Skills and courses
Free training, certificates, Korean and TEFL
Free training in Korea
The Korean government pays for a lot of job training. Check these before you buy a course.
National Tomorrow Learning Card (국민내일배움카드)
A government card that helps pay for job training courses in Korea.
Who can get it, by visa
- F-6Yes. No employment insurance needed.
- F-5, most F-2, D-7, D-8, D-9, E-9, H-2Yes, while you have employment insurance.
- E-7, E-2, D-2, D-10, F-4Not eligible.
Courses are taught in Korean.
Go to apply page Work24 (고용24) · Checked November 11, 2026
Korea Immigration and Integration Program (사회통합프로그램, KIIP)Korean language and Korean society classes run by the Ministry of Justice, with no tuition fee.Checked November 11, 2026Opens in a new tabK-MOOCFree online courses from Korean universities, mostly taught in Korean.Checked November 11, 2026Opens in a new tabMy Seoul Plus (Seoul Global Center)Seoul City's portal for foreign residents, with Korean classes and education programs.Checked November 11, 2026Opens in a new tabSeoul Attractive Jobs (서울 매력일자리)Seoul City's job program: training plus paid work experience at public offices and companies.Checked November 11, 2026Opens in a new tab
Online certificates
Three courses for each job type, matched to skills in Korea job postings.
Engineering
See Engineering jobs
Metaon CourseraMeta Back-End Developer Professional Certificate4.6(10,083 reviews)Beginner8 months at 6 hours a weekPythonDjangoAPIsEnroll for free Opens in a new tab
IBMon CourseraIBM Full Stack Software Developer Professional Certificate4.6(60,933 reviews)Beginner6 months at 10 hours a weekJavaScriptReactNode.jsEnroll for free Opens in a new tab
HarvardXon edXHarvardX: CS50's Introduction to Computer ScienceIntroductoryCPythonAlgorithmsFree to auditAudit for free Opens in a new tab
Data & ML
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Googleon CourseraGoogle Data Analytics Professional Certificate4.8(182,939 reviews)Beginner6 months at 10 hours a weekSQLTableauSpreadsheets7-day free trialStart free trial Opens in a new tab- IBMon CourseraIBM Data Science Professional Certificate4.6(151,425 reviews)Beginner4 months at 10 hours a weekPythonMachine learningPandasEnroll for free Opens in a new tab
DataCampOnline courseIntroduction to SQLSQLSee course Opens in a new tab
Design
See Design jobs- Googleon CourseraGoogle UX Design Professional Certificate4.8(100,883 reviews)Beginner6 months at 10 hours a weekFigmaUX researchPrototyping7-day free trialStart free trial Opens in a new tab
CalArtson CourseraUI / UX Design4.7(8,111 reviews)Beginner2 months at 10 hours a weekUI designWireframesEnroll for free Opens in a new tab
UC San Diegoon CourseraInteraction Design4.5(4,049 reviews)Intermediate3 months at 10 hours a weekInteraction designUser testingEnroll for free Opens in a new tab
Marketing
See Marketing jobs- Googleon CourseraGoogle Digital Marketing & E-commerce Professional Certificate4.8(51,651 reviews)Beginner6 months at 10 hours a weekGoogle AdsE-commerceEmail marketing7-day free trialStart free trial Opens in a new tab
- Metaon CourseraMeta Social Media Marketing Professional Certificate4.8(23,221 reviews)Beginner5 months at 10 hours a weekSocial mediaMeta adsContent7-day free trialStart free trial Opens in a new tab
- UC Davison CourseraIntroduction to Google SEO4.6(10,394 reviews)Beginner1 week at 10 hours a weekSEOEnroll for free Opens in a new tab
Product Management
See Product Management jobs- Googleon CourseraGoogle Project Management Professional Certificate4.8(145,906 reviews)Beginner6 months at 10 hours a weekProject managementAgileScrum7-day free trialStart free trial Opens in a new tab
University of Virginiaon CourseraDigital Product Management4.7(9,866 reviews)Beginner4 weeks at 10 hours a weekProduct managementRoadmapsEnroll for free Opens in a new tab
Atlassianon CourseraAgile with Jira: Plan and Track Sprint Work4.7(9,729 reviews)Beginner1 week at 10 hours a weekJiraAgileEnroll for free Opens in a new tab
Finance & Accounting
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Whartonon CourseraFinancial Accounting: Read and Interpret Financial Statements4.7(8,573 reviews)2 weeks at 10 hours a weekAccountingFinancial statementsEnroll for free Opens in a new tab- Whartonon CourseraBusiness and Financial Modeling4.5(11,484 reviews)Beginner4 weeks at 10 hours a weekFinancial modelingValuationEnroll for free Opens in a new tab
Macquarie Universityon CourseraExcel Skills for Business4.9(64,267 reviews)Beginner3 months at 10 hours a weekExcelEnroll for free Opens in a new tab
HR & Recruiting
See HR & Recruiting jobs- University of Minnesotaon CourseraHuman Resource Management: HR for People Managers4.8(15,705 reviews)Beginner2 months at 10 hours a weekHRPerformance managementEnroll for free Opens in a new tab
- University of Minnesotaon CourseraRecruiting, Hiring, and Onboarding Employees4.7(4,728 reviews)2 weeks at 10 hours a weekRecruitingOnboardingEnroll for free Opens in a new tab
- Whartonon CourseraPeople Analytics4.6(6,196 reviews)1 week at 10 hours a weekPeople analyticsEnroll for free Opens in a new tab
Hospitality
See Hospitality jobs- ESSEC Business Schoolon CourseraHotel Management: Distribution, Revenue and Demand Management4.6(2,273 reviews)Beginner4 weeks at 10 hours a weekRevenue managementHotel operationsEnroll for free Opens in a new tab
Università Bocconion CourseraFood & Beverage Management4.8(5,043 reviews)1 week at 10 hours a weekFood and beverageEnroll for free Opens in a new tab- Knowledge Acceleratorson CourseraCustomer Service Fundamentals4.8(1,939 reviews)Beginner1 week at 10 hours a weekCustomer serviceEnroll for free Opens in a new tab
Korean for work
Many jobs in Korea ask for some Korean. Plan your TOPIK, take the free government classes, then add a course or a tutor.
- SeoulstartFree toolTOPIK study planA week-by-week plan from today to your TOPIK test day. Free on Seoulstart.Make my study plan
Yonsei Universityon CourseraFirst Step Korean4.9(53,523 reviews)Beginner2 weeks at 10 hours a weekYonsei University's beginner course on Coursera.KoreanEnroll for free Opens in a new tab
italkiOnline courseitalki Korean tutorsOne-to-one Korean lessons online, booked by the hour.KoreanBook a trial lesson Affiliate linkOpens in a new tab
90 Day KoreanOnline course90 Day KoreanAn online Korean course built around 90-day study plans.KoreanFree first lessonGet a free lesson Opens in a new tab
Rocket KoreanOnline courseRocket KoreanAudio lessons for speaking and listening.KoreanFree trial, no card neededStart free trial Opens in a new tab
Teach English
Many English teaching jobs in Korea list a TEFL certificate. Both courses run online.