Every year, you likely set New Year’s resolutions to advance in your career, land that well-deserved promotion, make that career pivot, or finally start your own business. The problem is, none of those career goals will go any further than your pen and paper (or digital notepad) unless your actions are in line with what you want to achieve.
A major part of these actions is making the decision to upskill, and actually following through with it. Committing to learn something new which will have tangible effects on your career might feel out of reach, due to constraints such as lack of time, not knowing which resources are available to you, or not having the financial capacity to invest fully in your career development.
19 Websites To Upskill For Free In 2025
That’s why this article will be an invaluable resource for you as you work towards your career goals for 2025. Below we’ll look at a number of free websites you can use to easily learn a high-income skill (a skill that is in strong demand and is lucrative) so you have one less excuse and you’re a step closer to achieving your goals. You’ll also learn how to make time for upskilling this year.
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- Coursera (some courses are 100% free while others require you to apply for financial aid to receive it free or have as much as 90% of the cost removed)
- LinkedIn Learning (free for Premium members)
- Khan Academy
- IBM SkillsBuild
- CreativeLive (live classes broadcasted on-air, a handful are selected for you to view totally free)
- Mozilla Developer Network (MDN)
- Udacity
- Tinkercad (from AutoDesk)
- Pluralsight (has a a “free library of 50+ courses in software development, IT ops, data and more” according to the website)
- Envato Tuts+ (this is mainly for creatives)
- FreeCodeCamp
- GitHub Skills
- HubSpot Academy
- Google Skillshop
- Alison
- Microsoft Learn
- Kaggle
- MIT OpenCourseWare
- Codeacademy (has a selection of free courses and offers a free trial at the time of writing)
How To Find Time To Upskill In 2025
While you may be aware that you need to brush up on your high-income skills to stay competitive, keeping up can be an overwhelming task, especially when you’re faced with a myriad of responsibilities in your family, work, and personal life.
So here are some ideas for ways you can make time for upskilling this year:
- Use microlearning platforms like Coursera so you can learn in bitesize lessons in the small pockets of time you have throughout the day (or night).
- Create a weekly schedule that allocates blocks of time to learning and upskilling activities, and ask others to hold you accountable, such as your boss, coworkers, or close friends.
- See if you can squeeze in learning and development time into your existing work schedule. If you’re unsure, collaborate with your manager to work out a solution.
- Cut back on non-essential activities such as doom-scrolling or aimlessly browsing social media, and replace that time with a nugget of learning, even if it’s just five minutes.
