Free training for veterans (no GI Bill needed)
Yes. Veterans can get free job training without using the GI Bill. Skills for Vets lists 156 programs that are marked Free and need no VA benefit, such as IBM SkillsBuild for Veterans, Vets Who Code and freeCodeCamp certifications. Exams, equipment and other costs can be separate, so check each listing before you apply.
IT, cybersecurity and cloud
AWS re/Start
Amazon Web Services (with local partners)
Cloud skills, labs, career coaching and employer connections, with complimentary practice/full certification exams. Passing exam earns certification.
Free certification — Exam included or voucher
- Cost: Free training
Fortinet Veterans Program
Fortinet
Free online cybersecurity training, free labs and certification-exam vouchers through approved veteran partners for eligible career entrants. Partner enrollment and course-completion proof are required before vouchers are issued; certification requires passing the exam.
Free certification — Exam included or voucher
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
NPower SkillBridge Cybersecurity
NPower (501(c)(3) nonprofit)
Cybersecurity classes, coaching and paid testing/credentialing for Security+, Linux+ and Splunk Core Certified User; credentials must be earned.
Free certification — Exam included or voucher
- Cost: Free training
- Who qualifies: Service members
- Applications: Open
Oracle Foundations training and certifications (free)
Oracle University
Free Foundations training and certification, with OCI Architect Associate newly free in 2026.
Free certification — Exam included or voucher
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
- Provider: Purdue University Northwest
Purdue Northwest CWCT (including Catholic University VUB referral)
Purdue University Northwest / Catholic University VUB referral
Explore five grant-funded non-credit cyber and AI pathways.
Free certification — Exam included or voucher
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
Salesforce Vetforce (Trailhead Military)
Salesforce
Salesforce/AI learning, limited virtual Academy seats, certification exam vouchers and career coaching. Certifications require passing exams; course badges alone are not certification.
Free certification — Exam included or voucher
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: Veteran Security Alliance
VetSec free cybersecurity training and sponsored course awards
Veteran Security Alliance (VetSec)
Verified free Fortinet self-paced cybersecurity training and labs, plus limited fully sponsored SANS course awards through VetSec. Discount-only partner courses are excluded.
Free certification — Exam included or voucher
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: Apprenticely
Apprenticely ReSkill Arkansas
Apprenticely
Build IT skills through free Arkansas-based training and career support.
Certification — Industry / exam-based
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
AWS Skill Builder — free cloud training and optional paid exam prep
Amazon Web Services
Free self-paced AWS cloud and AI courses, with optional paid labs and expanded exam prep. Certification exams are separate and paid unless a specific scholarship or promotion covers them. AWS microcredentials are a separate free skills-validation option.
Certification — Industry / exam-based
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
F3USA SkillBridge Cybersecurity
F3USA (veteran-founded 501(c)(3) nonprofit)
Free 10-week live-virtual cybersecurity bootcamp for transitioning service members under DoD SkillBridge, preparing for CompTIA Security+, Linux+ and Splunk, with career coaching.
Certification — Industry / exam-based
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Length: 10 weeks
- Provider: Hack The Box
Hack The Box Starting Point free labs
Hack The Box
Build penetration-testing fundamentals through guided practice machines and walkthroughs. You can progress through all three Starting Point tiers using their free machines. Free browser-based Pwnbox access is limited to one 120-minute session per account; continued free practice needs your own VPN-connected setup.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: HackerOne
Hacker101 web security lessons and CTF
HackerOne
Learn web-security basics and clear vulnerability reporting through free HackerOne lessons, then practice in its safe Capture the Flag labs. Beginner and more experienced learners can start at their own pace. No certification exam is included.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
Juniper Open Learning (free JNCIA training; exam voucher 75% off)
HPE Juniper Networking
Free Juniper/HPE networking self-study and conditional discounted certification voucher; certification requires paid live exam pass.
Certification — Industry / exam-based
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
Microsoft Software & Systems Academy (MSSA)
Microsoft Military Affairs
Cloud administration, development or cybersecurity training, labs and career support; certification opportunities require passing relevant assessments.
Certification — Industry / exam-based
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Length: 17 weeks
NPower Cloud Computing
NPower
Prepare for AWS cloud certifications through 12 virtual weeks.
Certification — Industry / exam-based
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Length: 12 weeks
Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Academy
Palo Alto Networks
Free online cybersecurity courses, including AI-powered security learning.
Certification — Industry / exam-based
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
PortSwigger Web Security Academy (web hacking labs)
PortSwigger
Web-security explanations, interactive labs and progress tracking across many vulnerability topics.
Certification — Industry / exam-based
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
- Provider: TryHackMe
TryHackMe free cybersecurity rooms
TryHackMe
Try ethical-hacking and cybersecurity practice through TryHackMe’s free rooms. The free tier has limited learning-path access and one hour of browser-based AttackBox use daily. Full paths, completion certificates and professional certification products have separate paid terms.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
AWS Educate
Amazon Web Services
Free cloud/AI learning and hands-on AWS labs, shareable badges and job-board access for adults.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
- Provider: Cybersecurity
CISA Learning (replaced FedVTE)
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
CISA cybersecurity training replacing FedVTE and other legacy learning platforms.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets
Cisco Ethical Hacker course (Networking Academy)
Cisco (Cisco Networking Academy)
Free Ethical Hacker course with hands-on labs and course recognition. The separate Cisco Certificate in Ethical Hacking also requires a paid Capture-the-Flag assessment; course completion alone is not that certificate.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets
Cisco Networking Academy (Military & Veterans)
Cisco
Networking, cybersecurity, programming and digital-skills courses, with certification-aligned learning paths.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Hybrid
- Applications: Rolling
- Provider: Cybrary
Cybrary Free Access cybersecurity learning
Cybrary
Cybersecurity videos, selected introductory/certification-prep content and paid hands-on learning options.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
Developing Secure Software (LFD121, OpenSSF)
The Linux Foundation / OpenSSF
Secure-software development training covering design, reuse, implementation, verification, threat modeling and cryptography.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
- Provider: OpenSecurityTraining2
Free reverse-engineering courses and learning resources
OpenSecurityTraining2 and independent course creators
Public self-study assembly, reverse-engineering and binary-analysis resources from OST2, Malware Unicorn, mytechnotalent, Nightmare, RPISEC and archived Hackaday lessons. This is a resource collection, not a combined credential.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
freeCodeCamp certifications
freeCodeCamp
Free coding curriculum with projects and provider-issued verified certifications.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets
Harvard CS50x and free CS50 Certificate
Harvard University (CS50)
Introductory computer science and programming coursework plus final project.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Length: 11 weeks
Introduction to Linux (LFS101)
The Linux Foundation
Beginner Linux training covering graphical interfaces, command line, common distributions and basic administration.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
Microsoft Military Datacenter Pathway (MDP) - SkillBridge
Microsoft Military Affairs with Hiring Our Heroes
Datacenter and critical-environment technician training, mentorship and listed industry credentials.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Hybrid
- Length: 12 weeks
- Provider: Student Veterans of America
SVA Cybersecurity Certificate (Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate)
Student Veterans of America
Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate through SVA, with hands-on tools and career preparation.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: TCM Security
TCM Security free training courses
TCM Security
Selected free TCM fundamentals courses; broader Academy membership and certification exams are separate paid products.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets
Vets Who Code
Vets Who Code
Free software-engineering accelerator emphasizing reviewed code, real features and a demonstrable portfolio.
