Missouri workers who have been displaced by the economic disruption can now enroll in online classes for free. The Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development has partnered with Coursera, an online learning platform, to help Missourians skill up and get back to work.
According to a news release, through the Coursera Workforce Recovery Initiative, unemployed Missourians will have free access to 3,800 courses that will help them develop the knowledge and skills to become reemployed. Users who sign up before September 30, 2020, will be able to take courses and earn certificates until the end of the calendar year.
Coursera partners with 200 of the world’s leading university and industry educators to offer courses teaching job-relevant skills across business, technology and data science. Through this partnership, Missourians can also earn professional certificates from leading companies like IBM and Google that are designed to prepare people for entry-level careers like IT.
Missourians will be able start most classes at their own convenience and set work deadlines that accommodate their other commitments.
Missourians must be registered within Coursera by September 30 to take advantage of this offer. Courses need to be completed by December 31, 2020, in order to receive the credential or certificate at no cost.
To register, Missourians need to have an account in the MoJobs system. Anyone without a MoJobs account can create a login at jobs.mo.gov. MoJobs users will have access to a link within the site to receive an invitation from Coursera. The process should only take two business days to get registered and start on the path to learning.