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Certifications Guide: Coding Skills
Coding Skills
Use the list below to find free and free-to-audit courses and certifications to help enhance your coding skills. For related articles, eBooks and guides, see our Coding Learning Materials page.
| Certification | Provider | Description | Time to complete |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learn to Program: The Fundamentals | Coursera | Introduces programming basics like variables, functions, and loops through hands-on exercises and real-world examples. |
2o hours |
| Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python) | Coursera | Get started with Python, with this course for complete beginners. Learn how to construct a Python program using a series of simple instructions. No previous programming experience required and only covers simple mathematics. |
19 hours |
| R Programming | Coursera | Teaches you how to program in R, covering topics like reading data, writing functions, debugging, and organizing code for effective data analysis. |
60 hours |
| Developing with GitHub Copilot and VS Code | Coursera | Learn how to use GitHub Copilot with Visual Studio Code to write code more efficiently, with hands-on exercises like creating and improving a Pomodoro timer app. |
2 hours |
| Visual Studio Code (VS Code) for Beginners | freeCodeCamp | 5 hours | |
| Introduction to Programming with MATLAB | Coursera | Introduces programming concepts using MATLAB, covering topics like variables, functions, and control flow through hands-on exercises. |
120 hours |
| CS50's Introduction to Computer Science | edX | An introductory course that teaches the core concepts of computer science and programming, including algorithms, data structures, software engineering, and web development, with the option to audit individual modules. |
220 hours |