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Applied Digital Skills
Beginner 10 hours EnglishFREE
Our recommendation
Google's free Applied Digital Skills, teaching practical everyday digital skills — using documents, spreadsheets, email and online tools to get things done. It is aimed at building basic workplace and life digital literacy, with no certificate. Genuinely useful for beginners and completely free.
Skills you'll gain
Google WorkspaceDocumentsSpreadsheetsEmailDigital literacyOnline collaboration
Is this course right for you?
A good fit if you…
You want everyday digital skills
You are new to office tools
You prefer free practical lessons
Consider something else if you…
You are already comfortable with office tools
You want a technical credential
You want programming
About this course
Applied Digital Skills is Google's free, practical digital literacy program — short video lessons teaching concrete workplace skills using Google Workspace tools: creating professional documents, building spreadsheets for data tracking, presenting effectively with Slides, managing professional email, and applying AI tools in everyday work contexts. Lessons are task-oriented ('create a budget', 'write a professional email') rather than feature-oriented.
What you'll learn
Create professional documents and templates in Google Docs
Build spreadsheets for data tracking and budgeting in Google Sheets
Present information effectively with Google Slides
Manage professional email communication in Gmail
Apply AI tools to everyday work tasks
This course includes
10h
On-demand video
Yes
Mobile access
English
Language
What it costs
Completely free from Google, with no paywall. There is no formal certificate.
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Google instructor
Developed by Google.org as part of its digital skills initiative, with lessons designed for practical application in real workplace contexts.
About this provider
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Free, self-paced courses and certificates from Google — Career Certificates, Digital Garage, and Machine Learning Crash Course.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, completely. Google offers it as a free resource.
No formal certificate — it is about building practical skills.
Anyone building everyday digital literacy — students, career changers, or people newer to office and online tools.
Practical use of documents, spreadsheets, email and online collaboration to get real tasks done.
Yes for beginners who want confident, everyday digital skills, and it costs nothing.