GALWAY, IRELAND – 2025-12-18
Alison, a leader in free online learning, has reached 1 million registered Learners in the Philippines, marking a significant milestone in how Filipinos are using flexible online learning to build skills, advance at work, and create new career opportunities, often while balancing full-time employment.
Across the island nation, many professionals are already working but face limited opportunities for progression without additional credentials, leadership training, or specialised knowledge. In response, growing numbers are turning to online learning to strengthen their performance, qualify for promotion, and prepare for opportunities both locally and overseas.
Free Skills Training Supporting Career Progression in the Philippines
The Philippines continues to maintain a high level of workforce participation, with recent data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showing an employment rate of around 95%, indicating that millions of Filipinos are currently in work. However, this headline figure masks deeper challenges in job quality and workforce fulfilment. Over the past year, the national unemployment rate has risen from 3.9% to 5.0%, representing approximately 2.5 million Filipinos actively seeking employment. Underemployment also remains significant, with many workers seeking better roles, greater stability, or clearer progression opportunities.
In this context, platforms like Alison are helping to bridge the gap between employment and career advancement. With access to 6,000+ free courses, Alison enables Filipinos to build practical, in-demand skills without the financial barriers often associated with traditional education. Courses are developed through a CPD-accredited production process and created in partnership with expert Course Creators and global organisations such as IBM, ensuring learning is aligned with real workplace expectations.
Filipino Learners are using Alison to strengthen skills that support progression across both local and international job markets, including caregiving and healthcare, project management, business and leadership, digital and AI-related skills, and workplace communication. Alison’s courses allow Learners to improve performance in current roles, qualify for a promotion, or prepare for new opportunities while continuing to work.
Beyond courses, Alison also offers a range of free career development tools, including a Resumé Builder, Career Guidance, Psychometric and Aptitude Tests, helping Learners better understand their strengths, present their skills to employers, and prepare for recruitment processes. Together, these resources support a more practical, outcomes-focused approach to learning, helping workers move beyond employment alone towards more stable, fulfilling career pathways.
From Frontline Care to Leadership Support: Reymarck’s Success Story
For many Filipinos, learning must fit around full-time work and, in some cases, overseas employment. One Learner who reflects this reality is Reymarck Gabriel, a 25-year-old aged care professional from the Philippines, who began studying with Alison while working in elderly care facilities.
“I’m from the Philippines, and I’ve worked in care facilities for the past five years, studying alongside my work with Alison,” Reymarck shared.
Looking to strengthen his leadership skills and improve his performance at work, Reymarck enrolled in Alison’s Diploma in Nursing Leadership and Care Management course.
“I chose this course because I work in a home for the elderly. Thanks to Alison, I was promoted from a frontline care role to an Administrative Assistant,” he said.
Since then, Reymarck has completed 16 Alison courses, expanding his learning into business as he continues working abroad.
“The courses provide the understanding you need to perform well in your field. I highly recommend Alison,” he added.
Reymarck’s journey reflects how many Filipino professionals use education not simply to enter the workforce, but to advance within it, building confidence, credibility, and practical skills that translate directly into day-to-day responsibilities and leadership roles.
Learning That Supports Real-World Progress
Online learning plays a critical role in enabling this kind of career advancement, allowing Learners to upskill at their own pace without stepping away from income-generating work. Courses focused on Healthcare, Leadership, Administration, and Communication are particularly in demand, supporting progression in sectors where experience alone is often not enough to unlock advancement.
Reaching 1 million Learners in the Philippines highlights the scale of this behaviour. It signals a shift towards learning as an ongoing, career-long tool – one that supports progression, mobility, and resilience in a changing employment landscape.
By offering free, self-paced courses alongside practical career development tools, Alison continues to support Filipinos as they build skills aligned with real workplace needs, demonstrate their capabilities to employers, and pursue long-term professional goals.
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Resources
Filipino Learners can explore Alison’s free online courses across high-demand areas, including Hospitality, Caregiving, Leadership, Administration, and AI.
To make learning easier to balance with work, family, or personal commitments, the Alison App is available on both Android and iOS, allowing Learners to study anytime, anywhere.
Stories from Filipino Graduates sharing how learning has supported their career journeys are available on Alison’s Testimonials page.
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About Alison
Alison is a global leader in free online learning and skills development. With over 50 million registered Learners across 193 countries (as of October 2025), Alison empowers individuals, communities, and organisations to upskill quickly and effectively – at zero cost.
The Alison platform provides immediate access to over 6,000 free, CPD-accredited courses, covering essential areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Cybersecurity, Digital Marketing, Project Management, Business Operations, Healthcare and Sustainability. Courses are created by a mix of independent experts and global leaders, including IBM, Stanford and Microsoft.
For organisations, Alison offers a Free Learning Management System (LMS) that enables unlimited Learners to access thousands of courses with no upfront cost. A premium version with advanced analytics and customisation is also available. Alison's offering includes a full suite of assessments and psychometric tools, including a Workplace Personality Assessment, Mental Health & Wellbeing Assessment, English Language Proficiency Test, as well as Numeracy, Verbal, and Abstract Reasoning tests.
To further support career development, Learners also gain access to a Career Guide, a Resumé Builder, and the ability to study offline through the Alison App.
In 2026, Alison will launch a Global Recruitment Service to directly connect skilled, motivated Learners with hiring employers. The platform is also expanding its reach with multilingual versions, starting with complete Spanish, French, and Hindi offerings — reaffirming its mission to make education accessible to anyone, anywhere.
Founded in 2007, Alison pioneered the concept of free, large-scale online learning and is recognised as the world’s first MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) platform. Today, its mission continues: to break down barriers to learning, helping people gain skills, build confidence, and improve their lives — no matter where they live or what they earn.
