LinkedIn Offers Various Free Digital Learning Resouces

LinkedIn kicked off an initiative last week aimed at bringing digital skills to 25 million people by year-end, free-of-charge, backed by $20 million in cash grants from parent company Microsoft. The resources are available at opportunity.linkedin.com

LinkedIn zeroed in on 10 jobs that are currently in demand and well positioned to grow, and it made the respective LinkedIn Learning paths aligned with those jobs available free-of-charge through the end of March 2021.

The 10 learning paths are:

• Customer service specialist
• Data analyst
• Digital marketer
• Financial analyst
• Graphic designer
• IT administrator
• IT support/help desk
• Project manager
• Sales representative
• Software developer

LinkedIn has also seen a “strong acceleration in the need for soft skills,” so these four learning paths are also being made available at no cost:

• Digital Transformation in Practice: Virtual Collaboration Tools
• Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging for All
• Finding a Job During Challenging Economic Times
• Master In-Demand Professional Soft Skills