Airtel partners edu-tech platform Shaw Academy for online courses

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has joined hands with online educator Shaw Academy to offer popular online courses to its mobile customers as the telco looks to expand the range of benefits under the revamped ‘AirtelThanks’ programme.

“Shaw Academy offers courses focused on developing practical skills and popular subjects include music, photography, language, fitness, financial trading, digital marketing, nutrition, mobile app development, web designing…,” Airtel said in a statement.

Shaw Academy has a global presence with five million students having undertaken its courses, the statement said, adding that it has over 9,00,000 users in India alone.