Awesome Certificates

Awesome Certificates

Website: https://github.com/PanXProject/awesome-certificates#readme
Category: Themed Directories
Tags: education, career, awesome-lists

Overview

Awesome Certificates is a curated GitHub directory collecting free certification-related learning resources in computer science and related fields. It focuses on helping learners find courses that include certificates of completion to validate and showcase technical skills.

Features

• Curated resource list

  • Manually maintained list of free courses and certification resources.
  • Organized as an "awesome list" following the Awesome community conventions.

• Extensive coverage of topics

  • 20,000+ hours of learning content.
  • 200+ free courses that include certificates.
  • Focus areas include:
    • Information Technology (IT)
    • Computer Science (CS)
    • Design
    • Business

• Certification-focused resources

  • Emphasis on courses that provide a certificate or other credential upon completion.
  • Aimed at helping users document and demonstrate skills to employers or academic programs.

• Open GitHub repository structure

  • Main resource list stored in awesome-certificates.md.
  • Supporting project documents, including:
    • CONTRIBUTING.md – guidelines for contributing new resources.
    • code-of-conduct.md – community behavior standards.
    • SECURITY.md – security reporting guidelines.
    • pull_request_template.md – standardized format for contributions.
    • license – repository licensing information.

• Community and collaboration

  • Open to contributions via GitHub pull requests.
  • Community discussion channels linked from the README (e.g., Gitter, Discord) for collaboration around the list and resources.

Pricing

• All listed courses are described as free.
• The GitHub repository and list are free to access and use.

License

• The repository includes a license file specifying the project’s license (details available directly in the GitHub repo).