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[2025] 460+ Hours of Free LinkedIn Learning Courses with Free Certification

LinkedIn Learning is offering some free courses and learning paths including free certificates.

Suparn Patra & Pat Bowden

Feb 11th, 2025

LinkedIn Learning Free Certificates

LinkedIn Learning (previously Lynda.com) focuses on career skills. Most courses require a subscription, but in this Class Central article, we’ve compiled all the free LinkedIn Learning courses with certificates that we could find. These represent more than 460 hours of learning, including free certificates of completion.

How it Started

After the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, Microsoft made 14 learning paths on LinkedIn Learning available for free. At the time, we shared the list of learning paths with free certificates, as well as a collection of free pandemic educational resources, which was viewed by close to 1 million learners.

Since then, we’ve been keeping an eye on LinkedIn Learning, checking if there were more free LinkedIn Learning certificates available. I (Suparn) searched through their current catalog of close to 10,000 courses and more than 600 learning paths and identified the courses available for free and that offer free certificates.

In 2022, I found 137 courses and 7 learning paths offering free certificates, as well as 378 free courses, for a total of about 1000 hours of free online learning. This was up from the initial 350 hours in 2020.

Since then, however, many of LinkedIn Learning’s courses are no longer free. The 1000 hours in 2022 dropped to just over 110 hours in 2024, but has increased to more than 460 hours in 2025. Microsoft now offers 13 free learning paths, plus there are 4 other free learning paths and over 400 individual courses with free certificates.

How to Join Free Certificate Courses

When you join LinkedIn Learning, you are prompted to sign up for a 1-month free trial. To access the free courses, ignore the payment details screen after signing up (or signing in). Go back and select the course link in this article and you should now be able to go straight to the start of the course.

We’re not sure how long these courses will continue to offer free certificates. Courses seem to periodically swap from paid to free and back again.

If you find more free certificates or courses, or if you notice an error in the list, please tell us in the comments.

More Free Certificates

If you don’t find what you need here, browse Class Central’s catalog of 250K courses or visit our thematic collections:

You can find all our free certificates articles here.

How to earn a LinkedIn Learning Free Certificate

To earn a certificate for an individual course, watch all the videos and pass the quizzes. In some courses, you’ll need to take an exam. Once you’re done, go to the “Related to this course” section below the video (on desktop) and click on “Show all”.

A window will pop up with certificates available for the course, as you can see above. Click on “Download” to get your LinkedIn Learning certificate. Some courses also offer Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits, in addition to the LinkedIn Learning certificate.

To earn a certificate for a learning path, you need to complete all the path’s courses. Then, you’ll be able to download the learning path certificate.

Here is the current list of free LinkedIn Learning Courses.

17 Free Certificate Learning Paths

423 Free Certificate Courses

Suparn Patra

Suparn developed an interest in MOOCs through a project he worked on during his MSc in Artificial Intelligence. He joined Class Central as a Full Stack Engineer.

Pat Bowden

Online learning specialist, still learning after 200+ online courses completed since 2012. Class Central customer support and help since 2018. I am keen to help others make the most of online learning, so I set up a website: www.onlinelearningsuccess.org

Comments 54

Marwa 7/1/2020 at 4:11pm

Heartfelt thanks. That’s genuinely amazing.

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- bich 12/4/2020 at 10:27am
  
  not really because we students use to be able to get all the content free thru lynda, so really we get less with more. thanks microsoft, you corpnazis.
  
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  - as 2/2/2021 at 3:20am
    
    how to applythis
    
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  - d. jenner 6/24/2021 at 7:35pm
    
    lynda.com wasn’t free. It’s not now as part of LinkedIn, but it wasn’t free before so not much has changed.
    
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    - Xander Vaughn 7/8/2021 at 9:53am
      
      Yes, you could get it free through most large libraries, now you can’t. I won’t be paying for a subscription anymore and I will stop recommending it to people. In this time of people needing to train for employment, this is just gouging.
      
      Poor morals and poor business practices.
      
