Education dynamics are noticing a significant shift in recent years, primarily in India and its rapidly evolving technology sector. In the last decade, India has seen a rise in its EdTech industry, which has proved to be climactic in the advent of contemporary, global, and personalized education formats, not just for students but also for teachers. India’s ed-tech industry, which was estimated at $750 million in 2020 and foresaw to reach $4 billion by 2025, Edtech is one area where India has punched above its weight because of its projected market size. The advent of the Edtech industry sprang up soon after the origin of internet connections, and it is estimated that by 2010, there were nearly six million students taking courses online in the U.S. alone.
Here is the list of Top 5 edtech platforms who trained and deployed talents in 2022:
Coursera: The Coursera app provides you access to learn on the go with access to more than 1,000 courses in the field of Computer science, Data Science, Data Business, Entrepreneurship, Courses in Science and Medicine, Art, Design, Photography, Music, and Creative writing among many more specialised courses developed by 140+ of the best colleges and universities in the world. Coursera’s courses help you to advance in your career or continue your education by mastering subjects that will make your CV stand out from the competition.
Udemy: Udemy is an educational website that allows users to create personalised courses in IT and technology, design, business, marketing, photography, and other fields. Though not all of its courses are entirely free, there are over 5,000 online video courses to assist you to learn everything from Bitcoin trading to using online video and android development – simply put ‘free’ into the search bar on the main page to access the free online courses for upskilling.
BridgeLabz: BridgeLabz Solutions Pvt Ltd was set up to bridge the impending skill-gap amongst the existing talent pool of Indian engineers by making them job-ready through experiential learning and focused mentorship. The first organisation to claim 100% guaranteed job placement to engineers on emerging technologies. Through its Maker Program, the training in industry-specific skills, as per the needs of its various partner companies, hires engineers from top institutes and provides them with hands-on companies.In this manner, companies get access to custom-trained engineers by acquiring product-focused skill sets. It has successfully made 3000+ engineers employable to date, over the course of 50+ Maker Programs, and there has been a 100 percent increase in the salary paid to Makers since the inception of the program. The Fellowship Program grooms the talent on job readiness and engineers are given the security of an assured job. Since its inception in 2015, BridgeLabz has succeeded in supporting talent requirements of companies such as Yatra, Fullerton, Urban Ladder and Capgemini.
Imarticus Learning: Imarticus Learning is a front running professional education firm with a mission to improve the quality of human skill capital to meet the skill set requirements of the country. Working in alliance with world-renowned organisations, industry experts and world’s best universities, Imarticus Learning offers their learners professional certifications, upskilling programmes and job placement opportunities that sculpt the workforce of the future. Imarticus Learning provides the best education with their unique teaching methodology, which includes immersive live lectures (both classroom and online), peer-to-peer discussions, industry-oriented seminars and guest lectures, rigorous training exercises and projects, soft skill improvement sessions, mentorship by industry experts and much more. A few of their courses like Postgraduate Program in Banking and Finance, Certified Investment Banking Operations Professional, Postgraduate Program in Cyber Security come with guaranteed placements.
Udacity: Udacity is a skills-based platform for professionals, offering Nanodegree programs and industry-specific credentials, aimed at making you job-ready. They offer courses in Machine learning, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Web Development, Digital Marketing and Business Analysis among others.
