Free Certifications, Badges and Training

HackerRank Skills Certification

HackerRank offers a unique opportunity for developers to get their skills certified.
By taking the HackerRank Skills Certification Test, individuals can stand out from the crowd and showcase their technical abilities.
Here's what you can expect:

• Standardized Assessment: The assessments are organized around specific skills and are carefully curated based on years of recruiting data from over 2000 companies.
• Enrich Your Profile: Upon successfully clearing an assessment, participants can promote themselves using the HackerRank certificate to peers and employers.
• Wide Range of Certifications: From Angular to SQL, both basic and intermediate levels, there are numerous certifications available to suit various technical proficiencies.

Some of the certifications include:

1. Angular (Basic & Intermediate)
2. C# (Basic)
3. JavaScript (Basic & Intermediate)
4. Python (Basic)
5. SQL (Basic, Intermediate & Advanced)

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LinkedIn Skill Assessments

LinkedIn offers Skill Assessments, a feature that enables members to take assessments to test and showcase their proficiency in various skills.
These assessments are categorized into technical, business, and design skills, allowing professionals from different fields to validate their expertise.
Here's a breakdown of what you can find:

Technical Skills

• Programming & Development: .NET Framework, Agile Methodologies, Android, AngularJS, AWS, Bash, C, C++, CSS, Django, Git, Java, JavaScript, Machine Learning, Python, React.JS, and more.
• Cloud & Database Management: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure, MongoDB, MySQL, NoSQL, etc.
• Web & Design Tools: Dreamweaver, Eclipse, Google Analytics, WordPress, XML.

Business Skills

• Office & Productivity Tools: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, QuickBooks.
• Data Analysis & Visualization: Microsoft Access, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Project, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Visio.

Design Skills

• Graphics & Multimedia: Adobe Animate, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premier Pro, AutoCAD, Autodesk Fusion 360, Final Cut Pro, iMovie, InDesign, SOLIDWORKS.

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Google Cloud Skills Boost

Google Cloud Skills Boost offers an extensive catalog of over 700 learning activities designed to help developers and
IT professionals learn about cloud platforms and software, such as Firebase, Kubernetes, and more.
Here's what you can explore:

• Various Learning Formats: Individual Labs, Short Quests, Multi-Module Courses.
• Real Cloud Experience: Hands-On Labs with actual cloud resources.
• Earn Badges: Recognition for completed activities.

Featured Learning Paths

• Begin with Workspace: Essentials: Earn a skill badge by completing the Begin with Workspace: Essentials quest, where you will get introduced to Google's collaborative platform and learn to use Gmail, Calendar, Meet, Drive, Sheets, and AppSheet
• Digital Transformation with Google Cloud: There's much excitement about cloud technology and digital transformation, but often many unanswered questions. For example: What is cloud technology? What does digital transformation mean? How can cloud technology help your organization? Where do you even begin?
• Exploring NCAA Data with BigQuery: Use BigQuery to explore the NCAA dataset of basketball games, teams, and players. The data covers plays from 2009 and scores from 1996. Watch How the NCAA is using Google Cloud to tap into decades of sports data.
• A Tour of Google Cloud Hands-on Labs: In this first hands-on lab you will access the Google Cloud console and use these basic Google Cloud features: Projects, Resources, IAM Users, Roles, Permissions, and APIs.

Find Google Cloud Skills Boost here: Google Cloud Skills Boost