ALISON

Alison is the world's largest free online empowerment platform that offers 4,000+ CPD UK accredited Certificate and Diploma courses and a variety of impactful career development tools - all for free. Founded in 2007, the platform empowers 30 million+ learners and 6 million+ graduates across 195 countries.

Alison's offerings include:

1. Over 4,000 Certificate and Diploma courses for free
2. Free Psychometric Tests to help people assess their professional strengths and find out what they are naturally good at
3. A free Mental Wellbeing Assessment for people to check up on their mental health, enabling them to take the necessary next steps to help them get better
4. A free industry standard Resumé Builder that helps people build professional CVs using pre-loaded templates. It comes with unlimited downloads
5. A Public Profile to help recruiters look for potential candidates, and for people to show their skills to potential employers
6. Verticals to encourage learners to study in a step-by-step, structured way from start to finish and master a subject
7. An Affiliate Programme to help people earn an income by spreading the word about Alison
8. The world’s first Free Learning Management System that enables entire organisations and nations to not only upskill their workforce through curated and personalised courses, but also keep a track of their learning progress

Benefits:

1. Alison also comes with a mobile application that allows people to learn from anywhere, at any time. The app offers everything for free too
2. Alison courses are short and quick to finish
3. Alison courses are self paced, which means people can pause whenever they want, and continue again from they left off
4. Alison courses use low bandwidth, allowing people to learn in low internet connectivity areas
5. Alison courses are built by subject matter experts from around the world, allowing everyone access to global expertise, irrespective of where the learner is located
6. Alison offers a diverse range of courses, spanning across ten expansive categories, including IT, Healthcare, Language, Business, Management, English, Personal Development, Sales and Marketing, Engineering and Construction, and Teaching and Academics
7. Alison’s reach extends to a broad audience - accommodating students, working professionals, and lifelong learners alike. It caters to those who are unemployed, upskilling in their current jobs, seeking career advancement, exploring new career paths, re-entering the workplace, pursuing hobbies and interests, or simply striving for personal development
8. The Dashboard feature on Alison enhances user experience by providing easy navigation through the website’s various features and allowing users to track their learning progress comprehensively
9. To support consistent study habits, Alison includes a study reminder tool, enabling users to set up personalized study reminders on specific days and at preferred hours. This feature helps learners stay on track and maintain a regular learning routine.
10. On Alison, learners have the opportunity to retake the course and make another attempt at the final assessment, in case they do not pass the assessment in previous attempts. This encourages learners to persist and achieve mastery in their chosen subjects.
11. Alison enhances the learning experience through its Recommendations for You feature, powered by an intelligent algorithm. Users embark on a personalized journey within the Alison app, where they receive curated course and career recommendations tailored to their unique interests and career stage. By seamlessly aligning learning objectives with desired career paths and stages, Alison empowers learners to discover the perfect courses that will propel them towards achieving their career goals.