Nilesh Christopher&Sanghamitra Kar, ETtech
Amid IT layoffs, edtech startups see soaring demandOnline learning platforms are seeing a double-digit spike in registrations by Indian IT professionals in the last three months, as companies and employees are starting to realize the importance of reskilling in a rapidly changing industry. “The growing realization among Indian workforce that reskilling is the only way to stay competitive led to a 37% increase in Indian registrations during the Feb-April period compared to last year,” said Raghav Gupta, India Country Director, Coursera. Online learning platform Simplilearn saw its growth double in the last quarter. “The spike in January has led to great demand for some courses such as AWS, Azure, Big Data, Data Science,” said Krishna Kumar, CEO, Simplilearn.
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