Learn from MOOCs
A massive open online course (MOOC /muːk/) is an online course aimed at unlimited participation and open access via the web.

MIT OpenCourseWare - Access here: ocw.mit.edu
Massachusetts Institute of Technolgy OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity.

University of London MOOC - Access here: london.ac.uk/make-yourself-home
The university provides you with an opportunity to start studying from home to develop a personal interest, as a stepping stone to new career opportunities, or to help enhance your career as part of your continuing professional development (CPD).

Learn from Podcasts
If your internet bandwidth is limited or you have an unstable connection, then perhaps you are up for learning through recorded podcasts of various topics instead!

University of Oxford Podcasts - Access here: podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series
University of Oxford features many different podcasts. Most are public lecture series or lectures from visiting professors, with several different recordings available.

Privacy, Security and OSNIT show - Access here: www.inteltechniques.com/podcast
This weekly podcast presents ideas to help you become digitally invisible, stay secure from cyber threats, and make you a better online investigator.

And of course, there are educational podcasts as well that you can listen to. I have my own, and although it's currently on a hiatus, hope you can still learn something from it! ;)
Shameless plug for Podcast-on-the-go - Access here: http://spoti.fi/2Pm968z

Learn from Social Platforms and Networks
You want to learn how to best use a social media platform? Why not learn from the source itself?

Facebook Blueprint - Access here: www.facebook.com/business/learn
Explore self-paced and step-by-step tutorials that can help you build your digital marketing knowledge and bring your business online.

Google's Digital Garage - Access here: learndigital.withgoogle.com/digitalgarage
There are 26 modules to explore, all created by Google trainers, packed full of practical exercises and real-world examples to help you turn knowledge into action.

LinkedIn Learning - Access here: www.linkedin.com/learning/
You’ll have access to thousands of courses in business, career, design, art, education, and tech.

Shopify Academy - Access here: www.shopifycompass.com/courses
Do you want to be an online entrepreneur? Then check out the Shopify Academy and learn how to make money online for FREE.

Learn from Online Learning Platforms

There are a lot of online platforms from different parts of the world catering to different age groups and professionals out there, feel free to choose from these.


Khan Academy - Access here: www.youtube.com/khanacademy and www.khanacademy.org
A non-profit providing free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere helping students succeed in math, biology, chemistry, physics, history, economics, finance, grammar, and many other topics.

Coursera - Access here: www.coursera.org
This website offers amazing courses in all kinds of fields, from professional development to psychology, history, and literature—all created and taught by professors at top institutions nationally and across the globe.

Kadenze - Access here: www.kadenze.com
Classes are moderated by highly-regarded institutions, including Columbia University, Sydney Opera House, National University of Singapore, Princeton University and Paris College of Art. A free account grants you access to 250 courses on the arts, design, fashion, music, and creative industry.

Udemy - Access here: www.udemy.com
Similar to coursera, most courses have a fee, but many are affordable. And every now and then, the expensive courses go on SALE.

edX - Access here: www.edx.org
edX is transforming traditional education, removing the barriers of cost, location and access. Some of their big partners include Harvard, Berkeley, Dartmouth, Georgetown, and the University of Chicago, to name a few.

Open Culture Online Courses - Access here: www.openculture.com/freeonlinecourses
Open Culture’s listing of free online education courses highlights 1000 lectures, videos and podcasts from universities around the world.

Skillshare - Access here: www.skillshare.com
Skillshare provides “bite-sized” classes to learners who only have 15 minutes a day. It has more than 500 free classes and several thousand premium classes to choose from in topics such as film, writing, tech, lifestyle, and more.

FutureLearn - Access here: www.futurelearn.com/courses
FutureLearn’s completely free, with classes taught by universities and special organizations. Its big topics are business and management, creative arts, law, health, politics, science, digital skills, sports and leisure, and teaching.

Udacity - Access here: www.udacity.com/
Udacity focuses on software development, offering free courses in programming, data science, and web development.

