Skills for All: Tech companies offer select training free of charge

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times …
– Charles Dickens

I know what you’re thinking.  Why would he quote Charles Dickens in a tech blog post?  Because amidst the COVID-19 pandemic crisis we find ourselves in, large tech companies are offering training on their tech free of charge.

Below are some links that may be of interest to you:

• IBM Skills – Free Events, Courses and Training Programs. https://www.ibm.com/skills. Last accessed: 4/7/2020.
• Oracle Ramps Up Free Online Learning and Certifications for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Oracle Autonomous Database. https://www.oracle.com/corporate/blog/free-certifications-oracle-oci-autonomous-033020.html. Last accessed: 4/7/2020.
• Google Cloud learning resources at no cost for 30 days | Google Cloud Blog. https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/training-certifications/expanding-at-home-learning. Last accessed: 4/7/2020.

Oracle has went one step further by offering some of their Oracle Cloud certifications free of charge as well.  Be sure to take advantage of this.  If you’ve had the desire to get deeper into tech, this is the time.

I’m not sure what else I have to say to motivate you.  Let’s go!