Training only — No credential awarded
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Length: 17 weeks
- Provider: Creating Coding Careers
Creating Coding Careers pre-apprenticeship
Creating Coding Careers
Start free tech study before applying for selected paid pathways.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: CyberSkills2Work
CyberSkills2Work (19 cyber and AI pathways)
CyberSkills2Work (NSA NCAE-C, DoW CIO funded) with Florida International University, Dakota State University, University of Arizona, University of West Florida, Columbus State University, University of South Florida - Cyber Florida, University of Texas at San Antonio, Metro State University
No-cost cyber and AI training for selected learners, with route-specific badges, exam vouchers and career support. FIU AI Adoption Specialist offers no industry certification; other pathways differ.
Credential varies — Pathway-specific — check listing
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Spouses
CyLab Security Academy (formerly picoCTF.org)
Carnegie Mellon University
Practice ethical hacking in Carnegie Mellon’s free, year-round challenge library. Guided paths cover web security, cryptography, forensics and other topics, with beginner-friendly options. Adults and non-students are welcome; competition prize eligibility varies.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: Black Hills Information Security,…
Free Lab Fridays
Black Hills Information Security, Antisyphon Training and MetaCTF
Explore 200-plus security labs from BHIS and Antisyphon, including security fundamentals, defensive analysis and controlled adversary simulations. Request two free hours in a preconfigured MetaCTF cloud lab, with another allocation available each Friday. Unused hours do not stack.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
Generation USA free career programs
Generation USA
Free partner-funded career programs. The current learner page features Generation JobSprint job-search training and coaching; technical tracks and credentials require separate current verification.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Hybrid
NPower Tech Fundamentals (Veterans)
NPower
Tuition-free IT skills training and certification opportunities with career support. Confirm the exact certifications and exam coverage for your local offering.
Credential varies — Pathway-specific — check listing
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: RapidAscent
RapidAscent no-cost introductions
RapidAscent
Try JumpStart or an eligible military Security+ training route.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members
The Odin Project (full-stack web curriculum)
The Odin Project
Free, open-source, project-based web development curriculum: Foundations, then a Full Stack JavaScript or Ruby on Rails path. You build a portfolio of projects.
Training only — No credential awarded
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets
Year Up United Career Pathways
Year Up United
Tuition-free Career Pathways job training across business, customer experience, IT and software, with internship, mentoring and job-placement support. Outcomes are not guaranteed.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Hybrid
- Applications: Rolling
AI and data
Google Cloud Launchpad for Veterans 2026
Google Cloud
Free live Google Cloud training November 12–13, 2026, with a complimentary $99 exam voucher for qualifying attendees who submit the event attendance form. Certification is not automatic.
Free certification — Exam included or voucher
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members
SAS Veterans Career Transition Offer (free certification exam voucher)
SAS Institute
A free SAS certification exam voucher for veterans, service members and military spouses, plus free topic-based SAS digital training with promo code VTE100. Recommended paths include SAS Programming 1: Essentials, SAS SQL 1 and Statistics 1. Free SAS software for learning is also available.
Free certification — Exam included or voucher
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: fast.ai
fast.ai Practical Deep Learning for Coders
fast.ai
Practical model-building in vision, language, tabular data and recommendations, with videos/book/labs. No accredited credential promised.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
Accenture Digital Skills: Artificial Intelligence (FutureLearn)
Accenture via FutureLearn
Introductory AI concepts, workplace applications and responsible-use learning with eligible PDF Certificate of Achievement.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Open
AI Fluency for Creative Work (Anthropic)
Anthropic
AI collaboration skills for writers, designers, musicians and other creative professionals using the 4D framework and creative/production lenses.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations (Anthropic)
Anthropic
AI collaboration framework covering delegation, description, discernment and diligence; final assessment and current Claude Academy completion badge.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Provider: Analytics Vidhya
Analytics Vidhya free AI and data science courses (free completion certificates)
Analytics Vidhya
Free AI/data-science short courses and learning paths with practical lessons, projects and course-specific completion certificates.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
Asana AI for Work Skill Badge
Asana Academy
Foundational AI and Asana AI workflow lessons with a skill-badge assessment.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
- Provider: Canva
Canva AI certification (Canva Design School)
Canva
Canva AI learning and shareable Canva-issued certification after course requirements.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets
Claude 101 (Anthropic Academy) — free course with completion badge
Anthropic
Beginner orientation to Claude conversations, projects, artifacts, connected tools and everyday work uses.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
Databricks Fundamentals and free AI badges
Databricks
Free Databricks Fundamentals, Generative AI Fundamentals and AI Agent Fundamentals learning with quiz/assessment badges.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
- Provider: MinnaLearn
Elements of AI (free online course)
MinnaLearn and University of Helsinki
University of Helsinki/MinnaLearn introduction to AI concepts, limits, social effects and practical exercises.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
- Provider: Indiana University Kelley…
GenAI 101 (Kelley School of Business, Indiana University)
Indiana University Kelley Executive Education
Practical generative-AI literacy for workplace use with a shareable Kelley badge.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
- Provider: UNESCO via Coursera
Global MOOC on the Ethics of AI (UNESCO, Coursera)
UNESCO via Coursera
AI ethics learning based on UNESCO principles with certificate after completing course materials.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
Google Machine Learning Crash Course
Google
Practical machine-learning introduction with videos, interactive visuals and exercises covering models, data, neural networks, LLMs and responsible deployment.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
HP LIFE: AI for Beginners
HP LIFE (HP Foundation) with UNIDO
Basic AI concepts and business/everyday applications through HP LIFE; course completion recognition rather than professional certification.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
Hugging Face Agents course
Hugging Face
Free Agents course lessons, hands-on libraries, assignments and optional course-specific certificates after the required activities.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
IBM SkillsBuild for Veterans
IBM
Free courses and IBM digital credentials in AI (Artificial Intelligence), cyber, data, cloud
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
IBM SkillsBuild via VA: AI for Sustainability (GLE)
IBM SkillsBuild / VA
Explore AI applications for sustainability through an online IBM SkillsBuild course with guided learning and support.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
IBM SkillsBuild via VA: AI in Productivity Workflows (GLE)
IBM SkillsBuild / VA
Learn how AI can support productivity workflows through an online IBM SkillsBuild course with guided weekly learning and support.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
IBM SkillsBuild via VA: DA for Sustainability (GLE)
IBM SkillsBuild / VA
Study data-analysis applications for sustainability through an online, supported IBM SkillsBuild learning experience.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
IBM SkillsBuild via VA: Enterprise Data Science in Practice (GLE)
IBM SkillsBuild / VA
