Saturday, October 3, 2015

Brits using online learning to boost career prospects - B Daily

Jobs today are changing faster than ever - too fast for the traditional education system to keep up and adequately train the next workforce. The majority of Udemy courses taken (75%) are work related as people look to move their careers forward, either in traditional workplaces or by building their own businesses. The report identifies the changing face of learning. Twelve of the top 20 most popular courses would not have been heard of a decade ago. As technology moves at such a fast pace, skills such as web and app development are now paramount to British businesses, but not universally taught in traditional education. People need to keep their skills up to date and in order to stay relevant, they have to keep learning long after they leave school. https://bdaily.co.uk/entrepreneurship/25-09-2015/brits-using-online-learning-to-boost-career-prospects/