We recently reached an exciting milestone at Skillshare - 3 million members! To celebrate, we are partnering with 3 of Skillshare’s top teachers to host a free new teacher training.

Under their guidance, you will be ready to publish your first Skillshare class in under 1 month! Each week will include milestones to keep you on track, one-on-one support from our Community team, a Q&A with a top teacher, tips for making the best possible content, and of course, fun prizes!

View program overview and welcome video here.

Top Teacher Community

We’re excited to offer you many opportunities to connect + learn from our most successful teachers. Every week, a top teacher will host an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on topics ranging from class planning to filming and editing.

Jamie Bartlett is a graphic designer and letterer. She has over 17,000 followers on Skillshare and loves a good cup of coffee, nerdy design terms, and road trips. For a sample of her work, check out her class, Shading With Patterns in Illustrator. Jamie will host an AMA on class planning on September 7th at 2pm EST. Head here and drop any questions you have about planning your class from how to break up your video lessons to deciding on a class project!

Daniel Scott is a web designer and teacher for BYOL International. He is an avid believer of sharing and built his own company - BYOL (Bring Your Own Laptop). To see how he has attracted over 5,000 followers on Skillshare, head over to his class, Move from Graphic Designer to UX Designer. Dan will host an AMA on filming + editing on September 19th at 2pm EST. Head here and drop any questions you have about filming + editing your class (lighting, audio quality, editing software, etc..).

Gabrielle Brickey is a freelance artist and teacher. She was initially hesitant to begin an online class but through teaching on Skillshare, she has built a following of over 13,000 people and discovered her passion for teaching. To get a feel for her teaching style, take a look at her class, Design A Female Character: Sketching Portraits With Pencils. Gabrielle will host an AMA on class marketing on September 26th at 2pm EST. Head here and post any questions you have about class marketing such as reaching students, how to use social media to market your class, and how to create an eye catching cover image.

Prizes

Each week of the training, we’ll be giving away prizes to make it even easier to publish your class and find success on Skillshare. Simply post your project by September 6th and publish your class by the September 30th deadline and you’ll be eligible to win the following:

Marketing:

✔ Features on the Skillshare Instagram, giving our community a sneak peek at your upcoming class and giving you a chance to grow your online following.

✔ 5 teachers will be featured on our website

✔ 10 teachers will be included in a marketing e-mail to our community

Class Production:

✔ Chances to win microphones to simplify your class production.

✔ 1 year of Skillshare Premium Membership free, which comes with awesome perks, like a discount to Squarespace and Adobe.

Community:

✔ Gift cards to Amazon for leaving support + helpful feedback to fellow participants.

How It Works

-Sign up for the "Free Teacher Training!" by clicking the “Join” button (you can find this button on the top right-hand corner of this page).

-Follow our Calendar to stay on track and for helpful resources

*We will be updating this page throughout September, so check back often!

Terms & Conditions

Celebrating 3 Million Members with A Free Teacher Training!

01. Sept. - 30. Sept.

Celebrating 3 Million Members with A Free Teacher Training!

01. Sept. - 30. Sept.