Onsite Training and Tutoring
At SOHO Computers Hermanus we offer both, informal as well as formally
accredited certificate-,
diploma-, micro degree, and degree-level
programs for management, staff, students, educators, and just about anyone who would like to expand
their horizons, with or without matriculation exemption.
Alison
Alison offers more than 750 FREE and PAID certificate and diploma courses in the fields of Business and Enterprise Skills,
Digital Literacy and IT Skills, Financial and Economic Literacy, Health and Safety and Compliance,
Languages, Healthcare, Personal Development and Soft Skills, and Schools Curriculum, from the Advanced
Learning Academy, OpenLearn, OpenStax CNX [formerly Connexions], Saylor Academy, the University of
Georgia's Global Text Project, the OpenStax [formerly OpenStax College] at Rice University, the
University of Cambridge, and the University of Texas at Austin.
Coursera
Coursera offers more than 2000 PAID certificate
courses, as well as accredited degrees, in Arts and Humanities, Business, Computer Science, Data
Science, Life Sciences, Math and Logic, Personal Development, Physical Science and Engineering, Social
Sciences, and Language Learning, from Exploratorium and IBM, as well as top universities like Duke,
Princeton, Stanford, Utrecht, Yale, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the University
of Cape Town (UCT), the University of Geneva, the University of Melbourne, the University of Manchester,
the University of Tokyo, and the University of Zurich.
eDX
edX is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) provider
with more than 1270 FREE and PAID certificate
courses and MicroMaster programs in the fields of
Architecture, Art & Culture, Biology & Life Sciences, Business and Management, Chemistry, Communication,
Computer Science, Data Analysis & Statistics, Design, Finance, Education & Teacher Training,
Electronics, Energy & Earth Sciences, Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Ethics, Food & Nutrition,
Health & Safety, History, Humanities, Language, Law, Literature, Math, Medicine, Music, Philosophy &
Ethics, Physics, Science, and Social Sciences, from Microsoft, and respected universities like Harvard,
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the University of British Columbia, the University of
California at Berkeley, and the University of Texas System (UT System).
FutureLearn
Future Learn offers hundreds of FREE and PAID
certificate courses, as well as accredited degrees, in the fields of Business & Management, Creative
Arts & Media, Health & Psychology, History, Languages & Cultures, Law, Literature,
Nature & Environment, Politics and the Modern World, Science, Engineering &
Maths, Tech & Coding, and Teaching & Studying, from Deakin University, King’s College London, Monash
University, Open University, Stellenbosch University, the University of Aberdeen, the University of
Auckland, the University of Bath, the University of Cape Town (UCT), the University of Leeds, the
University of Manchester, the University of Nottingham, the University of Oslo, and the University of
York.
GetSmarter
GetSmarter, based in Cape Town and London,
offers a wide variety of PAID courses in the fields of Arts and Design, Business Management, Education,
Entrepreneurship, Executive Education, Finance, Health, Hospitality and Events, Law, Marketing, Project
Management, Real Estate, Systems and Technology, Talent Management (HR), and Writing, from the
Goldsmiths University of London, Harvard University, Stellenbosch University, the University of
Cambridge, the University of Cape Town (UCT), the University of Chicago Graham School, and the
University of the Witwatersrand.
Goodwill Community Foundation
The Goodwill Community Foundation (GCF) is
an online learning platform, offering more than 2000 FREE
tutorials in Career Planning, Devices, Digital Skills, Hardware, Language Learning, Life Skills,
Mathematics, Microsoft Office, Online Safety, Operating Systems, Reading, social media, and Technology
Basics.
Google Digital Garage
Google Digital Garage,
by Google, is a non-profit educational program designed to accelerate your career or business with an
online digital skills course in everything from marketing to coding and beyond.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy is a fun online learning
platform, offering a wide variety of FREE online courses in the
fields of Arts & Humanities, Computing, Economics & Finance, Mathematics, Science, and Test Prep. Khan
Academy’s partners include NASA, The Museum of Modern Art, the California Academy of Sciences, and the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). You may follow my profile here.
Microsoft ExpertZone
Microsoft
ExpertZone is a Retail Marketing and Training Center, offering a selection of FREE certificates
and accreditations, directly
from Microsoft. Completing these courses will greatly improve your understanding of the various
functions and features of a wide variety of Microsoft products and services. Ex:
OpenLearn
OpenLearn is the official free learning
platform of the Open University (OU), offering FREE courses in the fields of Education & Development,
Health, Sports & Psychology, History & The Arts, Languages, Money Management, Nature & Environment,
Science, Maths & Technology, and Society, Politics & Law. You may follow my profile here.
Saylor Academy
Saylor Academy is a FREE and OPEN online academy,
offering more than 100 courses in the fields of Art
History, Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Communication, Computer Science, Economics,
English, History, Learning Skills, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Professional
Development, Psychology, Sociology, and Saylor Meta-Courses. Students can earn a total of ninety-one,
tuition-free, college credits transferable to the Colorado Technical University (CTU), the Thomas Edison
State University in New Jersey, Excelsior College, the State University of New York’s Empire State
College, Western Governors University (WGU), and the University of Maryland.
South African College of Applied Psychology (SACAP)
The South African College of Applied Psychology
(SACAP) is South Africa’s leading provider of PAID
counselling, coaching, and psychology courses.
SACAP is accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE), the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA), and on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) by SAQA.
Udacity
Udacity is “an online university by Silicon
Valley”, offering a number of FREE courses and PAID
nanodegree programs in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Digital Marketing, Electronic Engineering,
Programming, Robotics, and Virtual Reality, in collaboration with Amazon, AT&T, Bosch, Cloudera,
Electric Movement, Facebook, GitHub, Google, Hootsuite, HTC, HubSpot, IBM, Kaggle, Kuka, Lockheed
Martin, Lyft, MailChimp, MegaBots, Mercedes-Benz, Moz, Nvidia, Salesforce, and Unity.
Udemy
Udemy is a global marketplace for learning online,
offering an extensive library of more than 45 000 FREE and PAID courses taught by expert instructors, in
the fields of Academics, Business, Design, Development, Health & Fitness, IT & Software, Language,
Lifestyle, Marketing, Music, Office Productivity, Personal Development, Photography, Teacher Training,
and Test Prep.
University of the People (UoPeople)
The University of The People (UoPeople) is a
tuition-free university, offering PAID degree programs in Business Administration, Computer Science, and
Health Science. UoPeople works in partnership with the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), Hewlett-Packard,
Intel, Microsoft, the Hoffmann Foundation, the Open Education Consortium (OEC), Saylor Foundation, the
Western Union Foundation, the New York University (NYU), the University of California at Berkeley, and
the Information Society Project at Yale Law School.
References
- Adeaga, F. (2020, January 17) Full list of free accredited online courses with certificates [Briefly] https://briefly.co.za/49961-full-list-free-accredited-online-courses-certificates.html
- Open Culture (n.d.a) 200 Online Certificate & Microcredential Programs from Leading Universities & Companies [Open Culture] https://www.openculture.com/online-certificate-programs
For even more resources, please visit MIT OpenCourseWare, MOOC List, and Open Culture.