INSPIRE SERIES > CAREER SKILLS
Intro to Freelancing
Join our free 20-hour online course and learn the most effective strategies for kickstarting a freelance career. Get exclusive access to roadmaps, tools, and real insights from experts.
Language: English | Cost: Free | Time: 20 hours (3 weeks)
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Course Overview
Getting started
Module 1: Master the basic freelancing concepts, what it takes to succeed (and how to avoid failure!), and how to pick the right freelancing platforms for you.
Profile & price setting
Module 2: Start building your profile, learn about pricing strategies, and how to calculate the price for your work with the Freelance Rate Calculator.
Create your personal brand
Module 3: Learn how to define your Unique Selling Points, how to align your profile with your key skills, and the fundamentals of self-branding.
Our Selection Criteria
Intro to Freelancing is for people who want to learn the top-level skills required to kickstart their career as a freelancer in the digital economy. Admission is free and open to all who fit our selection criteria.
You
Youth and young adults residing in Iraq, Lebanon or Jordan aged between 18-35. We aim for gender diversity in all our programs.
Criteria
Intermediate English level required. No other prior skills necessary.
Commitment
Ready to invest 20 hours of your time in 3 weeks of self paced online learning and participate in up to 5 hours of live online events and class activities (optional).
Why sign up for this course?
The Re:Coded Inspire Series are self-paced short courses, designed to
develop your soft, career, and foundational technical skills. This is
what make these courses great.
Our curriculum has been developed by local experts focusing on the most fundamental you need to master.
You will learn from international experts who will join us for live online sessions during the course.
Our cohort-based approach helps cultivate a supportive learning community.
Our courses are generously supported by our donors and are free.
Course Developers
Our Intro to Freelancing course has been developed by local experts.
Muntadher Alabdaly
Regional Program Assistant at World Learning
Muntadher is a computer enginner running exchange programs in Iraq for World Learning. He has previously worked as a freelance data analyst and Drive Test Engineer for Ericsson.
Zahraa Alhilfi
Regional Program Assistant at World Learning
Zahraa has a lot of experience from the non-profit industry and working both at World Learning and as a tutor at Un Ponte Per in Basra. She has a bachelors's degree in Information Technology.
Course Reviews
Here's what other's have said about Re:Coded's Inspire Series Courses.
I wanted to thank you for this amazing opportunity and course. It's one of the best courses I have personally taken, highlighting my perspective on many new concepts.
It was definitely well prepared and designed. And when I saw funny gifs, I felt myself more relaxed about course, and I honestly should thank you for guiding us, not just about job research but about perspective of life.
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