Independent course verification
Find online courses you can trust.
Search independently verified online courses, and see exactly what was checked before you buy.
Categories
Explore courses by subject
Every verified course is listed under the subjects it belongs to.
- ProgrammingCourses on software development: languages, frameworks, testing practice and the craft of building and shipping applications.
- Artificial IntelligenceCourses on machine learning, deep learning, and putting language models to work in everyday practice.
- Data & AnalyticsCourses on working with data: querying, modelling, visualisation, and turning measurement into decisions.
- CybersecurityCourses on securing systems and data, from defensive practice to testing and incident response.
- No-Code & AutomationCourses on building and automating with visual tools rather than by writing code from scratch.
- DesignCourses on visual and interface design: typography, layout, colour, systems and the tools designers work in.
- Product & UXCourses on product thinking, user research, interaction design and the decisions behind what gets built.
- PhotographyCourses on shooting and editing: technique, lighting, composition and post-production workflow.
- Video & Content CreationCourses on producing video and publishing content: filming, editing, scripting and building an audience for it.
- Digital MarketingCourses on paid acquisition, lifecycle marketing, analytics and campaign measurement.
- SEOCourses on technical SEO, content strategy, link building and search performance measurement.
- Social MediaCourses on organic content systems, platform mechanics, paid social and community operations.
- CopywritingCourses on sales pages, email sequences, direct response fundamentals and editing practice.
- EcommerceCourses on store building, merchandising, sourcing, marketplace operations and retail conversion work.
- Business & EntrepreneurshipCourses on starting and running a business: strategy, operations, pricing and the mechanics of getting paid.
- ProductivityCourses on personal systems: planning, note-taking, focus and the tooling around knowledge work.
- Career & FreelancingCourses on independent work and career progression: finding clients, pricing work, interviewing and self-employed admin.
Directory
The directory is being built
TrustMyCourse is reviewing its first founding courses. Verified courses appear here as they complete a review — nothing is listed before it does.
No courses have completed verification yet.
In the meantime you can read the standard every course is measured against, or browse the subjects the directory will cover.
Why TrustMyCourse
What sits behind a verified listing
Verification is a review carried out by us, against criteria anyone can read.
Independently reviewed
Reviews are carried out by TrustMyCourse, not by the creator. A fee covers the review itself and never the result — a course that does not meet the standard is not verified.
Published criteria
The checks are written down and public. Every verified profile shows which of them were completed, so you can judge the standard for yourself.
Re-checked over time
Verification carries a date and a scheduled re-check. If a course changes materially or no longer meets the standard, its status is updated or removed.
The process
How verification works
Every course listed as verified has been through the same four steps.
Step 1: We access the course
TrustMyCourse reviews the same course experience a paying buyer receives, on the platform the creator actually sells it on.
Step 2: We compare it with what is advertised
The curriculum, offer, access arrangements and public claims are checked against criteria published in advance.
Step 3: We publish what was checked
Every approved course receives a dated public verification record listing exactly which checks were completed.
Step 4: We re-check it over time
Verification carries a review date. It can expire, change or be withdrawn if a course no longer meets the standard.
Standards
What verification covers
The criteria are published in advance — and so are their limits.
What a review checks
- Curriculum matches the offer
- Creator identity
- Access and delivery
- Advertised claims
- Pricing and terms
- Support and updates
What verification does not mean
- Whether you will earn money, find work or reach any particular result
- Whether a course is the right choice for your situation
- Teaching quality, or the personal opinions of previous buyers
- Anything a creator changes between scheduled re-checks
Verification describes what a course is. It is not a prediction of what any learner will achieve.
Questions
What verification does and does not do
What does TrustMyCourse Verified mean?
It means a reviewer was given the same access a paying learner gets, worked through our published checks, and confirmed that the course delivers the offering it advertises. Verified describes what a course is — its curriculum, access, pricing terms and the accuracy of its marketing. It is not a judgement of teaching quality and not a prediction of what any learner will achieve.
Do creators pay to receive a positive verification result?
Creators may pay a fee for a review to be carried out, but payment never guarantees approval. The fee covers the work of reviewing the course; it does not buy the outcome. Courses that do not meet the standard are not verified, and no fee changes that. Featured placement is a separate, clearly labelled advertising product sold only to courses already holding Verified status, and it never affects whether or how a course is verified.
Does verification guarantee results?
No. TrustMyCourse verifies objective, checkable characteristics of a course. We make no claim about income, employment, return on investment or whether you will succeed. Any course promising guaranteed outcomes is treated as a problem during review, not a selling point.
How are courses checked?
A reviewer is given full learner access and works through a published list of criteria covering curriculum, creator identity, access and delivery, advertised claims, pricing and terms, and any promised support. The result of each check is recorded, and the checks completed for a course are shown on its public profile.
Can verification be removed?
Yes. Verification carries a date and a scheduled re-check. If a course materially changes, if its marketing starts making claims it cannot support, or if a substantiated report shows it no longer meets the standard, the status is updated or withdrawn and the public record reflects that.
How can a creator submit a course?
Creators apply through TrustMyCourse with their course, its public sales page and reviewer access. We confirm what is needed before a review begins, and the published criteria are available in full beforehand so there are no surprises about what is assessed.
For course creators
Have an online course?
TrustMyCourse accepts courses for independent review. Approved courses receive a public verification profile and may display the TrustMyCourse Verified mark.