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      - Gharieb 1/29/2023 at 6:54am
        
        Totally agree with you
      - Machele 9/3/2024 at 8:24am
        
        yes, you can still get it for free through the library. I do.
Rohini R Reddy 7/2/2020 at 7:53am

I hope that it will be very helpful for students especially for the students who are at poor background

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- Lazarus Jamison 10/12/2021 at 5:26am
  
  what courses are offered free with certificate on LinkedIn
  ? .because of majority of them they do ask to pay something .
  
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hanane ouhammouch 7/2/2020 at 2:07pm

Many thanks for the sharing

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Olumide Ojelabi 7/2/2020 at 5:12pm

Glad I found this. Thanks

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Mohammad A Khan 7/2/2020 at 6:46pm

Thanks for offering great service to everyone with out borders
God bless you

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Prathyusha 7/4/2020 at 1:16am

Thank you so much for sharing.

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Daniel 7/11/2020 at 7:28pm

very helpfull thanks a lot.

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zzz 8/1/2020 at 3:34am

where? it just says 1 month free trial.

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- Dhawal Shah 8/1/2020 at 2:43pm
  
  You can ignore the notification and directly click on the videos to access it. You might have to be logged in first.
  
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Amna 8/4/2020 at 12:08am

It would be great if we could have a list of free courses with certificates from Linkedin Learning as it is really difficult to find out by opening each course manually o ly to see that either we need to buy the course or to download the certificate we need to have Linkedin Premium.

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Sifiso Dhlamini 8/4/2020 at 1:32am

Thank you so much for your generosity. This goes a long way for someone like me in Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland)

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ZZZ 8/8/2020 at 6:43pm

The problem with these courses is that all of them appear to be partially functional.

That you do not have access to the ability to ask a question, you may reply is all. Also unknown is if the certificates will be available. I’ve not gotten that far.

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- Suparn Patra 1/21/2021 at 7:55am
  
  They don’t send certificate. You may need to download it manually.
  Click on certificates from course page (Given you’re logged in) and click on download.
  
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Alexandra Goicoechea 11/21/2020 at 6:07am

When I click on the courses I get to the course page, but it says “click here for free month”. How do you get it free until next summer? Want to do the Graphic Design path

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- Suparn Patra 1/21/2021 at 7:53am
  
  You will get free certificate once you finish the course. But you need to manually download it.
  You need not to start free trial for free course, free certificate courses/paths.
  
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- Muhammad Fakrul Islam 2/5/2021 at 11:03am
  
  Alexandra Goicoechea, first sign up on linkedin.com, then click on ‘Become a Graphic Designer’ link.
  
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Tarun S. Kuckian 1/15/2021 at 10:32pm

Hi,

I am am assistant professor teaching in an undergrad college in Mumbai, India. I want to recommend some of these free courses to my students. I wanted to confirm whether the students will get certificate on completing the course? Also will there be any examinations?

Reagards,

Tarun S. Kuckian

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- Suparn Patra 1/21/2021 at 7:50am
  
  Yes, They offer free certificate of completion after finishing individual course (Need to manually download it) and for paths, all courses needs to be finished.
  
  For some courses, student needs to give exam in order to get another certificate of completion with mentioned “continuing professional education credit” in it.
  
  Note: Apart from this, there are many courses for which watching content is free but in order to download certificate premium subscription is needed or free trial. And of course there are many courses for which watching video content also requires paid subscription or free trial one (initial a few preview videos are available for free)
  
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Muhammad Fakrul Islam 2/5/2021 at 10:57am

‘Become a Software Developer’ learning path is still working. Thank you so much for your help.

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- Dhawal Shah 2/5/2021 at 11:50am
  
  Great. But seems like it might be based on the region you are in.
  
  For me, the first course of “Become a Software Developer” learning path doesn’t offer a free certificate even though all the course videos are free.
  
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  - Aliaa 2/26/2021 at 2:20pm
    
    I am already enrolling in Become a Software Developer learning path , but now I don’t have time for it. Will it remain free for me after March?
    
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    - Dhawal Shah 2/28/2021 at 11:35pm
      
      Unfortunately, I am not really sure how long these will be free.
      
