The Ministry of Labour and Social Partnership Relations (MLSP) in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) has partnered to offer persons who have become unemployed as a result of COVID-19 with FREE online training through the Coursera Workforce Recovery Programme.
The Coursera website provides participants access to over 4000 courses and 400 specializations covering a wide range of topics from over 200 recognised and accredited international institutions. The courses are to be completed during the period August 31st to December 31st, 2020. Certificates will be awarded upon completion of the courses. Limited spaces available. Apply before August 29th, 2020.
By clicking on “Register” you will be able to complete the application form to be considered for these Free courses through the Coursera Workforce Recovery Programme.
Please see a list of some of the courses being offered under the programme.
| Arts & Humanities | ||||
| Line No. | Course Name | Duration | Institution(s) | |
| 1 | Modern Arts & Ideas | 13 Hours | The Museum of Modern Art | |
| 2 | Graphic Design Specialization | 6 Months | California Institute of the Arts | |
| 3 | Creative Writing Specialization | 6 Months | Wesleyan University | |
| Business | ||||
| Line No. | Course Name | Duration | Institution(s) | |
| 1 | Successful Negotiation: Essential Strategies and Skills | 16 Hours | University of Michigan | |
| 2 | Financial Markets | 27 Hours | Yale University | |
| 3 | Excel to MSQL: Analytic Techniques for Business Specialization | 7 Months | Duke University | |
| Computer Science | ||||
| Line No. | Course Name | Duration | Institution | |
| 1 | Programming for Everybody (Starting With Python) | 19 Hours | University of Michigan | |
| 2 | Deep Learning Specialization | 4 Months | deeplearning.ai | |
| 3 | Applied Data Science Specialization | 5 Months | IBM | |
| Data Science | ||||
| Line No. | Course Name | Duration | Institution(s) | |
| 1 | Data Science: Foundations using R Specialization | 5 Months | Johns Hopkins University | |
| 2 | Introduction to Data Analytics for Business | 11 Hours | University of Colorado Boulder | |
| 3 | Executive Data Science Specialization | 2 Months | Johns Hopkins University | |
| Information Technology | ||||
| Line No. | Course Name | Duration | Institution(s) | |
| 1 | Continuous Delivery & DevOps | 8 Hours | University of Virginia | |
| 2 | IT Project Management | 8 Hours | Indian School of Business | |
| 3 | Accounting and Finance for IT Professionals | 6 Hours | Indian School of Business | |
| Health | ||||
| Line No. | Course Name | Duration | Institution(s) | |
| 1 | Covid-19 Contact Tracing | 7 Hours | Johns Hopkins University | |
| 2 | Stanford Introduction to Food and Health | 5 Hours | Stanford University | |
| 3 | Introduction to Psychology | 15 Hours | Yale University | |
| Math & Logic | ||||
| Line No. | Course Name | Duration | Institution(s) | |
| 1 | Mathematics for Machine Learning Specialization | 4 Months | Imperial College London | |
| 2 | Cryptography 1 | 20 Hours | Stanford University | |
| 3 | The Data Scientist’s Toolbox | 13 Hours | Johns Hopkins University | |
| Personal Development | ||||
| Line No. | Course Name | Duration | Institution(s) | |
| 1 | The Science of Well-Being | 19 Hours | Yale University | |
| 2 | Career Success Specialization | 11 Months | University of California, Irvine | |
| 3 | Successful Negotiation: Essential Strategies and Skills | 16 Hours | University of Michigan | |
| Physical Science & Engineering | ||||
| Line No. | Course Name | Duration | Institution(s) | |
| 1 | Robotics Specialization | 7 Months | University of Pennsylvania | |
| 2 | Self-Driving Cars Specialization | 7 Months | University of Toronto | |
| 3 | Introduction to Deep Learning | 34 Hours | National Research University Higher School of Economics | |
| Language & Learning | ||||
| Line No. | Course Name | Duration | Institution(s) | |
| 1 | Chinese Characters for Beginner Pt1 | 30 Hours | Peking University | |
| 2 | Chinese Characters for Beginner Pt2 | 44 Hours | Peking University | |
| 3 | Chinese for Beginners | 15 Hours | Peking University | |
| Social Sciences | ||||
| Line No. | Course Name | Duration | Institution(s) | |
| 1 | Financial Markets | 27 Hours | Yale University | |
| 2 | The Power of Macroeconomics: Economic Principles in the Real World | 23 Hours | University of California, Irvine | |
| 3 | Virtual Teacher Specialization | 7 Months | University of California, Irvine | |
