Free courses, sorted by what you want to be able to do.
These are free online preparedness courses — 198 hand-picked from Alison’s 6,000+ catalog — grouped into eight Learning Tracks so you can start with the skill you want instead of wading through a catalog. Every course is free to take. If you want the certificate at the end (proof for your binder, résumé, or peace of mind), that’s an optional paid add-on.
How it works
● 1 · Pick the track that matches what’s on your mind.
● 2 · Take the free courses in order — no experience needed.
● 3 · Grab the matching gear deal when you’re ready to buy — already verified, price-history checked.
Pick a track
Each card is a post-product tile in a grid (see Part 5). The reader’s own words go on the card; the button says “Start this track.”
Track The reader’s words on the card Status
Keep-the-Lights-On “I want to keep the lights on when the power goes out.” Page live (PB-28)
From-Scratch Kitchen “I want to put up my own food and make it last.” Next up
Grow-Your-Own “I want to grow food, not just buy it.”
Water-Ready “I want clean water, no matter what.”
Patch-It-Up “I want to handle an injury without panicking.”
Fix-It Homestead “I want to fix it myself instead of paying someone.”
Well-Stocked Body “I want natural remedies I can actually trust.”
Ready-for-Anything “I want a plan for the big stuff.”
A free advanced diploma in wastewater treatment and recycling: turning wastewater into a reusable resource, the treatment technologies, and the risks to manage.
A free course on drainage and water distribution systems: DWV components and fittings, waste disposal, water sourcing and supply, and plumbing health risks.
Most emergencies are first handled not by professionals but by whoever happens to be there, and this free Alison course trains exactly that person. High Performance CPR, Emergencies and First Aid for ...
A free paediatric first aid course on equipment and procedures: what belongs in a child first aid kit, newborn and child CPR, choking, and common injuries.
A free CPR and AED course: the Chain of Survival, cardiac arrest versus heart attack, safe CPR technique, and how to use an AED across different situations.
A free course on how infection spreads: the microbiology and bacteriology behind disease, the common causes of spread, and the viruses and diseases to know.
A free foundations of epidemiology course: how disease spreads through populations, outbreak investigation, key concepts and terms, and public-health response.
A free infection control in health care course: transmission pathways, handwashing and PPE, infectious waste, antimicrobial stewardship, and outbreaks.
The certificate, honestly
On Alison the course is free; you pay only if you want the certificate or diploma at the end. That credential purchase is where Prepping Bargains earns an affiliate commission — so we flag a diploma only where it’s genuinely the better pick for someone going deep, never just because it pays more. Take the course free and skip the certificate, and that’s a perfectly good outcome.
Free to take. Any certificates or products are optional and paid — if you buy one through our links, PB earns a small commission at no cost to you. Details: /disclaimer
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