Discover carefully curated, free learning opportunities from respected external institutions, strengthen your professional capabilities, and build a documented record of your development.
If your experience comes from leading a congregation, mentoring others, guiding communication or shaping values within a community, that background already carries real leadership skill. Documented professional learning helps you translate it into credentials that read clearly in any professional setting.
Sharpen how you lead teams, coach others and make decisions under real organizational pressure.
Build clearer, more persuasive communication for meetings, teams and public-facing work.
Learn the fundamentals of running a business, finance and turning ideas into ventures.
Understand how organizations reach and grow an audience online, from content to campaigns.
Get comfortable with the digital and AI fundamentals shaping every modern workplace.
Catalyst curates and organizes these opportunities. Each external provider delivers the learning and issues whatever credential that provider actually offers.
Free short courses from a leading UK university.
OpenLearn
Examine the relationship between leading and following in teams, and develop a more rounded view of your own leadership style.
Credential: Free Statement of Participation
Start Free CourseOpenLearn
A practical starting point for anyone stepping into a leadership role for the first time, covering the core skills leaders rely on daily.
Credential: Free Statement of Participation; select OpenLearn courses also offer a free digital badge
Start Free CourseFree learning in AI, digital technology and workplace skills.
IBM SkillsBuild
Build a working understanding of AI concepts, common use cases and the basics of using AI responsibly.
Credential: Digital Credential
Start Free CourseIBM SkillsBuild
Strengthen everyday workplace skills such as communication, collaboration and problem-solving.
Credential: Digital Credential
Start Free CourseFree business and digital-skills courses for entrepreneurs and professionals.
HP LIFE
Learn techniques for communicating clearly and persuasively in a professional or business setting.
Credential: Certificate of Completion
Start Free CourseHP LIFE
Cover the fundamentals of turning an idea into a viable, well-planned business.
Credential: Certificate of Completion
Start Free CourseFree, industry-recognized certification courses.
HubSpot Academy
Learn the fundamentals of digital marketing strategy, from search and social to email and analytics.
Credential: Certification
Start Free CourseHubSpot Academy
Learn to plan and build a content strategy that attracts, engages and grows an audience.
Credential: Certification
Start Free CourseCredential type varies by provider and by course. Catalyst curates these external learning opportunities but does not issue, accredit or guarantee any external credential — always confirm current credential details on the provider's official site before you begin.
Confirms you took part in and completed a free course. Not formal academic credit.
A verifiable digital credential you can share on LinkedIn or a resume, offered by select courses.
Confirms you finished a course. Typically not an accredited academic qualification.
A credential the provider itself identifies as a certification, such as HubSpot's marketing certifications.
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