Explore enterprise data-science practice through an online IBM SkillsBuild course with a guided plan and live support.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
IBM SkillsBuild via VA: Independent eLearning (1,000+ courses)
VA + IBM SkillsBuild
Self-paced courses in AI (Artificial Intelligence), data, cyber, cloud with digital credentials
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
IBM SkillsBuild via VA: SmartCare AI: Transforming Healthcare Journeys (GLE)
IBM SkillsBuild / VA
Explore applications of AI to healthcare journeys through an online, supported IBM SkillsBuild course for eligible military-connected adults.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
Kaggle Learn (free data science courses with certificates)
Kaggle (Google)
Short practical data-science/programming courses with exercises and shareable completion certificates.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
- Provider: Southern Illinois University
MELT-VET (MachinE Learning Training for VETerans)
Southern Illinois University
Introductory AI/ML coding and model-building using R Studio.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Length: 18–20 weeks
Microsoft Applied Skills: Streamline business workflows with AI chat (Microsoft 365 Copilot)
Microsoft
Practical validation of using AI chat across Microsoft 365 workflows.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
- Provider: NASA
NASA Open Science 101
NASA (Science Mission Directorate)
NASA introduction to open-science principles, open data/code/results, ethical practice and research planning.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute (free self-paced courses)
NVIDIA
Selected NVIDIA self-paced technical courses and cloud exercises; certificates available only in selected courses.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
OpenAI Academy - free AI courses, badges and live events
OpenAI
Free practical courses, community resources and live events for workplace AI, builders, leaders and educators.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
- Provider: University of Oxford Saïd…
Oxford / UNESCO course on AI and digital transformation in the public sector
University of Oxford Saïd Business School with UNESCO
Oxford Saïd/UNESCO online learning on responsible AI and public-sector digital transformation.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
Splunk Work+ for Veterans
Splunk (Cisco)
Free Splunk eLearning for eligible U.S. military-community users.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
DeepLearning.AI short courses
DeepLearning.AI
Short practical AI lessons; current official support says short courses do not award official certificates. Pro subscribers can receive completion Accomplishments.
Training only — No credential awarded
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
Meta Blueprint - free AI courses for marketing (Generative AI for marketers)
Meta (Meta Blueprint)
Short video course on prompting, creative production and Meta AI marketing tools.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
Microsoft Learn (training and credentials)
Microsoft
Microsoft product learning paths and documentation; separately assessed Certifications and narrower scenario-based Applied Skills credentials.
Credential varies — Pathway-specific — check listing
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
MIT OpenCourseWare 6.036 Introduction to Machine Learning
MIT
Free materials for MIT’s Fall 2020 Introduction to Machine Learning course, covering supervised and reinforcement learning.
Training only — No credential awarded
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Spouses
NVIDIA DLI open source courses (free, no registration)
NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute
Freely downloadable NVIDIA AI/deep-learning course presentations, notebooks and labs.
Training only — No credential awarded
- Cost: Free training
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
Skilled trades, energy and aviation
Operation Next Advanced Manufacturing Training
Operation Next (LIFT)
Free advanced manufacturing training in welding, CNC machine operation, industrial technology maintenance (ITM) or robotics, toward national AWS, NIMS or SACA certifications. About 400 hours of online learning and hands-on labs at Vincennes University in Indiana or LIFT in Detroit. Operation Next is SkillBridge approved and run by LIFT, a Department of Defense manufacturing innovation institute.
Free certification — Exam included or voucher
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Hybrid
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members
- Provider: Flex Air
Flex Air Aviation Maintenance SkillBridge (A&P)
Flex Air
Aviation-maintenance internship, mentorship and optional FAA A&P preparation.
Certification — Industry / exam-based
- Cost: Free training
- Who qualifies: Service members · Spouses
UHP Skilled Trades Institute Electrical Program
UHP Skilled Trades Institute
A 5-week electrical training program for veterans on UHP's Northwest Arkansas campus: electrical theory, circuits and wiring, installation, industrial systems and controls, troubleshooting, and electrical code and safety, using hands-on labs, simulation and virtual reality. On-campus housing and meals are provided, plus career preparation and employer introductions where available.
Certification — Industry / exam-based
- Cost: Free training
- Format: In-person
- Length: 5 weeks
- Provider: Veterans Resource Center
Veterans Resource Center Dallas - free welding training
Veterans Resource Center (with Dallas College and Airgas)
No-cost welding instruction, OSHA-10/forklift training and job-search preparation.
Certification — Industry / exam-based
- Cost: Free training
- Who qualifies: Vets · Spouses
Vets to Drones (FAA Part 107 prep)
Vets to Drones (501(c)(3) nonprofit)
Free veteran network, Part 107 preparation, mentoring, missions and job connections; training does not itself issue FAA certificate.
Certification — Industry / exam-based
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets
- Provider: Home Builders Institute
HBI Military PACT - free residential construction training
Home Builders Institute (HBI)
Construction trade instruction, PACT credentials and job-placement support.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Length: 12 weeks
- Who qualifies: Vets · Spouses
IREC Exploring Careers in the Solar Industry - free online course
Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)
Solar career-exploration lessons, a personal next-steps guide and a course-completion certificate after the required evaluation.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: National PETE
National PETE Military Training Program - free OSHA 10/30 (Zoom)
National PETE with Barton Community College / Great Plains OTI Education Center
No-cost OSHA 10/30 and other eligible safety courses through National PETE’s NIH/NIEHS grant-supported military training program. Course prerequisites and geographic limits apply.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Who qualifies: Vets
Net Zero 101: What, Why and How (UN CC:e-Learn)
United Nations University (UNU-IAS) via UN CC:e-Learn
Foundational climate/net-zero literacy and UNU-IAS completion certificate.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
Path to Pro Skills Program (Home Depot Foundation) - free online trades training
The Home Depot Foundation
Introductory skilled-trade training and optional construction-job network.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets
Veterans Transition Support - free OSHA 10 General Industry
Veterans Transition Support (VTS)
OSHA ten-hour General Industry training and Department of Labor completion card after successful attendance; not professional certification/licensure.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: In-person
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
Veterans Transition Support - Free OSHA Accident Investigation & Recordkeeping Course
Veterans Transition Support (VTS)
A free, 1-day (8-hour) live Zoom course on November 9, 2026 covering workplace accident investigation and OSHA recordkeeping, with hands-on practice completing four industry forms (UC San Diego Accident Investigation Form, OSHA 300 Log, OSHA 300A Summary, and OSHA 301 Incident Report) and a VTS Certificate of Completion.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
Bath Iron Works / SMCC Manufacturing Technician Training
Bath Iron Works / Southern Maine Community College (SMCC)
A free, 3-week hands-on shipbuilding and manufacturing technician training program at SMCC's Midcoast Campus in Brunswick, Maine, with a weekly attendance incentive and a guaranteed job interview with General Dynamics Bath Iron Works for qualified graduates.
