Careers News
10 free online courses for students
Time spent learning is never wasted, and it could put you ahead of the competition. The good news is there are lots of free courses available online, with even more popping up in response to Covid-19.
If you have a particular field of interest, then some research may be needed to find free courses that’ll satisfy your goals.
In the meantime, here’s 10 interesting courses we’ve found:
- Ethical Journalism
- Design Thinking & Creativity for Innovation
- Global Media, War and Technology
- Introduction to Project Management
- Marketing in a Digital World
- Fundamentals of Graphic Design
- Cameras, Exposure and Photography
- Understanding the Australian Health Care System
- Creative Writing: The Craft of the Plot
- Introduction to Financial Accounting
You’ll need to double check that you’re eligible to sign up and that the courses are still free to enrol.
Some of them offer the option of paying a bit at the end to get an official certificate of completion.
You might also like to check out the free micro credentials being offered by TAFE right now. You’ll even receive a digital badge once you’ve successfully completed the course, which can be verified online as evidence of your work. You should be able to complete each course in around an hour.
Remember once you’ve done the course you should add it to your resume and update any skills you’ve gained.
Study@RMIT Virtual Expo
30 May 2020, 6:00 am - 9:00 pm
Online
Discover everything that RMIT has to offer, from wherever you are in the world. This exclusive online event allows you to explore our study areas, receive tailored advice from our friendly staff, take part in interactive webinars and immerse yourself in our 360 degree campus videos.
Find out more please click here.
ACU | Talk with Exercise Scientists and Physiotherapists Online
1 July 2020, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Online
Join us online to hear from ACU alumni about their experiences working as clinical exercise physiologists and physiotherapists. Take part in a Q&A session with our graduates to learn what a career in exercise science and physiotherapy is like.
Find out more please click here.
Take a Free Online Nutrition Course
ShawAcademy is currently offering a free four-week course in nutrition that you can complete online.
Learn all about what’s in your food, how your body works and eating healthy in their Diploma of Nutrition.
The course is free to sign up for the month of May, so start now.
Find out more and enrol here.
Plan Your Own Enterprise Competition 2020
Entries are now open to the 2020 Plan Your Own Enterprise (PYOE) Competition.
In up to 3,000 words students should present a creative idea for a small business as a business plan.
The competition is open to all full-time secondary school students. Students can work individually or in a team.
Entries are open until Friday 4 September 2020.
Find out more and enter here.
Aesthetica Creative Writing Award 2020
The Aesthetica Creative Writing Award is an international literary prize that is a hotbed for new talent in Poetry and Short Fiction. Every year, Aesthetica Magazine supports both emerging and established writers through the Prize by offering publication in an anthology that is an inspiring collection of narrative and poetic forms.
The winners also receive the following: £1,000 cash prize each for poetry and short fiction, consultation with literary agents Redhammer Management, Membership to The Poetry Society, a subscription to Granta and books courtesy of Bloodaxe and Vintage.
Entries are open until Saturday 31 August 2020.
Find out more and enter here.
Melissa Dillon and Robyn Cardamone
Careers & VET Coordinators