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Planning on more downtime than usual this winter? Instead of passing the days Slacking and sucking down coffee, why not use the time to upgrade your Python skillsor nab a Google IT Support Professional Certificatethat can help bump you into a higher paygrade?
Sign up for a Coursera Plus subscriptionfor only $399 and get unlimited access to over 3,000 of their courses, Specializations, and Professional Certificates. Coursera teams up with top-notch companies like Google and Facebook and universities like Yale and Duke and offers courses for a fraction of the cost of boot camps. A subscription is also cool because you can dabble in anything and everything — web design and well-being, anyone? Your subscription even comes with a 14-day money-back guarantee, in case you decide you’d rather learn to crochet this winter. But seriously, don’t you have enough hats?
Here are just a few Coursera Pluscourses that can help broaden your mind this winter.
Credit: Vlada KarpovichNo IT support experience? No problem. This five-course certificate program is developed by Google to help you prep for an entry-level job. You’ll learn tasks like computer assembly and wireless networking and how to use Linux. Coursera says that 80 percent of people who complete this report a career impact within six months. Be one of those people.
Credit: Christina MorilloWhen you finish this series of five courses, you’ll be able to (finally) add Python to your resume. You’ll learn basic programming concepts such as networked-application program interfaces and write a program using Python. You’ll get a shareable certificate to brag about, too.
Credit: Vlada KarpovichRound off your IT classes with a deep dive into the science of good vibes. This single course is offered through Yale — yes, thatYale — and designed to help you rewire your brain in order to build better habits that make you happier. It’s the perfect way to polish off your quarantine winter.
Opens in a new windowCredit: CourseraCoursera Plus: annual subscription that provides unlimited access to over 3,000 courses, Specializations, and Professional Certificates for just $399 a year (责任编辑：知識)
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