Training credential — Training credential & employer interview
- Cost: Free training
- Format: In-person
- Length: 3 weeks
GAF Roofing Academy (tuition-free roofer training)
GAF
Tuition-free classroom and hands-on roofing instruction with potential contractor interviews.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: In-person
- Who qualifies: Vets
Hiring Our Heroes Skilled Trades Academy
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation - Hiring Our Heroes
Choose a free construction, manufacturing, automotive or datacenter pathway. Credentials, eligibility and schedules differ by track; datacenter is a separately paid veteran fellowship.
Credential varies — Pathway-specific — check listing
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Hybrid
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: SMART
SMART Heroes sheet-metal pre-apprenticeship
SMART / International Training Institute
SMART Heroes offers seven weeks of free, hands-on sheet-metal training in Washington and Colorado for transitioning service members and eligible veterans. Graduates can receive first-year apprenticeship credit and move toward second-year placement in a SMART apprenticeship, with local admission rules and availability applying.
Apprenticeship — Apprenticeship pathway
- Cost: Free training
- Format: In-person
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members
- Provider: Trades Mosaic
Trades Mosaic SkillBridge (HVAC, plumbing, gas fitting, electrical)
Trades Mosaic (Fresh Air LLC; Tessera TWP LLC d/b/a Tim Whistler Plumbing)
Hands-on SkillBridge trades training in HVAC, plumbing, gas fitting and/or electrical with a path to full-time hire; keep military pay.
Apprenticeship — Apprenticeship / work experience
- Cost: Free training
- Format: In-person
- Who qualifies: Service members
UA Veterans in Piping (VIP) - welding, HVACR and fire sprinkler SkillBridge
United Association (UA) of Plumbers, Pipefitters, Sprinkler Fitters
Welding, HVACR or fire-suppression pre-apprenticeship with track-specific credentials and direct entry to five-year UA apprenticeship after successful completion.
Apprenticeship — Apprenticeship pathway
- Cost: Free training
- Who qualifies: Service members
UBC Military Veterans Program - free carpenter and millwright training
United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC)
Free eight-week carpentry training with direct apprenticeship entry and one year of credit; safety and trade skills included.
Apprenticeship — Apprenticeship pathway
- Cost: Free training
- Who qualifies: Vets
- Applications: Open
UHP Skilled Trades Institute Welding Program
UHP Skilled Trades Institute
A 5-week welding program for veterans on UHP's Northwest Arkansas campus: welding fundamentals, shop safety, oxyfuel and plasma cutting, Shielded Metal Arc Welding (beads, fillet, groove and open-root welds), blueprint and weld-symbol reading, and mock weld tests. On-campus housing and meals are provided, plus career preparation.
Training credential — Training credential
- Cost: Free training
- Format: In-person
- Length: 5 weeks
VEEP - Veteran's Electrical Entry Program (IBEW-NECA)
electrical training ALLIANCE (IBEW and NECA)
Free inside-wire or Texas line pre-apprenticeship routes toward registered apprenticeship, subject to selected-route requirements. The MoValley tuition exception is not included as free instruction; journeyman licensing is not automatic.
Apprenticeship — Apprenticeship pathway
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members
Vets to Volts SkillBridge: Apprentice Electrician
Vets to Volts
180-day SkillBridge apprentice electrician placement in Richmond, VA. You work alongside a Journeyman Wireman mentor installing electrical, data and fire-alarm systems on commercial and industrial jobs: the starting line toward Journeyman Wireman.
Apprenticeship — Apprenticeship / work experience
- Cost: Free training
- Format: In-person
- Who qualifies: Service members
Wisconsin Veterans in Piping (WPTA-VIP)
Wisconsin Pipe Trades Association
Free 18-week pipe trades training for Wisconsin veterans, Reservists and National Guard members in plumbing, welding, HVAC/R and fire sprinkler fitting: 6 weeks of classroom training, then paid on-the-job training with union contractors and priority entry into a WPTA apprenticeship.
Apprenticeship — Apprenticeship pathway
- Cost: Free training
- Format: In-person
- Length: 18 weeks
Business, project management and entrepreneurship
Google Ads certifications (Google Skillshop)
Google (Skillshop)
Free Google Ads learning paths and product-specific certification assessments.
Free certification — Exam included or voucher
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
HubSpot Academy Content Marketing Certification
HubSpot Academy
Content strategy, creation, repurposing, promotion and analysis training; HubSpot certificate and badge after passing exam.
Free certification — Exam included or voucher
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
- Provider: SCRUMstudy
Scrum Fundamentals Certified (SFC)
SCRUMstudy (VMEdu)
Free introductory Scrum and Agile course plus Scrum Fundamentals Certified exam.
Free certification — Exam included or voucher
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
Six Sigma White Belt Certification (CSSC, $0 exam)
The Council for Six Sigma Certification (CSSC)
Entry-level Six Sigma White Belt exam and electronic certificate.
Free certification — Exam included or voucher
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
Military Founders Lab (formerly Bunker Labs Veterans in Residence)
Syracuse IVMF
Early-stage business curriculum, tools, mentoring and peer network; no guaranteed investment or credential.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
NetSuite Explorer Pass
Oracle NetSuite
Explore introductory NetSuite learning and exam-preparation content.
Certification — Industry / exam-based
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
RESNYS free real estate salesperson course for military (New York)
Real Estate School of New York (RESNYS)
Tuition-covered New York real-estate salesperson qualifying course and career support through broker partner.
Certification — Industry / exam-based
- Cost: Free training
- Who qualifies: Vets
SIGMA FORCES verified free subset
SIGMA FORCES
Free foundation learning and first exams for BAFC, OKRFC, KEC and NCN-A. NGstudy shareable certificate/badge is optional and paid; other products and retakes have separate terms.
Certification — Industry / exam-based
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: Veteran Institute for Procurement
VIP START (Veteran Institute for Procurement)
Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP)
Federal-contracting readiness training and networking for veteran-owned small businesses.
- Cost: Free training
- Who qualifies: Vets
Amazon Ads Academy certifications
Amazon Ads
Amazon Ads product courses and assessed certification badges/downloadable certificates; learning-path awards are distinct non-certification recognition.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
- Provider: Black Diamond Charities
Black Diamond Charities - free project management fundamentals
Black Diamond Charities
Project-management fundamentals and twenty-three-hour completion certificate; conditional graduate support toward CAPM/PMP. Not itself certification or dedicated PMP exam prep.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Applications: Open
- Provider: SBA
Boots to Business Reboot (online and in-person)
SBA
Entrepreneurship basics, business-concept evaluation/planning and SBA resource introductions; optional follow-on learning.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: Dog Tag Inc.
