When it comes to learning new skills or improving your knowledge in various fields, there are many online learning resources and platforms to help you achieve these goals, including the LinkedIn learning platform.
If you are looking to learn new skills and deepen your knowledge to further your career, LinkedIn Learning offers you a variety of online courses. And you can get a certificate after completing the training, which will allow you to showcase your newly acquired skills on your LinkedIn account, thus increasing your chances of getting a better job.
In this article, we'll walk you through everything LinkedIn Learning has to offer and how to use it:
What does LinkedIn Learning offer?
A LinkedIn Premium subscription, which includes access to the LinkedIn Learning Platform, costs $39 and 99 cents per month or $239 and 88 cents per year.
The LinkedIn Learning Platform offers a range of courses in one main category and several sub-categories. The basic categories include:
- Business Category: In this category you will find various courses on business topics such as: business analysis and strategy, customer service or leadership and management.
- Creativity: Courses are offered in photography and graphic design. In addition to many specialized courses in specific software such as Photoshop, Premiere Pro, etc.
- Professional: It offers courses on technical topics such as cloud computing, data science, database management, etc. as well as many software courses such as: Python, Java, WordPress, Linux, etc.
- Certification Categories: Find all the certifications you can get, including professional certifications, academic certifications, and more from companies like Meta or IBM.
How to use LinkedIn Learning:
To use LinkedIn Learning, you need a LinkedIn account. If you don't already have an account, you can create a LinkedIn Learning account. Next, select Start My Free Month and choose a yearly or monthly subscription.
Log in to your account and enter your payment information. Remember, you can cancel your subscription for free before your free trial ends.
After logging in to LinkedIn Learning, you will be taken to the homepage where you can search for a specific course or browse the entire catalog. Once you find the course you want to start with, select it to go to the course videos page.
Below in the video you will find different tabs:
- Overview tab: Provides course details, assessments and related courses.
- Q&A (Question and Answer): includes a "Questions" button to add a question.
- Notepad tab: Allows you to write video notes that you can save and download.
- Script tab: Provides script for the entire video.
In the sidebar, you can choose which part of the course you want to go directly to. To find registered courses, click on the "Education" tab in the upper right corner, then go to "My Library" and then to the "Registration" section.
In the "Education" tab you will also find the "Skill Assessment" and "My Goals" sections.
Should you use LinkedIn Learning?
Depending on your needs, LinkedIn Learning may be right for you if you're looking for a job in business, technology, photography, design, and other creative fields, or if you already have a job but want to expand your skill set in these areas.
In addition, you need to consider how much you pay monthly or annually to sign up for the platform and whether that price is right for you.