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You have just finished giving your 12th exams. You are in luck due to the Pandemic! This "vacation" you can upskill and make yourself graduation ready. So, I have listed 5 such free online courses that you can do post your 12th. These are commerce-related courses, but anyone can pursue them.
Free Online Courses after Commerce
1. 101 Accounting Course with Study.com
Over 2000 colleges and unis readily accept the credits from this basic accounting course. This self-paced course is based on the widely known 3 semester hours criteria. With it, you will learn the complete introduction to financial accounting terminology, concepts, and best practices. Further, you will be able to understand the purpose of accounting, financial statements, types of assets, and other elements of financial accounting.
Also, your grade for this course will be calculated out of 300 points (100 from Quizzes and 200 from the final exam). The minimum score required to pass and earn real college credit for this course is 210 points or an overall course grade of 70%. Once you've completed this course, you can take the proctored 50-questions' final exam and earn credit. You can take the test 3 times, with a gap of 3 days each time. After the test, you will receive a detailed exam report complete with your statistics and even specific lessons to focus on!
Enrol in the free course here.
2. 101 Investment and Finance with CFI
This Corporate Finance 101 Course will teach you the fundamentals of Finance and Investment. You will learn who the key players in the capital markets are, what does the capital-raising process look like, techniques to evaluate a business, etc. Further, this course will also show you an overview of career paths. It will also teach you how to prepare for a corporate interview. It is a free self-paced course that will need almost 3 hours of your time.
This introduction to corporate finance course will give an overview of all the key concepts you need for a high powered career. The possible career options are in investment banking, equity research, private equity, corporate development, financial planning & analysis (FP&A), treasury, etc.
Take the free course here.
3. Fundamentals of Marketing Mix with IE Business School
Marketing Mix Fundamentals prepares you to bring your product to market - how and where are you going to market it? It sets out a detailed introduction to the four P’s of Marketing (Product, Pricing, Place and Promotion), this course will help you to strategically analyze your product and/or service.
IE Professors Maria Teresa Aranzabal and Fernando Cortiñas will teach this course. they will teach about marketing strategy using expert interviews with industry professionals. After this course, you will be ready to decide where and how you want to market your product.
It is a self-paced course and will take 8-10 hours to complete. You will get a certificate upon completion. Enrol in the course here.
4. Digital Marketing with Google
There are two courses available on Google Digital Platform that provide a certificate; Digital Marketing and G-Suite. Other than that, most of the courses are free but Google charges money for the certificate. From online campaigning to business security and AI, Google offers over 125 courses. Not only that, but the teachers on Google are also one of the best trainers available online. The courses range from 2 hours to 20+ hours and you can learn at your pace. You can enrol in the course here, and finish more than 5 courses before the lockdown ends.
5. Microsoft Office with Microsoft
Microsoft, like Google, provides free certificate courses to learn technical aspects of Microsoft apps. You can learn Excel, PPT, Word and the complete suite on its instructor-led program. Also, companies can make employees learn in groups and bridge the gap between Microsoft updates. If you are a fresher, with these exam based certificates, you can land new jobs.
The courses are free of cost. Enrol here and learn and get a certificate to add to your resume.