Dog Tag Fellowship
Dog Tag Inc. / Georgetown University
Five-month entrepreneurship fellowship with a Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies certificate, monthly stipend, business practice and wellness support. Three mandatory weeks are in Washington, DC.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Hybrid
- Who qualifies: Spouses
Intuit Academy bookkeeping and tax training for the military community
Intuit
Bookkeeping and tax learning; the tax pathway includes Tax Level 1 and Tax Preparation badges after required assessments.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: Project Management Institute
PMI free military career resources and introductory learning
Project Management Institute
Certification navigation, military-experience translation, funding guidance and free sample learning/career resources.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Spouses
- Provider: Project Management Institute
PMI KICKOFF
Project Management Institute
Learn project-management basics in under an hour.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
Semrush Academy free courses and certificates
Semrush
Free digital-marketing courses covering SEO, content, analytics, social media and AI, with course certification options.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
Shopify Academy free courses (marketing and commerce)
Shopify
Shopify commerce/marketing learning paths; Verified Skills badges require separate proctored assessments.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
Veterans Transition Support - free Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Veterans Transition Support (VTS)
No-cost Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt training and course-project certificate.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: VETRN Inc. nonprofit)
VETRN MBA Online (veteran entrepreneur program)
VETRN Inc. (501(c)(3) nonprofit)
Business growth or turnaround plan, mentor and professional resource network.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Length: 28 weeks
- Provider: SBA OVBD
Boots to Business (B2B)
SBA Office of Veterans Business Development
Introductory entrepreneurship education, business-ownership assessment and links to follow-on support.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Hybrid
- Who qualifies: Service members · Spouses
DAV Patriot Boot Camp
DAV (Disabled American Veterans)
Entrepreneurship education, individual mentorship, networking and pitch preparation for growth-minded founders.
- Cost: Free training
- Who qualifies: Spouses
EBV (Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans)
Saint Joseph's University / Syracuse IVMF EBV Consortium
Online entrepreneurship foundations, in-person university residency and 12 months of support. Travel and lodging included at no cost to participating veterans.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Hybrid
- Who qualifies: Service members
EBV-F (Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans' Families)
Syracuse IVMF
Family-focused entrepreneurship training, mentoring and business-growth support.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Hybrid
- Who qualifies: Service members · Spouses
- Provider: Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville State University VBOC free entrepreneurship training (North Carolina)
Fayetteville State University / SBA
No-cost entrepreneurship and small-business training through the FSU VBOC for eligible North Carolina military-community clients. Counseling and referrals are supporting services.
- Cost: Free training
- Who qualifies: Service members · Spouses
National Veterans Entrepreneurship Program (VEP) - Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State University Riata Center
A free three-phase entrepreneurship program: 5 weeks of online self-study, an 8-day boot camp in Stillwater, Okla. with workshops from faculty and seasoned entrepreneurs, then 5 months of advising from entrepreneurs and subject matter experts, plus online peer networking.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Hybrid
- Length: 5 weeks
- Provider: PenFed Foundation
PenFed Foundation Veteran Entrepreneur Program (Incubator + Accelerator tracks)
PenFed Foundation
Founder education, mentorship and investor/network connections via Incubator and Accelerator; site also lists a transition Bootcamp.
- Cost: Free training
- Who qualifies: Vets · Spouses
- Provider: SBA
SBA Veterans Business Outreach Center free entrepreneurship training
SBA
No-cost VBOC entrepreneurship instruction in business planning, accounting, management and government contracting. Local training schedules and admission steps vary; financing referrals are not the inclusion basis.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Hybrid
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
STRIVE (Startup Training Resources to Inspire Veteran Entrepreneurship)
Syracuse IVMF
Early-stage entrepreneurship training for veterans and military families.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: In-person
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
Vet To CEO
Vet To CEO
Business startup, acquisition and franchise education with veteran entrepreneur insights.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Spouses
- Provider: Veteran Loan Fund
Veteran Loan Fund Accelerator
Veteran Loan Fund
Eight-week business accelerator, coaching, LivePlan and potential capital access.
- Cost: Free training
- Who qualifies: Vets · Spouses
- Provider: Warrior Rising
Warrior Rising LaunchPoint
Warrior Rising
LaunchPoint introduction to business ownership and pathway to Warrior Rising programs.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets
Health careers and public safety
Autism Partnership Foundation free 40-hour RBT training
Autism Partnership Foundation (APF)
Free forty-hour RBT training completion certificate; competency assessment, BACB application and certification exam remain separate.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
- Provider: FEMA National Disaster &…
FEMA Emergency Management Institute Independent Study (IS) courses
FEMA National Disaster & Emergency Management University (NDEMU, formerly EMI)
Emergency-management independent-study courses and completion records.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
Career help, degrees and more
Onward to Opportunity (O2O)
Syracuse University IVMF
No-cost test prep for 40+ certifications (cybersecurity, IT, cloud, AI/programming, project management, Six Sigma, HR), plus career coaching, resume and interview help, and connections to IVMF employer partners.
Free certification — Exam included or voucher
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online or in person
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
Robert Half / Percipio via HHUSA
Hire Heroes USA / Robert Half
Request limited complimentary professional learning through HHUSA.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
VetJobs no-cost career training
VetJobs (formerly CASY)
No-cost self-paced career education and train-to-hire training for eligible military-affiliated candidates. Coaching and employer connections are supporting services; specific partner credential requirements vary.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Spouses
Forage free virtual job simulations
Forage and participating employers
Employer-designed practice tasks, model answers and completion certificate; simulation is extracurricular learning, not employment/internship.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
Boots to Books Google Career Certificate scholarships
Boots to Books
A free Google Career Certificate in cybersecurity, data analytics, digital marketing and e-commerce, IT support, project management or UX design. Recipients also get job search support tools and access to a consortium of 150+ top employers.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: FourBlock
FourBlock Career Readiness Program
FourBlock
Career direction, coaching, employer engagement, networking and ongoing alumni community.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Hybrid
- Who qualifies: Vets · Spouses
Free LinkedIn Learning with a public library card
LinkedIn Learning for Libraries
LinkedIn Learning's expert-led online courses, free with your public library card. You sign in with your library card number and PIN, and no LinkedIn account is needed. Example: Washington State Library gives public and Tribal library patrons statewide access to over 16,000 courses in 7 languages, plus a free State Library eCard for people without a local card.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
McKinsey.org Forward (Core Skills)
McKinsey.org
Workplace-skills learning, case exercises, virtual events and Forward digital badge after completion.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Provider: The Open University
OpenLearn free courses and badged courses (The Open University)
The Open University
Open University free short-course learning, progress recognition and selected badged courses.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets
Saylor Academy (Saylor University) free courses
Saylor University (Constitution Foundation, 501(c)(3))
Online courses/materials and free completion certificates; selected courses offer separately proctored ACE-recommended credit route.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Applications: Rolling
- Provider: Sentinels of Freedom
Sentinels of Freedom free learning access and math tutoring
Sentinels of Freedom
Free learning-platform access and basic or higher-math tutoring for accepted Bridge for Education participants, with mentoring and career support. This does not pay college tuition.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: In-person
- Applications: Open
- Provider: Travis Manion Foundation
TMF Spartan Leadership Program
Travis Manion Foundation
Develop community-leadership skills over seven months and three required trips.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Hybrid
- Who qualifies: Vets · Spouses
Veterans Transition Support - No-Cost Coursera
Veterans Transition Support (San Diego)
One year of Coursera professional certificate and specialization access.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
Hiring Our Heroes Amplify
Hiring Our Heroes
Military spouses and other eligible military-connected partners can build resumes, practice interviews and prepare for networking and salary negotiations in two-day workshops.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Hybrid
- Who qualifies: Spouses
Hiring Our Heroes Corporate Fellowship Program (CFP)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Host-company work experience plus weekly professional-development sessions.
- Cost: Free training
- Length: 12 weeks
- Who qualifies: Service members
Hiring Our Heroes Skills-Based Fellowships / Training
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Host-company work experience, weekly education and potential interviews; no automatic credential or employment guarantee.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Hybrid
- Who qualifies: Service members · Spouses
- Provider: Warrior-Scholar Project
The Veteran's College Success Kit
Warrior-Scholar Project / Yale
Prepare for college, develop study habits and explore campus life through a Yale and Warrior-Scholar Project online course.
Training only — No credential awarded
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members
USO Pathfinder / USO + Coursera
USO
USO education support and partner access to Skillsoft certification preparation and Coursera professional-certificate programs.
Credential varies — Pathway-specific — check listing
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Service members
- Provider: VETS Beyond the Uniform
VETS Beyond the Uniform
VETS Beyond the Uniform
Access free career coaching, mentoring, assessments and workshops.
- Cost: Free training
- Who qualifies: Vets · Spouses
- Applications: Rolling
- Provider: Warrior-Scholar Project
Warrior-Scholar College Success Workshops
Warrior-Scholar Project
Short workshops introduce study techniques, academic reading and college navigation for veterans and service members at different stages of college planning.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Hybrid
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members
- Provider: Warrior-Scholar Project
Warrior-Scholar Project academic boot camps
Warrior-Scholar Project
Enlisted veterans and service members can practice college-level reading, writing, problem-solving and classroom participation in intensive academic boot camps. College Readiness, STEM and Business tracks have separate schedules.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Hybrid
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members
Military families
These free programs list spouses or family members as eligible. For college aid and spouse scholarships, see Family benefits.
Fortinet Veterans Program
Fortinet
Free online cybersecurity training, free labs and certification-exam vouchers through approved veteran partners for eligible career entrants. Partner enrollment and course-completion proof are required before vouchers are issued; certification requires passing the exam.
Free certification — Exam included or voucher
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
Onward to Opportunity (O2O)
Syracuse University IVMF
No-cost test prep for 40+ certifications (cybersecurity, IT, cloud, AI/programming, project management, Six Sigma, HR), plus career coaching, resume and interview help, and connections to IVMF employer partners.
Free certification — Exam included or voucher
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online or in person
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: Purdue University Northwest
Purdue Northwest CWCT (including Catholic University VUB referral)
Purdue University Northwest / Catholic University VUB referral
Explore five grant-funded non-credit cyber and AI pathways.
Free certification — Exam included or voucher
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
Salesforce Vetforce (Trailhead Military)
Salesforce
Salesforce/AI learning, limited virtual Academy seats, certification exam vouchers and career coaching. Certifications require passing exams; course badges alone are not certification.
Free certification — Exam included or voucher
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
SAS Veterans Career Transition Offer (free certification exam voucher)
SAS Institute
A free SAS certification exam voucher for veterans, service members and military spouses, plus free topic-based SAS digital training with promo code VTE100. Recommended paths include SAS Programming 1: Essentials, SAS SQL 1 and Statistics 1. Free SAS software for learning is also available.
Free certification — Exam included or voucher
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: SCRUMstudy
Scrum Fundamentals Certified (SFC)
SCRUMstudy (VMEdu)
Free introductory Scrum and Agile course plus Scrum Fundamentals Certified exam.
Free certification — Exam included or voucher
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
Six Sigma White Belt Certification (CSSC, $0 exam)
The Council for Six Sigma Certification (CSSC)
Entry-level Six Sigma White Belt exam and electronic certificate.
Free certification — Exam included or voucher
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: Veteran Security Alliance
VetSec free cybersecurity training and sponsored course awards
Veteran Security Alliance (VetSec)
Verified free Fortinet self-paced cybersecurity training and labs, plus limited fully sponsored SANS course awards through VetSec. Discount-only partner courses are excluded.
Free certification — Exam included or voucher
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: Apprenticely
Apprenticely ReSkill Arkansas
Apprenticely
Build IT skills through free Arkansas-based training and career support.
Certification — Industry / exam-based
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
AWS Skill Builder — free cloud training and optional paid exam prep
Amazon Web Services
Free self-paced AWS cloud and AI courses, with optional paid labs and expanded exam prep. Certification exams are separate and paid unless a specific scholarship or promotion covers them. AWS microcredentials are a separate free skills-validation option.
Certification — Industry / exam-based
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: Flex Air
Flex Air Aviation Maintenance SkillBridge (A&P)
Flex Air
Aviation-maintenance internship, mentorship and optional FAA A&P preparation.
Certification — Industry / exam-based
- Cost: Free training
- Who qualifies: Service members · Spouses
- Provider: Hack The Box
Hack The Box Starting Point free labs
Hack The Box
Build penetration-testing fundamentals through guided practice machines and walkthroughs. You can progress through all three Starting Point tiers using their free machines. Free browser-based Pwnbox access is limited to one 120-minute session per account; continued free practice needs your own VPN-connected setup.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: HackerOne
Hacker101 web security lessons and CTF
HackerOne
Learn web-security basics and clear vulnerability reporting through free HackerOne lessons, then practice in its safe Capture the Flag labs. Beginner and more experienced learners can start at their own pace. No certification exam is included.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
NetSuite Explorer Pass
Oracle NetSuite
Explore introductory NetSuite learning and exam-preparation content.
Certification — Industry / exam-based
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
SIGMA FORCES verified free subset
SIGMA FORCES
Free foundation learning and first exams for BAFC, OKRFC, KEC and NCN-A. NGstudy shareable certificate/badge is optional and paid; other products and retakes have separate terms.
Certification — Industry / exam-based
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: TryHackMe
TryHackMe free cybersecurity rooms
TryHackMe
Try ethical-hacking and cybersecurity practice through TryHackMe’s free rooms. The free tier has limited learning-path access and one hour of browser-based AttackBox use daily. Full paths, completion certificates and professional certification products have separate paid terms.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: Veterans Resource Center
Veterans Resource Center Dallas - free welding training
Veterans Resource Center (with Dallas College and Airgas)
No-cost welding instruction, OSHA-10/forklift training and job-search preparation.
Certification — Industry / exam-based
- Cost: Free training
- Who qualifies: Vets · Spouses
VetJobs no-cost career training
VetJobs (formerly CASY)
No-cost self-paced career education and train-to-hire training for eligible military-affiliated candidates. Coaching and employer connections are supporting services; specific partner credential requirements vary.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Spouses
- Provider: Black Diamond Charities
Black Diamond Charities - free project management fundamentals
Black Diamond Charities
Project-management fundamentals and twenty-three-hour completion certificate; conditional graduate support toward CAPM/PMP. Not itself certification or dedicated PMP exam prep.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Applications: Open
Boots to Books Google Career Certificate scholarships
Boots to Books
A free Google Career Certificate in cybersecurity, data analytics, digital marketing and e-commerce, IT support, project management or UX design. Recipients also get job search support tools and access to a consortium of 150+ top employers.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: SBA
Boots to Business Reboot (online and in-person)
SBA
Entrepreneurship basics, business-concept evaluation/planning and SBA resource introductions; optional follow-on learning.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: Cybrary
Cybrary Free Access cybersecurity learning
Cybrary
Cybersecurity videos, selected introductory/certification-prep content and paid hands-on learning options.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: Dog Tag Inc.
Dog Tag Fellowship
Dog Tag Inc. / Georgetown University
Five-month entrepreneurship fellowship with a Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies certificate, monthly stipend, business practice and wellness support. Three mandatory weeks are in Washington, DC.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Hybrid
- Who qualifies: Spouses
- Provider: FEMA National Disaster &…
FEMA Emergency Management Institute Independent Study (IS) courses
FEMA National Disaster & Emergency Management University (NDEMU, formerly EMI)
Emergency-management independent-study courses and completion records.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: FourBlock
FourBlock Career Readiness Program
FourBlock
Career direction, coaching, employer engagement, networking and ongoing alumni community.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Hybrid
- Who qualifies: Vets · Spouses
Free LinkedIn Learning with a public library card
LinkedIn Learning for Libraries
LinkedIn Learning's expert-led online courses, free with your public library card. You sign in with your library card number and PIN, and no LinkedIn account is needed. Example: Washington State Library gives public and Tribal library patrons statewide access to over 16,000 courses in 7 languages, plus a free State Library eCard for people without a local card.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: Home Builders Institute
HBI Military PACT - free residential construction training
Home Builders Institute (HBI)
Construction trade instruction, PACT credentials and job-placement support.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Length: 12 weeks
- Who qualifies: Vets · Spouses
IBM SkillsBuild for Veterans
IBM
Free courses and IBM digital credentials in AI (Artificial Intelligence), cyber, data, cloud
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
IBM SkillsBuild via VA: AI for Sustainability (GLE)
IBM SkillsBuild / VA
Explore AI applications for sustainability through an online IBM SkillsBuild course with guided learning and support.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
IBM SkillsBuild via VA: AI in Productivity Workflows (GLE)
IBM SkillsBuild / VA
Learn how AI can support productivity workflows through an online IBM SkillsBuild course with guided weekly learning and support.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
IBM SkillsBuild via VA: DA for Sustainability (GLE)
IBM SkillsBuild / VA
Study data-analysis applications for sustainability through an online, supported IBM SkillsBuild learning experience.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
IBM SkillsBuild via VA: Enterprise Data Science in Practice (GLE)
IBM SkillsBuild / VA
Explore enterprise data-science practice through an online IBM SkillsBuild course with a guided plan and live support.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
IBM SkillsBuild via VA: Independent eLearning (1,000+ courses)
VA + IBM SkillsBuild
Self-paced courses in AI (Artificial Intelligence), data, cyber, cloud with digital credentials
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
IBM SkillsBuild via VA: SmartCare AI: Transforming Healthcare Journeys (GLE)
IBM SkillsBuild / VA
Explore applications of AI to healthcare journeys through an online, supported IBM SkillsBuild course for eligible military-connected adults.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
Intuit Academy bookkeeping and tax training for the military community
Intuit
Bookkeeping and tax learning; the tax pathway includes Tax Level 1 and Tax Preparation badges after required assessments.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
IREC Exploring Careers in the Solar Industry - free online course
Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)
Solar career-exploration lessons, a personal next-steps guide and a course-completion certificate after the required evaluation.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
Microsoft Military Datacenter Pathway (MDP) - SkillBridge
Microsoft Military Affairs with Hiring Our Heroes
Datacenter and critical-environment technician training, mentorship and listed industry credentials.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Hybrid
- Length: 12 weeks
- Provider: NASA
NASA Open Science 101
NASA (Science Mission Directorate)
NASA introduction to open-science principles, open data/code/results, ethical practice and research planning.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: Project Management Institute
PMI free military career resources and introductory learning
Project Management Institute
Certification navigation, military-experience translation, funding guidance and free sample learning/career resources.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Spouses
- Provider: Project Management Institute
PMI KICKOFF
Project Management Institute
Learn project-management basics in under an hour.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
Splunk Work+ for Veterans
Splunk (Cisco)
Free Splunk eLearning for eligible U.S. military-community users.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: Student Veterans of America
SVA Cybersecurity Certificate (Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate)
Student Veterans of America
Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate through SVA, with hands-on tools and career preparation.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: Travis Manion Foundation
TMF Spartan Leadership Program
Travis Manion Foundation
Develop community-leadership skills over seven months and three required trips.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Hybrid
- Who qualifies: Vets · Spouses
Veterans Transition Support - free Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Veterans Transition Support (VTS)
No-cost Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt training and course-project certificate.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
Veterans Transition Support - free OSHA 10 General Industry
Veterans Transition Support (VTS)
OSHA ten-hour General Industry training and Department of Labor completion card after successful attendance; not professional certification/licensure.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: In-person
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
Veterans Transition Support - Free OSHA Accident Investigation & Recordkeeping Course
Veterans Transition Support (VTS)
A free, 1-day (8-hour) live Zoom course on November 9, 2026 covering workplace accident investigation and OSHA recordkeeping, with hands-on practice completing four industry forms (UC San Diego Accident Investigation Form, OSHA 300 Log, OSHA 300A Summary, and OSHA 301 Incident Report) and a VTS Certificate of Completion.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
Veterans Transition Support - No-Cost Coursera
Veterans Transition Support (San Diego)
One year of Coursera professional certificate and specialization access.
Certificate — Course completion / badge
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
Vets Who Code
Vets Who Code
Free software-engineering accelerator emphasizing reviewed code, real features and a demonstrable portfolio.
