Nowadays, many people are looking for a free course, on an online course platform, so they can develop personally and professionally without having to make large investments. During the pandemic, many people stayed indoors and decided to study for development or even to pass the time. This caused the demand for online courses to increase extraordinarily. Most of the demand was for free and quick-to-complete courses, that is, short courses.

Even so, many people still have doubts about how to find the best courses to study. There are so many options that you might think it's all the same, but the truth is that it's not. There are different types of courses available on the internet, some paid and others free, technical and free. Here we will talk about free courses that are distributed free of charge on the internet and we will show you which platforms you can use.

Udemy is, today, one of the largest online course platforms in the world; paid and free courses. By offering a large number of free courses and also by charging very attractive prices for paid courses, it has become a major reference in the online course market. Therefore, the company presents itself as the leading global marketplace for teaching and learning. Being able to connect students with the best instructors around the world. Due to the size and offering of the platform, it is a great option to invest in knowledge with its free courses.

This is a website that offers several online courses in different areas of activity. The modality that this platform presents is free courses, that is, courses that do not have a minimum timetable or workload pre-established by any regulatory body. Unlike undergraduate and professional courses, these courses do not require authorization from the MEC to be made available. This way, you will not receive a degree at the end of one of these free courses. These courses contribute to your improvement and evolution as a professional, and, if you wish, you can request the issuance of your certificate of completion at the end of the course. Find out about the fee for issuing a free course certificate.

SEBRAE is one of the most recognized institutions in Brazil when it comes to supporting entrepreneurial development. The Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (SEBRAE) is a private institution that encourages the development and competitiveness of entrepreneurs who own micro and small businesses. To this end, it offers different types of services that will contribute to this end, such as guidance services, analysis and management services, as well as offering free lectures and courses. SEBRAE's free courses are essential for anyone who wants to open a company or has already opened one and wants to evolve to make their business grow. The free SEBRAE course is also not recognized by the MEC, but you can request a certificate at the end, if you wish.

This platform also offers free courses in the form of free online courses. It has more than 300 certified online courses available for you to attend that will contribute to your professional development. This free course platform is also very useful for audiences other than those in the job market. For those who are still studying as an undergraduate, online courses serve as proof of complementary activities for higher education. Like any free course, it is also not recognized by the MEC, but you can request a certificate of completion by paying a fee that costs R$49.90 and is recognized throughout the national territory.

In turn, this platform, which also offers free courses in addition to many other things, is aimed at helping young people enter the job market. NUBE is one of the largest private companies for inserting young people into the job market. The company's main goal is to identify, select and qualify candidates so that they can enter internship and apprenticeship programs provided by the companies. And it is with a view to qualifying the candidate that NUBE also offers free courses that will make you even more capable of joining companies. With this format, since 1998, NUBE has inserted more than 1 million interns and more than 30 thousand apprentices into the job market.

Edune Cursos is another private company that provides a platform full of free courses for the development of the greatest number of people. The Edune website is a platform that works as a collection of free courses so that users can choose which and how many courses they want to study. The diversity of themes in the free courses is enormous and the platform can cater to all person profiles. 

The courses serve as personal development, as an extracurricular activity for graduation. They are even useful for purposes of proving a public tender, subject to verification of the notice, of course. The platform has teaching material and classes are available in recorded videos. Each course has an online assessment in which the student needs to get more than 70% of the questions correct to be considered eligible and receive the certificate. Remember that there is a fee that you need to pay if you want your certificate to be issued.

The National Commercial Learning Service, better known as Senac, is the main name focused on the trade of goods, services and tourism in Brazil. For those who want to enter, update or improve in their area of activity to be able to overcome the challenges that arise in the job market. Senac's free courses are a great tool. There are many offers in different learning segments that feature classes transmitted via streaming as a teaching resource, aiming for greater interaction and facilitating learning. This, without a doubt, is one of the best options available for those who want to study.

In short, if you are an entrepreneur and want to boost your business or if you are an undergraduate and need to work extra hours. If you are young and entering the job market; if you work and want to develop or if you are looking for a job and see the need to qualify, free courses can be a great tool to help you achieve your goal.