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#Post 6 : Knowledge Centre

The year 2020, has been a wonderful year till now (trust me you will realize it later). The presence of COVID-19 has taught masses that following a strict 9-5 routine is not enough, addition is always required to develop, as quoted by the corporates, “there is always room for improvement”. However, this addition to knowledge is neither about binge-watching courses during free time to add certificates nor it’s about sitting ideal and to binge-watch sci-fi shows just to know the human evolution (well Mahabharat is an exception) or to find the secrets behind UFO sightings, as its generally like to boil the ocean.

The experience of adulting or adding an extra skillset to come out from a subjective ideology is also a part of adding evocativeness to knowledge. Even a simple habit of writing a diary is a part of adulting with discipline. However, skillsets are a significant part of our daily work profile, hence adding them can help us DIY our daily tasks.


Insights:

The use of keyword “topic” has shown a spike in search topic on Google by nearly 70% during January 2020 to April 2020.

India was among the top 6 countries to use the keyword “free online courses” during 2020, while 2/3rd of the top countries to use this keyword were from South Asia.

Top 5 global search topics by the end of May 2020 were

Topics

Growth

Massive Open Online Course - Topic

+190%

AICTE free course

+2300%

Udemy

+900%

Coursera - Topic

+140%

edX courses

+90%

  (*data in table is subject to search type and keyword, percentage may differ)



Conclusion:

Deciding which skill to add create a balance between our knowledge and adulting process. Hence one should focus on topics of their domain. For instance, if you are an aspirant/ working in operations management you can look for magazines or courses that provide information about procurement strategy, TQM, operations and supply management, six sigma and several others that can help you to understand your field better and are a part of your work. Below is a list of some websites that can help you to learn something new and to advance your skillset but remember to choose what can help to embrace your knowledge.

Websites

Details

Links

Udemy

Good for skill building and gaining certificates. (go for some latest and updated courses

https://www.udemy.com/

edX

Courses offered by reputed universities

https://www.edx.org/

Coursera

Courses offered by many professionals. Some of the courses are too old but can good for beginners. However, new courses are also updated make sure you combine both.

https://www.coursera.org/courses?query=free

LinkedIn Learning

Free skill development courses are available here.

https://www.linkedin.com/learning/me

Duolingo

For learning Languages

https://www.duolingo.com/

NMIMS

Affordable fee structure for online post graduation degree

https://distance.nmims.edu/

TED

Free video lectures from professionals and specialists on multiple topics

https://www.ted.com/search?q=free+online+courses

 

                                                                                                            by Gautam Mishra


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