Training only — No credential awarded
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Length: 17 weeks
Bath Iron Works / SMCC Manufacturing Technician Training
Bath Iron Works / Southern Maine Community College (SMCC)
A free, 3-week hands-on shipbuilding and manufacturing technician training program at SMCC's Midcoast Campus in Brunswick, Maine, with a weekly attendance incentive and a guaranteed job interview with General Dynamics Bath Iron Works for qualified graduates.
Training credential — Training credential & employer interview
- Cost: Free training
- Format: In-person
- Length: 3 weeks
- Provider: SBA OVBD
Boots to Business (B2B)
SBA Office of Veterans Business Development
Introductory entrepreneurship education, business-ownership assessment and links to follow-on support.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Hybrid
- Who qualifies: Service members · Spouses
- Provider: Creating Coding Careers
Creating Coding Careers pre-apprenticeship
Creating Coding Careers
Start free tech study before applying for selected paid pathways.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: CyberSkills2Work
CyberSkills2Work (19 cyber and AI pathways)
CyberSkills2Work (NSA NCAE-C, DoW CIO funded) with Florida International University, Dakota State University, University of Arizona, University of West Florida, Columbus State University, University of South Florida - Cyber Florida, University of Texas at San Antonio, Metro State University
No-cost cyber and AI training for selected learners, with route-specific badges, exam vouchers and career support. FIU AI Adoption Specialist offers no industry certification; other pathways differ.
Credential varies — Pathway-specific — check listing
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Spouses
CyLab Security Academy (formerly picoCTF.org)
Carnegie Mellon University
Practice ethical hacking in Carnegie Mellon’s free, year-round challenge library. Guided paths cover web security, cryptography, forensics and other topics, with beginner-friendly options. Adults and non-students are welcome; competition prize eligibility varies.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
DAV Patriot Boot Camp
DAV (Disabled American Veterans)
Entrepreneurship education, individual mentorship, networking and pitch preparation for growth-minded founders.
- Cost: Free training
- Who qualifies: Spouses
EBV-F (Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans' Families)
Syracuse IVMF
Family-focused entrepreneurship training, mentoring and business-growth support.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Hybrid
- Who qualifies: Service members · Spouses
- Provider: Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville State University VBOC free entrepreneurship training (North Carolina)
Fayetteville State University / SBA
No-cost entrepreneurship and small-business training through the FSU VBOC for eligible North Carolina military-community clients. Counseling and referrals are supporting services.
- Cost: Free training
- Who qualifies: Service members · Spouses
- Provider: Black Hills Information Security,…
Free Lab Fridays
Black Hills Information Security, Antisyphon Training and MetaCTF
Explore 200-plus security labs from BHIS and Antisyphon, including security fundamentals, defensive analysis and controlled adversary simulations. Request two free hours in a preconfigured MetaCTF cloud lab, with another allocation available each Friday. Unused hours do not stack.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
Hiring Our Heroes Amplify
Hiring Our Heroes
Military spouses and other eligible military-connected partners can build resumes, practice interviews and prepare for networking and salary negotiations in two-day workshops.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Hybrid
- Who qualifies: Spouses
Hiring Our Heroes Skilled Trades Academy
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation - Hiring Our Heroes
Choose a free construction, manufacturing, automotive or datacenter pathway. Credentials, eligibility and schedules differ by track; datacenter is a separately paid veteran fellowship.
Credential varies — Pathway-specific — check listing
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Hybrid
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
Hiring Our Heroes Skills-Based Fellowships / Training
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Host-company work experience, weekly education and potential interviews; no automatic credential or employment guarantee.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Hybrid
- Who qualifies: Service members · Spouses
MIT OpenCourseWare 6.036 Introduction to Machine Learning
MIT
Free materials for MIT’s Fall 2020 Introduction to Machine Learning course, covering supervised and reinforcement learning.
Training only — No credential awarded
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Spouses
NPower Tech Fundamentals (Veterans)
NPower
Tuition-free IT skills training and certification opportunities with career support. Confirm the exact certifications and exam coverage for your local offering.
Credential varies — Pathway-specific — check listing
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
NVIDIA DLI open source courses (free, no registration)
NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute
Freely downloadable NVIDIA AI/deep-learning course presentations, notebooks and labs.
Training only — No credential awarded
- Cost: Free training
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
- Provider: PenFed Foundation
PenFed Foundation Veteran Entrepreneur Program (Incubator + Accelerator tracks)
PenFed Foundation
Founder education, mentorship and investor/network connections via Incubator and Accelerator; site also lists a transition Bootcamp.
- Cost: Free training
- Who qualifies: Vets · Spouses
- Provider: SBA
SBA Veterans Business Outreach Center free entrepreneurship training
SBA
No-cost VBOC entrepreneurship instruction in business planning, accounting, management and government contracting. Local training schedules and admission steps vary; financing referrals are not the inclusion basis.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Hybrid
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
STRIVE (Startup Training Resources to Inspire Veteran Entrepreneurship)
Syracuse IVMF
Early-stage entrepreneurship training for veterans and military families.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: In-person
- Who qualifies: Vets · Service members · Spouses
Vet To CEO
Vet To CEO
Business startup, acquisition and franchise education with veteran entrepreneur insights.
- Cost: Free training
- Format: Online
- Who qualifies: Vets · Spouses
- Provider: Veteran Loan Fund
Veteran Loan Fund Accelerator
Veteran Loan Fund
Eight-week business accelerator, coaching, LivePlan and potential capital access.
- Cost: Free training
- Who qualifies: Vets · Spouses
- Provider: VETS Beyond the Uniform
VETS Beyond the Uniform
VETS Beyond the Uniform
Access free career coaching, mentoring, assessments and workshops.
- Cost: Free training
- Who qualifies: Vets · Spouses
- Applications: Rolling
Common questions
Can veterans get free training without the GI Bill?
Yes. 156 of the 220 programs on Skills for Vets are marked Free and do not require the GI Bill, VET TEC or another VA benefit. Many are run by employers, nonprofits and tech companies.
Is free training only for veterans?
No. Many of these programs also accept service members, and 68 of them list military spouses or family members as eligible. Each program page shows who qualifies.
Are certification exams free too?
Not always. Some programs include an exam or voucher, while others charge for the exam separately. Each program page has an Exam coverage line, so check it before you enroll.
What is the best free IT training for veterans?
It depends on your goal. Popular free IT and cyber options here include NPower Tech Fundamentals (Veterans), IBM SkillsBuild for Veterans, Vets Who Code. This page lists 41 free IT, cyber and cloud programs.
How do I know a listing is still current?
Every program page shows the date it was last checked against the official site, and each links to the official page. Dates and seats change, so confirm there before you apply.
Something wrong or out of date? Report a problem. Skills for Vets is not affiliated with the VA. Use the program finder to filter by who you are, state and format.