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  - Michelle 4/1/2021 at 9:02am
    
    Dhawal, maybe you should give it another go. I’ve come across a few errors when accessing the courses.
    I had to switch browsers sometimes. There were some videos I couldn’t watch in Firefox that I could access in Chrome.
    Occasionally, the videos wouldn’t be marked as complete.
    There was also a course on Google Ads that seemed to have some problems with links, so I had to access the videos manually, and gave it a few tries. I’m still working on it, actually.
    For me, the course on SQL in the Software Developer track was archived while I was taking the learning path and I had to click on the videos directly to go around the one-month trial (they weren’t actually locked).
    
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Dr Aejaz Husain 2/8/2021 at 8:24am

Thanks a lot for sharing so useful resources

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Rujin 2/8/2021 at 10:07pm

Thank you thank you!!!

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Aliaa 2/25/2021 at 2:47pm

I am already enrolling in Become a Software Developer learning path , but now I don’t have time for it. Will it remain free for me after March?

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Elçin 3/1/2021 at 9:09am

I have spent all my day by analyzing this page reading and clicking every page. This work is amazing.The Question is I am in search of Certificates in German Language.
How can I find finance or economy related certificates but I need it for Germany.And Want to have the courses in German Language.
This is my first time in your web site.So sorry for this perhaps it is a stupid question.

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Hector 3/5/2021 at 1:32pm

Hello Suparn: Thank you for compiling the list, I do appreciate it. However, I cannot get around the ‘Start my free month’ to do any of the free courses you identified. Like Alexandra, how can I get around this issue to not activate the free month and saving it for course (s) that are for pay? Cheers

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- Michelle 4/1/2021 at 8:27am
  
  This might be a bit late, but Hector, for SOME of these courses you can get around activating the free month. For example, for the SQL course in the Software Developer track, you just click on the first video while logged in. It simply starts and it’s marked as completed after you watch it.
  However, if you see a lock next to the video, it means you can’t access it without starting the free month, which means that you won’t be able to get a free certificate.
  
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Rig Ved 3/12/2021 at 10:52am

The leadership course doesn’t seem to be free any longer

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- Rig Ved 3/12/2021 at 12:03pm
  
  Also People Analytics
  
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  - Suparn Patra 4/18/2021 at 2:01am
    
    Thanks for letting us know.
    I’ve removed the courses that are no longer completely free.
    
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Rowan Randle 3/20/2021 at 5:28pm

Good Morning / Evening where you may find yourself self in the world. I completed some courses for free without registration for the month to test whether I could before signing up for the free month.

I know after covid we all need to study more to upgrade our skills to be relevant in the work environment. To earn a salary. I in my humble opinion I think we need a radical tactical shift in our thinking and our modus operandi.

The world as we knew it has completely done a 360 degree , so we need to adapt accordingly.

I am upgrading my skillset with a strategy that would enable me to be more relevant to current market’s.

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Chandu 3/31/2021 at 1:21am

It looks like they are extending these free courses till end of 2021
this i learn from today media updates

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- Chandu 3/31/2021 at 1:32am
  
  Source:
  https://opportunity.linkedin.com/skills-for-in-demand-jobs
  
  *Offer available until December 31, 2021
  
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Jude Gaal 5/7/2021 at 9:49am

Thank you Suparn for this information. I know it will help a lot of people strengthen their skills!

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Samyak sharma 5/19/2021 at 5:24am

This is very useful and great post!

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Arbab Ahmed 5/22/2021 at 8:52pm

Great work !
Appreciated

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Benji 5/26/2021 at 1:50am

Hey, thanks for the (huge) list of free courses. I’ll definitely look into them.

My question is, what are they worth in the eyes of employers?

More specifically the Microsoft certificates. I can imagine employers won’t value these LinkedIn certificates at the same level as actual MS Certificates?

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Tawra Lundy 6/10/2021 at 9:54am

Suparn, thank you SO MUCH for this!!!

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- Moro John Alex 7/27/2021 at 11:19am
  
  Thank you very much
  
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Faiz 1/25/2022 at 5:28am

Some courses within the following path are locked.https://www.linkedin.com/learning/paths/become-a-data-analyst

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B. L. Ethridge, PhD, M.P.Adm. 1/27/2022 at 3:00pm

This is such an awesome resource! I have a Ph.D. and M.P.Adm./M.P.A., but feel I need a project management certification and training to expand the industries I can apply in. Also, I have been a research and program/project manager, but never in title; this information made it possible for me to get a much-needed LinkedIn certification to announce to potential employers and collaborators that my project management skills are more broadly applicable and demonstrably rooted in both education and experience. Thank you!