Alison - Access here: alison.com/en
Alison, a worldwide learning community which offers FREE online courses with certification. The lessons range from technical, publishing ,analytics, sales, marketing and operations classes.

TED-Ed - Access here: ed.ted.com
Another great destination for more general learning is TED-Ed. From the same people that brought you the all encompassing, motivational web series, but more focused on educational videos.

Learn from Specialists

Learn from specialists sites for Health, Digital and Information Technology.

W.H.O. COVID19 Online Training - Access here: www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/training/online-training
More than 25 000 people across the globe have accessed real-time knowledge from WHO experts on how to detect, prevent, respond to and control the new coronavirus. The information from this is very important as Health lays the foundation for vibrant and productive communities.

Codecademy - Access here: www.codecademy.com
A website dedicated specifically to teaching coding with a live practice window. This means you can practice coding while still viewing the lesson material.

Hubspot Academy - Access here: academy.hubspot.com/courses
HubSpot Academy is the worldwide leader in free online training for inbound marketing, sales, and customer service professionals.

Code - Access here: code.org/learn
Code is another website focused on coding and app writing. A site with high quality courses, Code also features learning options for kids.

PPC University - Access here: www.wordstream.com/learn
PPC University by WordStream offers a free course on Pay-per-click advertising 101, 102 and advanced, together with access to articles, whitepapers and webinars as well.

CodeGym's Java tutorials - Access here: codegym.cc
CodeGym is an interactive online course for learning Java programming language from scratch. All courses are good for both beginners and advanced students (All level 0 courses are for Free).

GCF Global / GCF Learn Free - Access here: edu.gcfglobal.org/en/
The program offers more than 200 topics, including more than 2,000 lessons, more than 1,000 videos, and more than 50 interactives and games, completely free. Topics range from Microsoft Office classes to android and technology basics, social media and cloud use, digital photography and graphics.

Site Ground's Joomla tutorials - Access here: www.siteground.com/tutorials/joomla
Joomla 101 allows you to learn to use Joomla quick and easy for FREE. Learn to design and manage Joomla web sites with their short video tutorials.

WordPress 101 - Access here: www.wp101.com
WordPress 101 is a FREE video tutorial on how to create and manage a website using WordPress.

Camtasia - Access here: www.techsmith.com/tutorial-camtasia
Camtasia has a FREE video tutorial for basic video presentations to get you started.

Learn from Corporations for Free
Corporations also share their knowledge and experience on certain topics as part of their corporate citizenship programs. Make sure you take advantage of it!

Cisco Networking Academy - Access here: CNA
Cisco provides free introduction to cybersecurity, entrepreneurship, internet of things, python, and linux.

IBM educational resources - Access here:  IBM Skills, Open P-TECH and IBM AI Education series
These free programs and courses can give users the tools needed to explore new ideas, careers, and courses – anytime, anywhere.

Learn from Non-Profits
Non-profit organizations from the Philippines and ASEAN have come up with their own collection of free mentoring or learning session that is accessible to the public covering entrepreneurship, social development, social enterprises, data, and more!

Go Negosyo's Mentor ME Online - Access here: www.facebook.com/gonegosyoofficial/videos/
It is a program in partnership with the Office of the Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship. You can also download the MENTOR ME app on App Store and Playstore to start your FREE 1-on-1 business consultation when our Go Negosyo mentors are online and active. You may select your preferred topic and be matched with an online mentor. Your mentorship journey begins in the form of an online discussion. Bringing mentorship closer to every Filipino. Wherever you may be.


FutureReadyASEAN - Access here: futurereadyasean.org/start-learning

It is an online platform developed in partnership between the ASEAN Foundation, Empire Code and Microsoft, as part of the ASEAN Digital Innovation program. The program aims to train 520 teachers and 46,000 underserved youth aged 15 to 35 on digital skills by 2020. Trainings will leverage the platform and be conducted by Empire Code as master trainer in eight ASEAN countries (Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam).

