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ESG Skills: Edtech firms seeing strong demand for courses related to ESG reporting, climate technology, carbon accounting, lifecycle analyses. The edtech platform is seeing an especially high uptick in courses on solar energy, electric vehicles and mobility, global environmental management, and renewable energy technology, he said.

Edtech firms seeing strong demand for courses related to ESG reporting, climate technology, carbon accounting, lifecycle analyses

News News: Discover the top choices of working professionals for EdTech platforms in India. Learn about the latest survey conducted by NielsenIQ in collaboration with The Times of India.

Edtech platforms including Emeritus, Coursera, upGrad, Simplilearn and Great Learning say they have seen a sharp uptick in the number of top executives—including CXOs—who are opting for upskilling to stay on top of things in a fast-changing business environment. Courses in generative AI, ChatGPT, machine learning, data science and business analytics and leadership skills are finding the most traction among senior leaders. Tech, tech services, BFSI and healthcare are the sectors with...

UGC also warned EdTech platforms against offering degree and diploma programmes in online mode.

EdTech Council, the educational technology hub based in London, UK for global EdTech companies released a list of Top 10 best EdTech Events 2023

In its fourth round of job cuts this year, leading edtech platform Vedantu has laid off 385 employees as the funding worsens. 

Vedantu which was launched in 2014 offers individual and group classes across K-12 and test preparation segments. It is the fifth edtech start-up to gain the unicorn status.

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As edtech platforms start bleeding in India, Unacademy, which recently laid off over 600 employees, has predicted a funding winter that can last as long as 18 months, saying it will cut costs wherever required to weather the dry spell and become profitable. Unacademy Layoffs: ‘Time To Cut Costs As Funding Winter Can Last Up to 18 Months,’ Says CEO Gaurav Munjal.