{"id":1097,"date":"2024-01-09T14:08:48","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepixelcurve.com\/edubin\/lp\/?p=1097"},"modified":"2026-10-22T22:36:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:36:58","slug":"free-online-courses-from-south-african-universities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/free-online-courses-from-south-african-universities\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Online Courses from South African Universities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1097\" class=\"elementor elementor-1097\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc562f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfc562f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5e29d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed5e29d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60171d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60171d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeveral South African universities put short courses online at no cost. They cover topics like study skills, basic computing, business planning and academic writing. You usually only need an email address and a phone or laptop.\n\nCheck the course length first and be honest about your time. A free course that fits your week is better than a big one you drop.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">Pick one course, finish it, then choose the next.\n\n<cite>Thandiwe Mbeki, Centre Manager<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nIf you want a quiet place and decent Wi-Fi, book a co-study desk at Leerruimte in Rondebosch and work through it there.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89124e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89124e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f9db8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f9db8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fdfe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1fdfe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-smiling-south-african-tutor-in-her-40s-holding-an-214ef-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"Smiling South African tutor in her 40s holding an open textbook and pen, standing in front of a whiteboard in a bright R\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-smiling-south-african-tutor-in-her-40s-holding-an-214ef-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-smiling-south-african-tutor-in-her-40s-holding-an-214ef-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-smiling-south-african-tutor-in-her-40s-holding-an-214ef-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-smiling-south-african-tutor-in-her-40s-holding-an-214ef-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-smiling-south-african-tutor-in-her-40s-holding-an-214ef.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a5365 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94a5365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5143ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5143ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-close-up-of-a-co-study-desk-with-open-notebooks-hi-2166f-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"Close-up of a co-study desk with open notebooks, highlighters, sticky notes, a phone, a water bottle and a coffee mug, r\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-close-up-of-a-co-study-desk-with-open-notebooks-hi-2166f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-close-up-of-a-co-study-desk-with-open-notebooks-hi-2166f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-close-up-of-a-co-study-desk-with-open-notebooks-hi-2166f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-close-up-of-a-co-study-desk-with-open-notebooks-hi-2166f-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-close-up-of-a-co-study-desk-with-open-notebooks-hi-2166f.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550d9f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550d9f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e21e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e21e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where to look<\/h4>\n\n<p>Start with the websites of UCT, Stellenbosch, Wits and UNISA. Most have an open learning or short course page. Look for courses marked self-paced, so you can learn after work or school.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make it count<\/h4>\n\n<p>Save your certificate and add it to your CV or tertiary application. Tell your tutor what you finished. We can help you choose the next step, whether that is a TVET college, a degree or a short course.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several South African universities put short courses online at no cost. They cover topics like study skills, basic computing, business planning and academic writing. You usually only need an email address and a phone or laptop. Check the course length first and be honest about your time. 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