Top 17 Free Product Management Courses & Certificates

Free courses for product managers interested in boosting their skills:

  1. Pendo, Product Management Basics Certification

  2. Pendo, AI for Product Management

  3. Pendo, Product Analytics Certification

  4. Pendo, Product-led Certification

  5. Pendo, Digital Adoption Course (Internal PM)

  6. ProductLed, Product-led Fundamentals

  7. Google, Generative AI Learning Path

  8. LinkedIn, Becoming a Product Manager Course

  9. Become a Tech-Literate Product Manager Course

  10. Udacity, A/B Testing

  11. Udacity, App Monetization

  12. Udacity, Product Design

  13. Udacity, Rapid Prototyping

  14. Great Learning, Introduction to Design Thinking

  15. Google, Data Analytics Professional Certificate

  16. Personalization & Targeting Course

  17. A/B Testing & Optimization

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🎁 I also created a set of PM courses I couldn’t find elsewhere. Premium subscribers can access those courses and get certified for free. Each subscription has a 30-day money-back guarantee:

  1. Continuous Product Discovery Masterclass

  2. From Strategy to Objectives Masterclass

1. Pendo, Product Management Basics Certification

A crash course in product management. It's designed for anyone interested or already working in this field. The course covers the essentials: understanding the product manager role, tackling common challenges, and exploring each Product Management Life Cycle phase.

2. Pendo, AI for Product Management

Geared towards current and aspiring product managers, focusing on the integration and application of AI in product management. It covers how AI transforms product strategy and development, emphasizing building AI-powered features and understanding AI's role in a product-led organization.

3. Pendo, Product Analytics Certification

Foundations of product analytics strategy, use cases for leveraging analytics, and how to foster a data-driven product organization.

It costs $149, but we got a new 100% discount code only for our community: learnwithpawel

4. Pendo, Product-led Certification

It's the best product-led course on the market, designed for product managers and business leaders, focusing on product-led strategies.

It costs $149, but we have a new 100% discount code only for our community: learnwithpawel

5. Pendo, Digital Adoption Course (Internal PM)

The course covers “Internal Product Management.” I'm not sure why it's titled “Digital Adoption Course.”

In case it was paid, use our discount code: pawel

6. ProductLed, Product-led Fundamentals

Product-Led Fundamentals is the free training that breaks down which businesses should (or shouldn’t) go product-led, why it’s critical to think about this now, and how to create a strong foundation for successfully building a product-led model.

7. Google, Generative AI learning path

This learning path provides an overview of generative AI concepts, from the fundamentals of large language models to responsible AI principles.

8. LinkedIn, Becoming a Product Manager Course

I'm not a fan of LinkedIn Learning. But this one is brilliant and covers many important topics. They even got the MVP definition right.

You can complete it with a free 30-day trial.

9. Become a Tech-Literate Product Manager Course

Top 6 free tech courses to help you land a new job (or keep the existing one). I created this list as a former software developer and updated it after receiving feedback from the community.

10. Udacity, A/B Testing

This course will teach you how to design and analyze business experiments using A/B testing methods. It covers the fundamentals of A/B testing, including selecting variables and test duration, and dives into both randomized and matched-pair design tests.

11. Udacity, App Monetization

This course will teach you effective development, implementation, and measurement of app monetization strategies. It includes lessons on developing a monetization plan, understanding different strategies, and optimizing revenue models with insights from industry experts like Nir Eyal.

12. Udacity, Product Design

Product Design blends theory and practice to teach you product validation, UI/UX practices, Google's Design Sprint, and the process for setting and tracking actionable metrics.

13. Udacity, Rapid Prototyping

The course will teach you how to create prototypes to save time and money in app development. It covers creating low to medium-fidelity prototypes and conducting user research using tools like InVision for interactive prototyping.

14. Great Learning, Introduction to Design Thinking

This free online course will help you understand the essence of design thinking and innovation, showing you the Stanford design thinking process.

15. Google, Data Analytics Professional Certificate

Designed by Google, is an entry-level course aimed at teaching data analytics. It includes 8 courses covering data cleaning, analysis, visualization, and using tools such as SQL and R programming.

16. Personalization & Targeting Course

This course teaches you to develop and scale programs for personalized experiences. It explains why product personalization is crucial and tips for getting started.

17. A/B Testing & Optimization

15 lessons on A/B testing and optimization – from basic concepts, common pitfalls, and proven methods through evaluating and scaling your results.

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18. Continuous Product Discovery Masterclass

If you are serious about your career, I recommend my Continuous Product Discovery Masterclass. Product Discovery is, by far, the most important area for a Product Manager.

Continuous Product Discovery Certification Badge

It’s a self-paced video course. You will:

  • Combine top product discovery techniques: Opportunity Solution Tree, Opportunity Score, and Strategyzer cards (©Paweł Huryn).

  • Access dedicated tools to easily implement Continuous Product Discovery in your organization.

  • Get a digital, verifiable credential you can easily demonstrate after passing the exam.

🎁 My premium subscribers can access it for free.

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19. From Strategy to Objectives Masterclass

As a product leader, you need to answer:

  • What are you trying to achieve and why?

  • Where are you going to play?

  • How are you going to win?

And turn those choices into actions. The best companies lead with strategic context, empower their teams, and trust them to find the way forward.

Product Vision, Strategy, and Objectives Certification Badge

From Strategy to Objectives Masterclass, launched in Sep 2024, is a self-paced video course.

 You will:

  • Learn how to craft a strong product vision and strategy.

  • Access #1 Product Strategy Canvas (Google) and a dedicated Notion template.

  • Protect your strategy against competitive threats.

  • Lead your empowered product teams with strategic context.

  • Apply Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) in practice.

  • Get a digital, verifiable credential you can easily demonstrate after passing the exam.

🎁 My premium subscribers can access it for free.

Learn more \ enroll now


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