Want to ~beef up~ your resume this 2023? Luckily for you, the University of the Philippines Open University will offer a wide variety of free online courses for the general public (yes, as in you don’t need to be a UP student!) starting this February.Â
More specifically, they’re releasing 23 short courses and five additional multimedia production courses that you can take at your own pace whenever and wherever you want. Once you complete a course, you’ll be getting an e-certificate that you can add to your CV as a 16-hour training session.Â
 "These courses are FREE, SELF-PACED, and OPEN to everyone, so you may complete them at your convenience. At the end of each course, e-certificates will be awarded to course completers which you may include in your resume as a 16-hour training," UPOU announced on Facebook last January 19.Â
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The best part: Enrolling in a course is super easy! All you have to do is visit https://model.upou.edu.ph/login/signup.php and create a new account using your email. Afterwards, you can browse through their whole course selection and choose one you’re interested in.Â
Here’s the full list of free courses that UPOU is offering this 2023:Â
February
- Gender Sensitivity Training
- Basics of Graphic Design
March
- Introduction to Open and Distance eLearning (ODeL)
- Strategic Planning in ODeL
- Understanding the Child Better
- Introduction to Techology for Teaching and Learning
April
- Scriptwriting for a Video Material
- Quality Assurance in ODeL
- Crisis Management and Foresight Planning
May
- Learner Support in ODeL
- Teaching and Learning with Modern ICTs
- Social Entrepreneurship
June
- Blended Teaching and Learning Using OERs
- Legal Instruments for the Protection of Children
July
- Introduction to Open and Distance eLearning (ODeL)
- Strategic Planning in ODeL
- Business Analytics Concepts and Frameworks
- Basic Animation Using Powtoon
August
- Quality Assurance in ODeL
- Learner Support in ODeL
September
- Introduction to Technology for Teaching and Learning
- Institutional Mechanism Towards Child Rights Protection and Promotion
- Planning Programs on Child Rights Protection and Promotion
October
- Teaching and Learning with Modern ICTs
- Developing and Producing an Interactive Educational Video Material
- Video Editing Using an Open-Source Video Editing Software
November and December
- Blended Teaching and Learning Using OERs
- Implementing and Evaluating Programs for Child Rights