OTHER WEBSITES
TUC Education
www.tuceducation.org.uk
TUC Education is the TUC's training organisation for workplace reps and union officers.
Learn My Way
www.learnmyway.com
Learn My Way is a website of free online courses for beginners, helping you develop digital skills to make the most of the online world.
PEARL
http://pearl.open.ac.uk/
Part-time Education for Adults Returning to Learn
Guides you through a range of
educational opportunities from short, free, online courses through to higher level learning.
Home and Learn
www.homeandlearn.co.uk
Home and Learn is a free computer courses and tutorials site. Aimed at beginners so you don't need experience to get started.
iDEA
www.idea.org.uk
iDEA helps develop digital enterprise and employability skills through free online challenges, with badges and records of achievement
Digital Unite
https://digitalunite.com/technology-guides
Digital Unite have information to help improve your computer skills and boost your digital confidence.
English My Way
www.englishmyway.co.uk
English My Way is a fresh approach to English language learning, focused on supporting adults with no or low levels of English to better integrate with their local communities.
BBC Learning English
www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish
BBC Learning English provides free audio, video and text materials to learners around the world.
Duolingo
www.duolingo.com
Bitesize online language learning with reading, speaking and listening exercises.
ALISON
http://alison.com
ALISON is an online learning community, filled with free, high quality resources to help you develop essential, certified workplace skills.
Vision2Learn
www.vision2learn.net
Vision2Learn offers free online courses in association with further education colleges.
National Numeracy
www.nationalnumeracy.org.uk
National Numeracy aims to help adults and children improve their numeracy.
SkillCheck
https://www.unionlearn.org.uk/skillcheck
SkillCheck is unionlearn's initial assessment tool.
Maths 4 Us
http://maths4us.org
Maths 4 Us is a partnership of national organisations working to raise awareness of the importance of maths.
Openlearn
www.open.edu/openlearn/
Openlearn provides free learning from The Open University.
Futurelearn
www.futurelearn.com
Futurelearn provides free online courses from top universities and cultural institutions.
Open Culture
www.openculture.com/
An educational blog with free online courses, audio books, movies, textbooks, eBooks, and language lessons.
BBC Skillswise
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/skillswise
Includes English and maths resources for adults.
Microsoft Office training and tutorials
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training-FX101782702.aspx
Tutorials available to get up to speed on the latest Office applications for your PC.
Babbel
http://uk.babbel.com
Babbel offers thousands of hours of interactive courses that are fun and effective. Put your new language in context and stay actively engaged with relevant scenarios - from travel to work and hobbies to social situations.
The British Council
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org
Learn English online with the help of this site - includes games, stories, listening activities and grammar exercises.
Scoop it!
www.scoop.it/t/useful-websites-for-learning-english
A collection of useful sites gathered here.
Greener Jobs Alliance
www.greenerjobsalliance.co.uk/?page_id=31
Two free online courses - Climate Change Awareness and Air Quality
Bookboon
http://bookboon.com
Free eBooks and textbooks available to download.
Business Balls
www.businessballs.com
A free ethical learning and development resource for people and organisations.
TED
www.ted.com
TED is a nonpartisan non-profit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks.
edX
www.edx.org
Free massive open online (MOOCs) courses from a range of institutions, soon to be joined by Oxford University.
Wikihow
www.wikihow.com
An online wiki-style community consisting of an extensive database of how-to guides.
YouTube
www.youtube.com
A wealth of opportunities for learning, sharing and collaborating.
Plot Generator
www.plot-generator.org.uk
Short story writing and inspiration
www.tuceducation.org.uk
TUC Education is the TUC's training organisation for workplace reps and union officers.
Learn My Way
www.learnmyway.com
Learn My Way is a website of free online courses for beginners, helping you develop digital skills to make the most of the online world.
PEARL
http://pearl.open.ac.uk/
Part-time Education for Adults Returning to Learn
Guides you through a range of
educational opportunities from short, free, online courses through to higher level learning.
Home and Learn
www.homeandlearn.co.uk
Home and Learn is a free computer courses and tutorials site. Aimed at beginners so you don't need experience to get started.
iDEA
www.idea.org.uk
iDEA helps develop digital enterprise and employability skills through free online challenges, with badges and records of achievement
Digital Unite
https://digitalunite.com/technology-guides
Digital Unite have information to help improve your computer skills and boost your digital confidence.
