Free courses

Two short courses that run in the page, in your own browser. We ask for an email address to start each one. There is nothing to install and no fee.

These are free courses and not qualifications. They carry no certificate and no accreditation. If you want a regulated qualification, our catalogue lists every one we are approved to deliver.

Free Free Python course Six short topics, from your first line of code to writing a function. Real Python runs in your browser.
  • Printing and running code
  • Variables and types
  • Working with text
  • Lists and loops
  • Decisions with if and else
  • Writing a function
6 topics, about 120 minutes Free, with no certificate and no accreditation. Start the course → Free Free SQL course Six short topics, from a first SELECT to joining two tables. The practice box runs in your browser.
  • SELECT and FROM
  • Filtering rows with WHERE
  • Sorting with ORDER BY
  • Counting and grouping
  • Joining two tables
  • Finding and fixing messy data
6 topics, about 120 minutes Free, with no certificate and no accreditation. Start the course →

Who they are for

Anybody who wants to try the subject before paying for anything.

You need no experience and no software.

Each one takes about two hours, and you can stop and come back.

Nothing you type is sent to us and nothing is stored.

What happens afterwards

Nothing automatic. There is no sign up and no email.

If you want a qualification, the catalogue is the place to look.

Those are regulated, assessed by portfolio and awarded by NCFE.

These two free courses count towards none of them.