Course­ra hopes to help impact­ed worker­s develo­p the knowle­dge and skills to get back on their feetOnline learning platform, Coursera announced it will make 3,800 courses free for people who have lost jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic. ‘We are proud to announce the Coursera Workforce Recovery Initiative to help governments worldwide provide unemployed workers with free access to 3,800 online courses.”The aim of the initiative is to help impacted workers develop the knowledge and skills to get back on their feet. Over the next few weeks, more US states and countries around the world will announce the initiative to their people. The 3,800 courses on Coursera, covering critical business, technology, and data science skills, are taught by some of the world’s leading universities like the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Duke University, University of Michigan, Yale University, and more. The workforce initiative is part of the Coursera for Government offering, which was launched in 2017 to equip government employees and citizens with in-demand skills.

Source: The Express Tribune April 26, 2020 11:26 UTC