English My Way
www.englishmyway.co.uk
English My Way is a fresh approach to English language learning, focused on supporting adults with no or low levels of English to better integrate with their local communities.
BBC Learning English
www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish
BBC Learning English provides free audio, video and text materials to learners around the world.
Duolingo
www.duolingo.com
Bitesize online language learning with reading, speaking and listening exercises.
ALISON
http://alison.com
ALISON is an online learning community, filled with free, high quality resources to help you develop essential, certified workplace skills.
Vision2Learn
www.vision2learn.net
Vision2Learn offers free online courses in association with further education colleges.
National Numeracy
www.nationalnumeracy.org.uk
National Numeracy aims to help adults and children improve their numeracy.
SkillCheck
https://www.unionlearn.org.uk/skillcheck
SkillCheck is unionlearn's initial assessment tool.
Maths 4 Us
http://maths4us.org
Maths 4 Us is a partnership of national organisations working to raise awareness of the importance of maths.
Openlearn
www.open.edu/openlearn/
Openlearn provides free learning from The Open University.
Futurelearn
www.futurelearn.com
Futurelearn provides free online courses from top universities and cultural institutions.
Open Culture
www.openculture.com/
An educational blog with free online courses, audio books, movies, textbooks, eBooks, and language lessons.
BBC Skillswise
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/skillswise
Includes English and maths resources for adults.
Microsoft Office training and tutorials
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training-FX101782702.aspx
Tutorials available to get up to speed on the latest Office applications for your PC.
Babbel
http://uk.babbel.com
Babbel offers thousands of hours of interactive courses that are fun and effective. Put your new language in context and stay actively engaged with relevant scenarios - from travel to work and hobbies to social situations.
The British Council
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org
Learn English online with the help of this site - includes games, stories, listening activities and grammar exercises.
Scoop it!
www.scoop.it/t/useful-websites-for-learning-english
A collection of useful sites gathered here.
Greener Jobs Alliance
www.greenerjobsalliance.co.uk/?page_id=31
Two free online courses - Climate Change Awareness and Air Quality
Bookboon
http://bookboon.com
Free eBooks and textbooks available to download.
Business Balls
www.businessballs.com
A free ethical learning and development resource for people and organisations.
TED
www.ted.com
TED is a nonpartisan non-profit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks.
edX
www.edx.org
Free massive open online (MOOCs) courses from a range of institutions, soon to be joined by Oxford University.
Wikihow
www.wikihow.com
An online wiki-style community consisting of an extensive database of how-to guides.
YouTube
www.youtube.com
A wealth of opportunities for learning, sharing and collaborating.
Plot Generator
www.plot-generator.org.uk
Short story writing and inspiration
How can I learn for free?
How do I find free learning online?
You can use search engines to look for the subject you are interested in.
Alternately, you can try the links below, to find a wide range of free resources at different levels.
This is only a selection of what you can find when you browse the internet using the keywords “free” and “learning”.
- Attending a literacy or numeracy course subsidized by government
- Borrowing books and learning resources from the library, using computers or accessing free online courses with your library card
- Watching television or listening to radio
- Following tutorials online or on You Tube films
- Attending taster courses at colleges
- Following a free online course or module
- Reading materials and using learning activities on websites
- Free lectures, concerts, guided walks and other events available locally
- Free courses offered by local community organizations and charities
- Investigate MOOCS (Massive Open Online Courses) through Futurelearn
How do I find free learning online?
You can use search engines to look for the subject you are interested in.
Alternately, you can try the links below, to find a wide range of free resources at different levels.
This is only a selection of what you can find when you browse the internet using the keywords “free” and “learning”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_educational_video_websites
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_online_encyclopedias
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wikis
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Sites_using_MediaWiki/multilingual
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_blogs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_online_databases
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_academic_databases_and_search_engines
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_search_engines
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_web_directories
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_online_encyclopedias
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wikis
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Sites_using_MediaWiki/multilingual
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_blogs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_online_databases
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_academic_databases_and_search_engines
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_search_engines
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_web_directories