Courses on digital skills, remote working top picks for Indian professionals: LinkedIn

Online learning and upskilling has witnessed an uptick in demand following the Covid-19 pandemic and courses on digital skills and remote working have emerged as the top picks for Indian professionals, according to global professional network LinkedIn.

As per LinkedIn Learning Data, in India, there has been an increase of 245 per cent in the number of hours spent on virtual learning from July 2019 to June 2020, compared to a year earlier. LinkedIn on Wednesday came out with the annual Most Popular Courses list, a round-up of top courses taken most by LinkedIn members in the past year (from July 2019 to June 2020) and offers insight into topics that professionals globally are keen to learn in the current scenario. The list is based on the number of unique learners based in Indiaand across the globe.