Our Mission
Our mission is to remove financial barriers to practical education by providing free, accessible and easy-to-understand learning resources to people everywhere.
Making practical education accessible to everyone.
OpenSkills is a nonprofit initiative that provides free, practical online education and skill-building resources for everyone.
OpenSkills was created around one simple belief.
Useful knowledge shouldn't be locked behind expensive courses.
OpenSkills provides free educational resources focused on skills people can immediately apply to their careers, businesses, finances and everyday lives. Every course is short, written in plain language and paired with practice, so you can use what you learn the same day.
Our Vision
A world where anyone can build the practical skills they need for work, business and everyday life, whatever their income or background.
Our Values
Four ideas guide what we teach and how we teach it.
Accessibility
Learning should be available regardless of financial circumstances.
Practicality
Teach skills people can actually use.
Simplicity
Make complicated topics easier to understand.
Opportunity
Give people knowledge that can create new possibilities.
Our Impact
OpenSkills is a new organization. We'll publish these numbers once we have verified data behind them.
Learners Reached
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Courses Completed
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Resources Downloaded
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Countries Reached
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We will only report figures we can verify, and we'll explain how each one is counted.
Get Involved
OpenSkills grows when people share it, contribute to it and help it reach more learners.
Share OpenSkills
Send OpenSkills to a friend, classmate or community group who could use free courses.
Contribute a Resource
Teachers and professionals can help create lessons, templates and examples.
Offer to contributePartner With Us
Schools, libraries, community organizations and employers can bring OpenSkills to their learners.
Start a conversationSend Feedback
Tell us what worked, what was unclear and which skills you want to learn next.
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