Sparkability - Access here: sparkability.org/
Sparkability is a learning community for creative conscious entrepreneurs who are ready to rise above COVID-19. The Spark Project, together with the Young Southeast Asia Leaders Initiative of the US State Department has gathered experts, leaders, and fellow entrepreneurs across different industries and fields sharing practical techniques and tools that can help you bounce back from this setback.

Learn from Blogs
Some prefer video, others audio/podcasts, but others love to read and learn. Here are some online educational resources for Free for specific topics that are already compiled for structured learning. But there's plenty of blogs out there specializing on various other topics as well.

Quicksprout University - Access here: www.quicksprout.com/university
Quicksprout University offers beginner, intermediate and advanced courses for the following:
SEO, Link Building, Content Marketing, Paid Advertising, Social Media, Reputation Management and Conversion Optimization

Social Media QuickStarter - Access here: blogs.constantcontact.com/social-media-quickstarter
Social Media Quickstarter combines email and social media marketing through its modules. Some of the modules that they have are the following: Facebook 101, Twitter 101, Linkedin 101, Pinterest 101, Instagram 101, YouTube 101, Snapchat 101, and Blogging 101.

MS Excel Exposure - Access here: excelexposure.com
MS Excel video tutorials have been created to assist you in everything Excel. Their FREE tutorials includes: Financial Planning Analysis, Functions and Formulas, to name a few.

Design School by Canva - Access here: www.canva.com/learn/design
Canva teaches you to create designs that make an impact. If you are struggling on how to go from an idea to a completed design, sign up to Canva’s Design School.

Hack Design - Access here: hackdesign.org/lessons
Hack Design offers weekly lessons to help you to be confident with typography and design.

Live Learning Events and Online Scholarships
These are free opportunities to learn but are not necessarily immediately accessible and offered only if you apply/register/follow them. Although some MOOCs have these live events as well, but the following are non-MOOCs (Government, Non-profit, Companies).

Note: These are what I found as of this writing.

Project SPARTA - Access here: sparta.dap.edu.ph
The Department of Science and Technology's (DOST) "Smarter Philippines Through R&D, Training and Adoption" (SPARTA) program, aims to produce 30,000 data scientists via online learning. Project SPARTA was launched in order to put in place the necessary online education, research and development mechanisms and infrastructure to not only enable the industry of data science and analytics but also to advance smart governance practices. Online Scholarship are on the site.

Greenpeace's Classroom of the Future - Access here: act.gp/CFFBetterNormal
Classrooms for Future: Youth Agenda for a #BetterNormal is a series of free virtual classes for young Filipinos (18 to 35 years old) seeking to level up their skills on advocacy campaigning.

Globe myBusiness’ online business caravan - Access here: www.facebook.com/globemybusiness
For more details, I've written about it here. Learn more about Business Consultation Caravan schedules via globe mybusiness facebook page.

Sun Talks: Wealth & Health Virtual Conference (Zoom) - More info.: www.facebook.com/sunlifeph
To celebrate Financial Independence Month, Sun Life Philippines has planned the Sun Talks Virtual Conference. This is a grand gathering of notable speakers who will discuss matters relevant to today's situation, as Filipinos strive to move forward amid a pandemic.

Google Business Group Ask Me Anything - Register here: bit.ly/GBGAccountant
GBG Cebu, in partnership with Taxumo is holding an Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) session with an accountant! The event is accessible online for free on June 27, from 3-4PM.

There are thousands more you can find in YouTube or Vimeo and other video-sharing platforms that have hundreds of thousands of tutorials and how-to videos that you can learn more.

And there you have it! A list of online resources that offer free online courses and training for you to use during the lock-down/quarantine and perhaps beyond! Also, make sure to get a certificate to boost your CV and open the doors to more jobs for you in the future.

Despite the current state of the world, make sure to learn and enjoy it. Contribute to it. Be thankful for it. The internet will continue to make life better.

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