Free Personal Development Training Courses

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Touch Typing Skills - Learn to Type

Our Touch Typing Course is a professional typing tutor that helps you to increase your typing speed and accuracy. It takes very little time to learn the basics of touch typing, allowing you to develop a skill that we help you for a lifetime! Save yourself hours of time and learn to touch type!

3136 certified learners

Psychometric Tests: Assess Your Personality, Motivation and Interests

The SHAPES^TM psychometric test helps you to understand your personal strengths for employment with respect to personality and competency.
The VIEWS^TM psychometric test helps you to understand your personal strengths relating to employment with respect to your values, motives and interests.
These tests are indicative only, the results which can be saved in your personal ALISON account in PDF format.
The Psychometric Assessments are offered in partnership with the Cut-e Group, the international experts in psychometric test development.

60 certified learners

U.S. Citizenship Test Preparation

The U.S. Citizenship Test is a required step in the naturalization process to become a citizen of the Unites States. Those applying for US Citizenship take this test. Prove your right to be an American Citizen by taking this test!
This test covers US history and goverment structures, in a multiple-choice format. It is a fun way to revise US history and to learn things about the US (that you may have forgotten!)

190 certified learners

Basic Study Skills - A Short Guide

Use this free online course to identify your personal learning style and learn about key study skills such as: mind mapping, time management, keeping a study diary, reading and writing techniques, as well as listening, speaking and telephone techniques. This free course is ideal for students, both young and old. By picking up appropriate study skills, you will find it easier to succeed in remembering things for exams and other tests.

2063 certified learners

Introduction to Psychology 1: Biology & Behaviour

This free online learning course introduces the learner to the basic principles of Psychology from both a behavioural and biological perspective. The topics include classical and operant conditioning, the brain and the nervous system, stress and states of consciousness. All ALISON graduates are entitled to certification. This free Psychology course is an excellent complement to face-to-face classes and as a study guide or for those who would like to familiarise themselves with the fundamentals of Psychology.

160 certified learners

Introduction to Psychology 2: Memory & Cognition

This second free course continues the introduction to Psychology. This free learning course approaches the topic from a ‘cognitive’ angle. This perspective likens the mind to an information-processing computer and uses the computer metaphor to examine complex human functions such as visual perception and memory. This online course is suitable for revising, exam preparation, and for those who often wondered how humans engage in complex mental functions!

73 certified learners

Introduction to Psychology 3: Research Methods

This third and final Psychology course examines experimentation and report writing in a Psychology context. This free learning course outlines protocols for experimentation in Psychology including how to structure and conduct experiments, how to interpret results and how to report findings. This course is ideal for students looking to enhance their knowledge of research methods or those who would like to acquaint themselves with psychological experimentation.

39 certified learners