Top 5 upskilling courses to boost your career

In today’s era of digital technology, survival of many organisations is contingent on how they leverage cutting-edge technologies to transform their workplaces into augmented environments. However, for this transformation to happen, organisations must make prudent decisions and avoid the costly “buy, not build” talent strategy i.e., opting for expensive new hires instead of re-skilling or up-skilling the existing employees.

Skill advancement is not a static process, rather it is important to continue it at all levels. If one aims to form an organisation that is constantly learning, growing, and achieving its targets, they need to have learning employees who are keen to adopt new skills and keep step with the ever-evolving business landscape.

Up-skilling is a well-known term. With technology causing a tectonic shift in the workplace and creating new possibilities that can be fully realised only by a modernised workforce, there is an ever-increasing need for students and employees to learn new skills and competencies that are required for the emerging job market.

Here we have rounded up a list of courses that can help you upskill and boost your job prospects:

1. Intellipaat’s Cloud Architect Certification Programme

This specialised course offered by one of India’s leading ed-tech company, Intellipaat, will equip students with proficiency in Cloud and DevOps. As part of the programme, you get to work on real-world projects in AWS, Azure, DevOps, Python, Java, Splunk, Linux, and much more. The programme will cover 11 courses, 26 industry-based projects, and the CAPSTONE Project. As part of this masters in Cloud Computing, you will also receive official course material issued by Microsoft for ‘Integrating On-premises Identity Infrastructure with Microsoft Azure’ and ‘Implementing Security in Azure Development Solutions’.

 2. Simplilearn’s Data Scientist Master’s Program in Collaboration with IBM

This course offered in joint collaboration introduces students to integrated blended learning, equipping them with expertise in both Artificial Intelligence and Data Science. This advanced course in Data Science will make students industry-ready for skills in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science and consequently render them job-ready.

 3. Henry Harvin’s Content Writing Course

This course teaches you to become a potential content creator & skills to translate thoughts into words that can attract everyone. It upgrades your resume with certifications and industry experience, differentiating your profile from masses and accelerates your career to a better job profile. The course enables participants to translate their thoughts into structured words and explore new ways to express themselves in the best possible way at the workplace. It enables the participants to investigate deeper into any topic and become a deemed expert by developing skills pertaining to creating, evaluating, reorganizing, repackaging, strategizing and presenting content. Taking the course helps in improving one’s persuasive skills which comes in handy especially for professionals in sales, marketing, advertising and communications. This course shapes you into a dynamic writer who can write on any subject at any forum which drives conversations and actions on social media, search engines, e-commerce, blog & landing pages.

 4. UpGrad’s PG Diploma in Software Development (Big Data)

This comprehensive diploma programme offered by UpGrad is designed for those who wish to deep dive into the world of Big Data, its key processes and industrial applications. This course teaches in-depth about concepts related to Big Data such as data warehousing, real-time processing, data processing and Big Data analytics. Students also get to work with tools like Java, Python, Spark, Kafka, and Hive etc. The program includes 7+case studies and projects which will assist you in sharpening your real-world skills.

 5.  Suraasa’s Courses in Professional Teaching

Suraasa is a leading teacher-growth-focused EdTech and JobTech platform, offers internationally-recognized UK Level 6 Teaching Qualifications in India. Designed by a team of veteran educationists, cognitive scientists, and data scientists in consultation with thousands of teachers and industry specialists, the 2 qualifications — Professional Graduate Certificate in Teaching & Learning (PgCTL) and Diploma in Teaching aim to help teachers accelerate their professional growth and be successful in creating a high impact learning environment in their classrooms. They empower teachers with 21st Century teaching skills, crucial to engage the new generation of ‘Gen Z’ and ‘Gen Alpha’ students.