Who Does the Curating
Jason Sadiki
FounderTechnical SEO Specialist & Web Developer · 7+ years
Curates all IT, software engineering, digital marketing, and AI courses. Jason's 7+ years in Technical SEO means every resource is also assessed for discoverability - whether the right learners can actually find it.
Ndulamiso Mamburu
Co-FounderCo-Founder · Accounting Science Graduate · Pursuing Taxation Degree · Works at SARS
Co-founder of Graduates Hub. Ndulamiso curates all accounting, finance, and business courses. Her practitioner-level experience at the South African Revenue Service (SARS) ensures that recommended courses reflect real compliance, tax, and financial management requirements - not just textbook theory.
LinkedInOur Selection Criteria
A course must pass every “include” criterion to be listed. Any “exclude” criterion is an automatic disqualifier.
Include: Accreditation
CPD-certified by the CPD Standards Office (UK), internationally recognised, or issued by a credible institution (e.g. Google, IBM, Alison).
Include: Relevance to job market
We check actual job listings to confirm the skill is actively sought by employers in South Africa and globally.
Include: Genuinely free to study
The full course content must be accessible at no cost. A paid physical certificate option is acceptable; a paywall on the content is not.
Include: Practical outcome
Courses must teach an applicable skill - not just theory. Learners should finish with something demonstrable.
Include: Curator expertise match
Each course is reviewed by a curator with direct professional experience in that field.
Exclude: Paid-first providers
We do not list courses where the free tier is a teaser and the real content requires payment.
Exclude: Outdated content
Courses covering deprecated tools or practices that are no longer used in industry are removed.
Exclude: Unverifiable credentials
Certificates from providers with no verifiable accreditation body or employer recognition are excluded.
How Often We Review
All guide pages display a Last updated date. When a course is removed from a provider, changes significantly, or becomes paywalled, we remove or replace it within 30 days of being notified.
New courses are added on a rolling basis as curators identify resources that meet all criteria. We do not add courses in bulk to inflate numbers - each addition is a deliberate decision.
Affiliate Links & Independence
Some links on Graduates Hub are affiliate links. If you purchase a paid upgrade (such as a physical certificate), we may earn a small commission at no cost to you.
Affiliate relationships never influence curation decisions. A course is not listed because it pays a commission - it is listed because it meets our criteria. We turn down affiliate relationships with providers whose free content we would not recommend independently.
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If you believe a listed course no longer meets our criteria, let us know and we will review it.
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