HubSpot Academy (opens on HubSpot Academy)
Free video courses and certifications on digital marketing, SEO, content, social media, e-mail and sales.
- Digital marketing
- Self-paced
- Free certification
LAF Academy
Free courses from other platforms
A hand-picked list of free courses from well-known learning platforms, grouped by topic and level. Start with a beginner course, then move up.
These courses are run by their own providers on their own websites. Lumina Africa Foundation does not run them and cannot promise their content, prices or certificates: free access and certificate rules are set by each provider and can change. Never pay anyone to give you access to a free course.
11 courses from 5 platforms
Beginner No experience needed · 8
Google Digital Marketing and E-commerce Professional Certificate (opens on Coursera)
Build skills in search, social media, e-mail marketing, analytics and running an online store.
- Digital marketing
- About 6 months
- Paid certificate (financial aid available)
Digital Marketing course (opens on HubSpot Academy)
A free certification covering the main digital marketing channels and how to measure results.
- Digital marketing
- About 4 hours
- Free certification
Content Marketing course (opens on HubSpot Academy)
Plan, create and promote content that attracts the right audience.
- Digital marketing
- About 4 hours
- Free certification
Social Media Marketing course (opens on HubSpot Academy)
Build a social media strategy, create posts and measure what works.
- Digital marketing
- About 4 hours
- Free certification
Email Marketing course (opens on HubSpot Academy)
Write e-mails people open, build lists with consent and track results.
- Digital marketing
- About 3 hours
- Free certification
Google Search Central: SEO starter guide (opens on Google)
Google's own plain guide to helping your website appear in search results.
- Digital marketing
- About 1 hour
- No certificate
The Beginner's Guide to SEO (opens on Moz)
A well-known chapter-by-chapter introduction to how search engine optimisation works.
- Digital marketing
- Self-paced
- No certificate
Intermediate You can already use a computer and know the basics · 3
SEO training (opens on HubSpot Academy)
Learn how search engines rank pages and how to plan, write and measure content for search.
- Digital marketing
- About 3 hours
- Free certification
Google Skillshop (opens on Google)
Free training and certifications for Google Ads, Analytics and other Google products.
- Digital marketing
- Self-paced
- Free certifications
Semrush Academy (opens on Semrush)
Free courses on SEO, content, social media and advertising with certificates.
- Digital marketing
- Self-paced
- Free certificates