You have about three months into joining university. During this time, you have absolutely nothing constructive to do but to move from one town to the other. If you have enough time at your disposal, it’s advisable to enroll for online short courses. This step would immensely boost your profile.
Here we have carefully selected best short courses to pursue online based on your interests.
If you are enthusiastic about mathematics and statistics, here are the courses to do online
- Microsoft courses
Microsoft related programmes include:
Excel
Word
PowerPoint
Most students pursue the programmes from Udemy, which is internationally credited institution for short online courses. To complete a single program, you require at least Ksh 1,500($15).
After you have enrolled and successfully completed the programmes, you will be issued with a certificate. To enroll, click here
- R Programming Software
If you are going to pursue statistics, Actuarial Science or any mathematics related course, please make sure you enroll for R programming language.Nowadays,employers don’t consider graduates without a certificate in R language…If you are a statistician, you can’t survive without R.
It’s better you enroll for this program now to avoid embarrassments later. The online course is extremely cheap, actually less than $10.To enroll, you simple follow this link
If you are planning to enroll for computer science/IT/Software Engineering/Computer Engineering,here are the short courses to enroll for online
For a computer expert, there are basic online courses you should pursue to sharpen your skills; some of the courses include:
- CCNA
- Linux
- CISCO
- Ethical Hacking
- Windows Server
- Basic Programming languages
CISCO is one of the widely applied area in database administration, even if you ignore it today, you will be forced to pursue it later in life. It’s therefore important to enroll when your mind is fresh. The courses are available at Udemy through this link
- Languages
You can also learn languages like Chinese, French, and Italy, Spanish. These languages are available at Coursera, which is equally reputable.
These courses are particularly important for students in literature and language programmes, international relations and tourism industry.
To enroll for one of these courses, click here
If you are planning to join marketing, customer care or front office, here is a list of courses to pursue online
Microsoft Office
Advanced PowerPoint
Languages
Marketing strategies and SEO
You can see all the courses in this link
For those who are planning to be web developers, you can enroll for related courses here