Microsoft is providing free job training with dozens of free classes for critical tech careers. You can browse the videos by clicking on the links below.
“Today Microsoft is launching a global skills initiative aimed at bringing more digital skills to 25 million people worldwide by the end of the year,” the company announced recently. “This initiative will bring together every part of our company, combining existing and new resources from LinkedIn, GitHub, and Microsoft.”
You can view the training opportunities now at:
There you’ll find course paths for these 10 careers, which Microsoft has identified as having the greatest number of job openings, have had steady growth over the past four years, pay a livable wage, and require skills that can be learned online. Click on the linked titles to view the learning materials:
- Customer service specialist
- Sales representative
- IT support/help desk technician
- Digital marketing specialist
- Project manager
- Graphic designer
- Financial analyst
- Data analyst
- IT administrator
- Software developer
Each job has its own set of learning resources, including videos and exercises. You can also pick and choose which lessons to take. Here are some examples:
Schedules from Project Management Foundations
Understanding Networks from IT Administrator
SEO Foundations from Digital Marketing Specialist
Typography from Graphic Designer
The training program was announced on the Microsoft Blog.
Microsoft executives discuss the training program in this video from the Microsoft Youtube Channel,