Upskilling during a Downturn
A collection of free resources to elevate your career during a time of change.

Updated July 8, 2020.

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Now is the time to innovate! Limitless learning, networking, and upskilling. Opportunities abound, great ideas often birth in a down market. Never before have we had such ample access to free resources online. Do you have extra time, or you’re in-between your next job? Stay focused, grow, and benefit from this unprecedented time of change.

How to submit a resource:

Tweet at us: Jeremiah Owyang @jowyang, Scott Monty @scottmonty, or on any social channel (Facebook, Linkedin) and we will add to this list. Resources listed in the order received, not a prioritized list. To ensure consistent quality, editing access will not be granted to this document.

Free Online Training: No paid courses will be listed.

  1. Universities: 450 Ivy League courses you can take online
  2. Universities: 1,500 courses from a wide range of topics
  3. Universities: Over 600 classes
  4. Salesforce: Trailhead
  5. Outsystems: Virtual Developer Certifications
  6. Linkedin’s Lynda: One month free of courses
  7. SAS: Live lab training and self-learning and free training
  8. Codeacademy: Scholarships for students impacted by Covid-19
  9. Linkedin Learning: Ten courses to help you be a better professional
  10. IBM: Coursera classes, and Data and AI learning
  11. Digital Marketer: Marketing Lab playbooks
  12. CXL: Growth Marketing Minidegree
  13. Google Ads Academy
  14. Google Analytics Academy
  15. Hubspot Academy
  16. IBM Cognitive Class
  17. Digital Analytics Podcasts, videos
  18. freeCodeCamp
  19. CodeAcademy
  20. Amazon Web Services free training
  21. University Automation Anywhere
  22. Test Automation University
  23. ElevenFifty tech training 
  24. DevOpsInstitute: Virtual Skill Up Days
  25. UIpath Academy: RPA skills
  26. Commune Wellness Classes
  27. Tableau free learning for 90 days
  28. Project management institute
  29. Adobe free classes 
  30. Google: Fundamentals of digital marketing 
  31. Trade desk: Data-driven marketing and advertising
  32. Develop: business/technical skills, free trial. 
  33. Microsoft Learn
  34. Open classroom 
  35. Foundr: Entrepreneur classes 
  36. PWC: digital fitness training
  37. Formstack Track
  38. Check with your local library who may offer free classes, software, and of course, books.


Free Software: No paid software will be listed

  1. Digital Marketer: Marketing Lab playbooks
  2. Marketpath CMS for students and teachers
  3. PluralSight, 10-day trial
  4. Communo Freelancer Community, free trial
  5. (also see list below, under Corporate Goodwill)

Job Boards and Human Resources:

  1. A large list of companies hiring remote workers
  2. CMX: online Community Professional Roles 
  3. Human Services: Fed, State, Tools, Remote Working via Casebook
  4. March 26: “Who’s Hiring”
  5. Upwork:
  6. Freelancer
  7. Fiverr
  8. Zirtual: virtual assistants
  9. Time Etc: virtual assistants

Virtual Events:

  1. Physical business/tech conferences that are now Virtual (list by Jeremiah Owyang)
  2. Conferences that offer “Tech Skills”
  3. Inspiration: Visit a museum, virtually

Corporate Goodwill:

  1. Corporate Goodwill during the outbreak (list by Scott Monty)

Other

  1. Find Help. Assitance with discounts, bills, and other programs
  2. Grant Station helps with funding for your organization or project

Remember, the world’s best innovations often birth and grow in a down market --there are many opportunities!

Launched March 17th, 2020 by Jeremiah Owyang and Scott Monty.

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