About Curio Academy

Learning that fits around your life

Curio Academy makes short, free online courses for people who want a practical new skill without signing up for a long, expensive programme.

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Our story

Small steps, real skills, a certificate at the end

We started Curio because too many good courses were long, pricey or full of jargon. We wanted something friendlier: a course you can finish over a few lunch breaks, written in plain English, with a short video and a small task in every lesson.

Every course follows the same simple pattern. Enrol for free, work through three or four short lessons and mark each one complete. Our full courses end with a five-question quiz: pass with 70% or more and your certificate is ready in your dashboard. Shorter courses are lessons only, so the certificate unlocks when the last lesson is done.

6

free courses

3

subjects

70%

quiz pass mark

3

quiz attempts

How we build every course

What we care about

Free to enrol

No fees, no trial and no card details. A free account simply saves your progress.

Plain English

Short sentences, everyday examples and readable text on phones as well as laptops.

Your records are yours

Only you and our course team can see your progress, quiz results and certificates.

The team

Meet the instructors

Each course is written by an instructor who uses these skills in their own work every week.

Amara Okafor, Curio design instructor, sitting by a window

Amara Okafor

Design instructor

A brand designer for ten years, Amara now teaches the basics she wishes someone had shown her on day one.

Tom Whitfield, Curio tech skills instructor

Tom Whitfield

Tech skills instructor

Tom builds websites for small businesses and loves turning code into plain, friendly steps.

Sofia Marin, Curio digital marketing instructor, smiling

Sofia Marin

Digital marketing instructor

Sofia has run social media and content for local brands and charities across the North West.

Start learning today

Your next skill is one free account away

Join Curio Academy, enrol in a course and finish your first lesson today. It is free, and you can learn at your own pace.

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