In recent years, LinkedIn has established itself as the social network for professionals par excellence. It allows you to make a multitude of contacts in the workplace, publish your latest professional achievements, have your curriculum vitae constantly updated or apply for different jobs. All in the same social network. With all this arsenal of possibilities, it is no wonder that last year LinkedIn had 875 million registered users to its credit, according to data from Hootsuite, one of the leading companies in the world of social networks. But LinkedIn has not stopped there, it is also looking for professionals to expand their knowledge through its platform. LinkedIn offers, through LinkedIn Learning, training where we can improve our professional skills and aptitudes in specific subjects which, in turn, are one of the most requested by recruiters.
The platform offers fully personalized training adapted to the professional. With an extensive catalog of all types of courses, all trainings are based on short video modules and specific content. You will also obtain a certificate at the end of the course and you will be able to carry out a practical part with exercises and case studies as well as tests.
The first thing you should know is that to take a course for free on LinkedIn Learning, your profile on the social network of professionals must be Premium. If your profile is free, you can see the catalog of available courses through the ‘Products’ tab and, if you dare to expand your knowledge, LinkedIn offers a free trial month before starting with the paid subscription.
If, on the other hand, you already have LinkedIn Premium, you can benefit from the training offered by the platform. To find out which course may interest you the most, LinkedIn Learning offers a personalized tab where you can find the most popular courses to advance your career based on your skills. As if it were Netflix, LinkedIn Learning offers different training courses depending on your work experience and your studies.
LinkedIn Learning provides more than 20,000 courses in very specific areas and two types of rates for those who wish to subscribe to their courses: