Free Course Engine Academy · No demo needed

Learn to run a course business.

Four free courses, each with a certificate, for people who run a course or certification business. Every course runs on Course Engine, so while you learn the business, you see the platform as a student: lessons, quizzes, practice labs and certificates.

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The academy

A real school, not a product tour.

The courses teach the business. The platform they run on is the one our team deploys for schools, so you see it the way their learners do.

Free to join

Create an account and start the first course. There is no demo to book and no sales call.

The business, not the software

How a course business works, from the offer and the product to the marketing and the systems that let it grow.

Taught on Course Engine

Every lesson runs on the platform itself, so taking a course is the most honest look at the product.

Who it's for

For people who run a course business, or are about to.

Open to anyone, and written for the people who build, sell and grow courses.

  • You run a course business

    Sharpen how you build, sell and grow what you teach.

  • You're starting one

    Learn how the business works before you build the product.

  • You're choosing a platform

    Try Course Engine as a student before you talk to our team.

The courses

Four courses, each with a certificate.

Every course has lessons, module quizzes, practice labs and case studies. Together they cover how you run the business, design a certification that sells, market it with paid acquisition, and scale it with subscriptions, order bumps and email automations.

  1. The Operator Mindset

  2. Design a Certification That Sells

  3. Marketing and Paid Acquisition for Course Businesses

  4. Automate and Scale

In English first. Spanish, French, German, Italian and Dutch follow.

What you explore

Course Engine from the student's side.

Taking a course is the tour. You learn with the same features a school's learners use.

Lessons and progress

Work through each course at your own pace and see your progress as you go.

Module quizzes

Check what you have learned at the end of each module.

Practice labs and case studies

Apply what you learn to your own business and work through case studies.

Certificates

Finish a course and earn a certificate with a credential ID and a QR code that anyone can scan to verify it.

For schools

Course Engine for your own school.

The academy shows you the student side. For your school, Course Engine also produces and translates your courses and runs the store, emails and ads that sell them. Deployed by our team.

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Questions about the academy

Is the academy really free?

Yes. Creating an account and taking the courses is free. There is no demo to book and no sales call.

Is this a free version of Course Engine?

No. The academy is a school that runs on Course Engine, and you take part as a student. Schools that want the platform itself book a demo, and our team deploys it for them.

Which languages are the courses in?

English first. Spanish, French, German, Italian and Dutch follow.

Do I get a certificate?

Yes. Each course ends with a certificate that carries a credential ID and a QR code, so anyone can check that it is genuine.

Is the certificate accredited?

No. It shows what you studied and that you completed the course. It is not an accreditation.

Start with the first course.

Four free courses, each with a certificate. In English first.

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Open to anyone running or starting a course business.