Skill-based courses create job-ready grads, says Coursera report - Aryaman Gupta, Business Standard

As many as 95 per cent of higher education leaders in India agree that micro-credentials strengthen students’ career outcomes, indicating a shift towards skill-based education, according to a recent report by edtech platform Coursera. Micro-credentials are short, certified courses of assessed learning that are additional to a formal educational degree. Over half (52 per cent) of Indian institutions offering micro-credentials now provide them for academic credit, and nearly all (94 per cent) plan to do so within the next five years, Coursera’s Micro-Credentials Impact Report 2024 - India Edition stated.

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