1.
upGrad’s
online courses will now be available on the BookMyShow platform
All BookMyShow users will be able to access
upGrad’s upskilling and career advancement online programmes. upGrad,
the Indian online higher education company, has tied up with BookMyShow, the
entertainment platform, to enable users to choose any of their preferred
upskilling, career advancement courses and choice of entertainment — all on a
single platform. This collaboration brings together entertainment and education
on a single platform. It enables users, especially millennials, access to
quality education and upskilling formats across all the metros, as well as tier
2 cities and beyond, wherever BookMyShow has a larger and strong consumer base.
By making available all its online programmes on the BookMyShow platform,
millions of interested individuals will have “quality higher education options
at the ease of their fingertips”, explains Arjun Mohan, CEO – India, upGrad.
2.
IBM collaborates with
GoI to launch free digital learning platform
The ‘SkillsBuild Reignite’ platform will provide courses and online
coaching to benefit job seekers and entrepreneurs. In an attempt to help the
youth of India as well as budding entrepreneurs, IBM has launched the
‘SkillsBuild Reignite’ platform, which will offer free online courses and
mentorship. The platform will provide personalised coaching and enhanced
courses to help entrepreneurs establish their businesses. In November, 2019,
IBM had collaborated with the Directorate General of Training (DGT), Ministry
of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India, to establish
the SkillsBuild online learning platform for the benefit of students across the
country. It has been offering digital classrooms with the help of the
Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) of the country. Now, IBM has gone a step
further to include more courses and coaching sessions to lend support to
entrepreneurs who need advice or help with starting their own small businesses
or resuming operations post the COVID-19 pandemic.
3.
Genpact
launches e-learning platform to help global professionals reskill themselves
Adapt and Rise will make
valuable content and knowledge available to all keen learners out there, free
of cost. Professionals
today need to keep improving their skills to keep up with the changing times
and stay relevant in a highly competitive job market. To help professionals in
their attempt to succeed in the digital economy, global professional
services firm, Genpact, has launched its role-based online learning platform,
Adapt and Rise. As this platform also includes parts of Genpact’s highly
successful continuous learning platform, Genome, interested professionals can
now accelerate their professional learning process. Genome is the product of
the combined effort and knowledge of Genpact’s over 90,000 strong workforce. By
employing its in-house experts to organise content and information for its
scattered workforce, Genpact facilitates flow of information, efficient
dissemination of knowledge and faster learning. Adapt and Rise delves into this
treasure house of content and makes it available to the public. Better
still, the content is available online free of cost, so that professionals
can learn and equip themselves with the professional skills required to succeed
in the dynamic corporate world.
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