Here is a
list of five portals offering free online courses during lockdown that are
helping students and professionals at home to upskill themselves
As citizens
of the country are forced to stay at home to protect themselves from getting
infected from the deadly Coronavirus, free online courses during lockdown are
proving to be a blessing. Not only are these courses helping students and
professionals upskill themselves, but are also an extremely productive way to
pass time.
In order to
help those who are hoping to take these courses, several reputed organizations
such as NASSCOM, TCS and Google have allowed free access to these online and
some are even providing digital certifications. Let us now take a look at five
free online courses that can be taken by students and professionals during the
lockdown.
Five Free
Online Courses during Lockdown By Industry Leaders
NASSCOM
Offers Free Online Courses: NASSCOM is offering courses such as AI Foundation
Course, AI for everyone, and other similar subjects for free on its portal
SkillUp Online, which was launched with support from the Ministry of
Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). The AI Foundation Course that
would have normally cost Rs 6800 can be taken for free online until 15 May
2020. Interested students need to enroll on the official Skillup Online portal
with a valid email address and password to begin taking the courses.
TCS Offers
Digital Certification Programme for Free: IT behemoth TCS is offering a a
15-day digital certification programme called Career Edge – Knockdown the
Lockdown for free through TCS iON. The course aims at fine-tuning the
communication, presentation and behavioural skills of students to create an
impact in interviews and the workplace. Those who successfully complete the
course will also receive a certificate. Undergraduates, graduates,
postgraduates, freshers, and professionals can enroll for the course by
registering for the same on the official website.
Harvard
University Offers over 60 Free Online Courses: Harvard Universty, one of the
most reputable institutions in the world, is offering as many as 64 online
courses for free in the lockdown period. The courses span across various
subjects namely Business, Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics,
Programming, Science, Education and Teaching, Art and Design, Health and
Medicine, Humanities and Social Sciences. Students will have to log in with the
website through their Facebook, Google, or Microsoft accounts, or also create a
new account with the edx website by providing a valid email address, username,
password, and country of residence to enroll for the courses.
AICTE ELIS
Portal Launched: An online training platform by the name Enhancement in
Learning with Improvement In Skills (ELIS) has been launched by the All India
Council for Technical Education to offer free online courses from a single
platform. The e-learning contents on the portal have been sourced from 18
leading Ed-tech companies with 26 different courses. These courses will be
offered for free until 15 May 2020. Interested students and professionals can
visit the official platform to enroll for the courses.
Google offers
various courses for free: Google also has come forward to offer free online
courses on data and technology, digital marketing and career and development.
The courses range from 2 hours to over 20 hours in length. Both free and paid
certification are available depending on the course opted for by the students.
Those interested can visit the Google Digital Unlocked platform to enroll for the courses.
Apart from
these platforms, artificial intelligence is a subject that learners seem to be
interested in. While advanced AI courses are paid, several platforms are
offering beginners courses in AI for free. Here are some platforms that are
offering free courses on Artificial Intelligence for Beginners.
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