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Amy 2/23/2023 at 8:04pm

The Linkin learning courses with free certification mentions the Time Management Fundamentals twice.

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- Manoel Cortes Mendez 3/2/2023 at 12:43am
  
  Thank you. Fixed.
  
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Nguyen Trung Nhan 7/2/2023 at 4:44am

Very valuable, thanks the author. I hope you can always update this list :3

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Saahil Saadath 9/10/2024 at 7:17am

I have found Class central to be an invaluable recourses for discovering high quality online courses , and that a good educational platform for many students. I hope this is very useful to collage students

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How it Started

How to Join Free Certificate Courses

More Free Certificates

How to earn a LinkedIn Learning Free Certificate

17 Free Certificate Learning Paths

423 Free Certificate Courses

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Comments 54

Marwa 7/1/2020 at 4:11pm

bich 12/4/2020 at 10:27am

as 2/2/2021 at 3:20am

d. jenner 6/24/2021 at 7:35pm

Xander Vaughn 7/8/2021 at 9:53am

Gharieb 1/29/2023 at 6:54am

Machele 9/3/2024 at 8:24am

Rohini R Reddy 7/2/2020 at 7:53am

Lazarus Jamison 10/12/2021 at 5:26am

hanane ouhammouch 7/2/2020 at 2:07pm

Olumide Ojelabi 7/2/2020 at 5:12pm

Mohammad A Khan 7/2/2020 at 6:46pm

Prathyusha 7/4/2020 at 1:16am

Daniel 7/11/2020 at 7:28pm

zzz 8/1/2020 at 3:34am

Dhawal Shah 8/1/2020 at 2:43pm

Amna 8/4/2020 at 12:08am

Sifiso Dhlamini 8/4/2020 at 1:32am

ZZZ 8/8/2020 at 6:43pm

Suparn Patra 1/21/2021 at 7:55am

Alexandra Goicoechea 11/21/2020 at 6:07am

Suparn Patra 1/21/2021 at 7:53am

Muhammad Fakrul Islam 2/5/2021 at 11:03am

Tarun S. Kuckian 1/15/2021 at 10:32pm

Suparn Patra 1/21/2021 at 7:50am

Muhammad Fakrul Islam 2/5/2021 at 10:57am

Dhawal Shah 2/5/2021 at 11:50am

Aliaa 2/26/2021 at 2:20pm

Dhawal Shah 2/28/2021 at 11:35pm

Michelle 4/1/2021 at 9:02am

Dr Aejaz Husain 2/8/2021 at 8:24am

Rujin 2/8/2021 at 10:07pm

Aliaa 2/25/2021 at 2:47pm

Elçin 3/1/2021 at 9:09am

Hector 3/5/2021 at 1:32pm

Michelle 4/1/2021 at 8:27am

Rig Ved 3/12/2021 at 10:52am

Rig Ved 3/12/2021 at 12:03pm

Suparn Patra 4/18/2021 at 2:01am

Rowan Randle 3/20/2021 at 5:28pm

Chandu 3/31/2021 at 1:21am

Chandu 3/31/2021 at 1:32am

Jude Gaal 5/7/2021 at 9:49am

Samyak sharma 5/19/2021 at 5:24am

Arbab Ahmed 5/22/2021 at 8:52pm

Benji 5/26/2021 at 1:50am

Tawra Lundy 6/10/2021 at 9:54am

Moro John Alex 7/27/2021 at 11:19am

Faiz 1/25/2022 at 5:28am

B. L. Ethridge, PhD, M.P.Adm. 1/27/2022 at 3:00pm

Amy 2/23/2023 at 8:04pm

Manoel Cortes Mendez 3/2/2023 at 12:43am

Nguyen Trung Nhan 7/2/2023 at 4:44am

Saahil Saadath 9/10/2024 at 7:17am

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