The Best Free Training

Whoo Hoo! The Best Free Training was just named One of “100 Best Self-Education Sites for Switching Careers” by Online Colleges.net This is truly gratifying, since I really do spend a lot of time trying to find great freebies that will help people switch careers. I know there are a lot of people in this job market who need to learn new skills quickly so they can keep working and keep their families fed! So this is a valuable mission to support.

So… How can you find all the career-oriented reviews here on The Best Free Training?

Here are four suggestions:

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Topic:  Controversial Issues (political, moral, ethical)
Format: Unbiased, balanced pro/con format website
Reviewer/email: Mike G – greers_pm@yahoo.com

Happy 5th Anniversary, ProCon.org!!

This month marks the 5th anniversary of ProCon.org whose slogan is “We promote critical thinking, education, and informed citizenship. Our sites present controversial issues in a straightforward, nonpartisan, primarily pro-con format.”

If you’re tired of wading through the rants of biased bloggers and media talkers, ProCon.org is ready to help you get the facts about critical issues.  And what better free training could you provide yourself than solid, unbiased, self-study about those important issues of our day?

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Topic:  Yoga and fitness
Format: Downloadable 20-minute MP3 audio files with coordinated pose sheets showing proper body positions [free registration required]
Reviewer/email: Mike G – greers_pm@yahoo.com

From the website:  “Yoga Download.com … offers audio files of guided online yoga classes and other fitness workouts, with professional music accompaniment, playable on your iPod or other mp3 player, CD player or computer. The classes are in MP3 format and you can download them straight from our website to your computer in a matter of minutes. Each online yoga class also comes with a printable companion pose guide so that you can see exactly what each pose looks like.”

What a great idea! Downloads are simple. And the audios and the pose sheets (showing proper body positions) are clear, simple, and professionally produced. If you ever wanted to learn yoga, these 12 free downloadable classes will get you off to a great start!

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