Krishna Kumar, founder & CEOBut is online learning a new concept? The answer is a big no. Even before the pandemic struck, technology had been democratizing education. Covid-19 acted as a catalyst in its growth, leading to a widespread adaptation by schools and universities across the world. However, clouds of skepticism regarding the lack of personalized attention and authenticity of online certification made learners opt for the traditional mediums. Today, Simplilearn is putting their dubiety to rest.
As one of the leading online bootcamps providing online training to help individuals acquire the skills they need to thrive in the digital economy, Simplilearn is bursting bubbles of uncertainty in regards to online courses through engaging content and proven results.
Empowering people via Digital Skills
Simplilearn provides rigorous online training in disciplines such as Cyber Security, Cloud Computing, Project Management, Digital Marketing, and Data Science, among others. In other words, the company specializes in areas where technologies and best practices are changing rapidly, and the demand for qualified candidates significantly exceeds supply. Till date, Simplilearn has helped over two million professionals, and companies across 150+ countries get trained, acquire certifications, and upskill their employees.
2020 Brought To The Forefront A New Wave Of Digital Transformation, Making Digital Economy Skills Vital For The Foundation Of A Successful Career And Long-Run Competitiveness
Beginning of a New Dawn in Education
To understand how Simplilearn is able to cater to the unique needs of learners, let us walk through its journey so far. Simplilearn is the brainchild of founders Krishna Kumar and Kashyap Dalal. As Entrepreneurs at heart, the duo was on a spree to reimagine education for working professionals. They embarked on their mission to make learning more accessible and personalized for students in 2009 as a blog in 2009 by sharing ideas on Project Management, providing information, and tips for aspirants. With a focus on accelerating growth and guiding an end-to-end strategy to advance its position in high-growth markets, Simplilearn introduced several innovative approaches and courses over the years. From blended approach to PMP training, IT Service Management to certifications in Technology and Financial Management, the company scaled up to new heights with each passing year.
Krishna Kumar, Founder & CEO, Simplilearn, says, “2020 brought to the forefront a new wave of digital transformation, making digital economy skills vital for the foundation of a successful career and long-run competitiveness. With upskilling and reskilling key to future growth opportunities, online learning has gained popularity among both students and professionals. Adding to this was the work-from-home scenario, and uncertainties in the job sector post the pandemic which encouraged many professionals to invest in self-development. In fact, we saw a 60 percent jump in enrollments in the early days of lockdown. Over the last 6 months, we also on-boarded over 50,000 corporate learners across 12 countries. We also saw several startups and leading universities partner with us for tech-specific skilling programs.”
Krishna Kumar, Founder & CEO, Simplilearn, says, “2020 brought to the forefront a new wave of digital transformation, making digital economy skills vital for the foundation of a successful career and long-run competitiveness. With upskilling and reskilling key to future growth opportunities, online learning has gained popularity among both students and professionals. Adding to this was the work-from-home scenario, and uncertainties in the job sector post the pandemic which encouraged many professionals to invest in self-development. In fact, we saw a 60 percent jump in enrollments in the early days of lockdown. Over the last 6 months, we also on-boarded over 50,000 corporate learners across 12 countries. We also saw several startups and leading universities partner with us for tech-specific skilling programs.”
An Immersive Learning Experience
Today, Simplilearn’s high-touch learning, bootcamp-style learning model, hands-on projects, and partnerships with leading global universities and corporates emerge as strong pillars to make it the preferred partner of choice for individuals and corporations across the globe. The company’s stellar certification courses are developed with industry partners like Microsoft, AWS, IBM, and Facebook. It currently offers 15 Post Graduate Programs in collaboration with leading institutions of higher education like Purdue University, Caltech Center for Technology and Management Education, and UMass Amherst in skills including data science, artificial intelligence, DevOps, full stack development, project management, and digital marketing. In addition, with almost 1500 live classes every month, the CA-based firm has been able to advance nearly 2000 careers worldwide.
In essence, Simplilearn’s cutting-edge curriculum is designed in guidance with industry and academia to develop job-ready skills that helps individual acquire knowledge required for real career growth. The company provides chance to interact with leading practitioners who bring current best practices and case studies to sessions that fit into candidate’s work schedule. Experts who are active in their field actively guide learners and help them find their niche amidst the learning paragon. Furthermore, Simplilearn gives the opportunity to handle capstone projects involving real world data sets with virtual labs for hands-on learning experience. To that end, the company offers structured guidance round the clock for 365 days a year. Under Simplilearn’s online bootcamp, one can get support from mentors and a community of like-minded peers to resolve any conceptual doubts.
Proactive Efforts in Revolutionizing Online Learning
Simplilearn continually upgrades its courses to stay at par with the evolving education realm. In regards to that, the company last year introduced a free skills development program called SkillUp. The robust program offers over 1,000 hours of self-paced video learning in 300 digital skills, and allows learners to explore in-demand topics in top professional and technology fields for free–enabling them to make the right learning and career decisions. While the majority of the learner base consists of individual B2C learners, Simplilearn also offers outcome-driven corporate training and upskilling programs for organizations across 12 countries today. It offers aspirants both short term and Master’s programs in digital skills and new-age technologies.
In short, the Simplilearn bootcamp approach to training not only focuses on offering a real classroom experience to its learners virtually but also provides them with the opportunity to get job-ready guidance through hands-on labs in the skills and tools that are in creating a stir within the market. All this is made possible through Simplilearn’s AI powered learning platform, ‘EngageX’ that successfully delivers high engagement rates and a unique learning experience to the learners.
With innovation at its core, Simplilearn recently announced the milestone of 2 million learners onboarded across the platform. The company which began operations in 2009 achieved the 1 million mark in early 2018 and has now doubled this count in under 3 years. Every month, nearly 70,000 learners actively train on the platform, akin to a large university campus with an equal number of students studying at campus. All in all, Simplilearn is all set to bolster the skill set of professionals digitally.
