Top Trending / Skill Development Courses for Enhancing Employability — People Inspire People

Kamalakannan Perumal Ph.D
3 min readJul 7, 2021

The trending courses list is compiled after deep scrutiny of various internet resources available, and it is linked to the top-notch skill requirement by the industry.

I. Top Trending Courses 1. IT and ITES

a. Artificial Intelligence
b. Data Science and Analytics
c. Robotics / Self Driving Cars
d. Machine Learning / Deep Learning / NLP / Neural Networks — Python and R
e. Cyber Security
f. Block Chain
g. IOT
h. Cloud Computing / AWS / Quantum Computing
i. Extended Reality — Virtual and Augmented Reality
j. UI/UX Designs
k. Data Visualization
l. Mobile App Development / Building Chatbots
m. Programming Languages

2. Business
a. Business Analytics
b. Digital Marketing
c. Business Intelligence
d. SEO / SEM
e. Content Writing
f. Finance and Accounting
g. Data Visualization
h. Spreadsheet Applications
i. Marketing Analytics
j. Logistics and Supply Chain Management / Project Management

II. Top Trending Courses as per the Online Service Providers
Coursera Top Online Course Categories
* Arts and Humanities: History, Music and Art, Philosophy, etc.
* Business: Leadership and Management, Finance, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and more.
* Computer Science: Java, C++, Javascript, Blockchain, Linux, Data Science, IOT, etc.
* Information Technology: CyberSecurity, AWS, Google Cloud, SAP, and more.
* Health: Animal Health, Health Informatics, Healthcare Management, Nutrition, Patient Care, Psychology, etc.
* Science and Engineering: Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy, and more.
* Social Sciences: Economics, Education, Governance and Society, Law, etc.
* Language Learning: Learning English, Chinese, Korean, etc.
Link: https://www.coursera.org/

Udemy Top Online Course Categories
* Business: Finance, presentation skills, public speaking, financial analysis, entrepreneurship, writing, deep learning, SQL, machine learning, etc.
* Development: Game development, web development, programming languages like Python, JavaScript, Ruby, C#, Swift, etc.
* IT & Software: IT certification, cyber security, network and security, CCNA, etc.
* Teacher Training: Online course creation, presentation skills, instructional design, etc.
* Office Productivity: Google, Apple, Microsoft, SAP, etc.
* Personal Development: Career development, personal finance, study skills, productivity, leadership, and more.
* Design: UI design, web design, graphic design, drawing, design tools like Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, etc.
* Lifestyle: Arts & crafts, training, gaming, travel, etc.
* Marketing: Search Engine Marketing (SEM), Search Engine Optimization (SEO), mobile marketing, product marketing, social media marketing, content marketing, marketing fundamentals, etc.
* Languages: English, Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish, etc.
* Photography: Digital photography, commercial photography, photography tools, video design, etc.
* Health & Fitness: Yoga, meditation, self-defense, nutrition, etc.
* Music: Music techniques, instruments like piano, guitar, music software, music fundamentals, and more.

LinkedIn Learning Top Online Course Categories
* Business: Business Analysis and Strategy, Career Development, Customer Service, Finance and Accounting, Human Resources, Leadership and Management, Marketing, and more.
* Creative: Animation and Illustration, Audio and Music, Graphic Design, Photography, UI & Web Design, etc.
* Technology: Cloud Computing, Data Science, Mobile Development, Network & Security, Web & Software Development, and more.

Udacity Top Online Course Categories
* Programming and Development: RPA Developer, Agile, Cybersecurity, Java, JavaScript, C++, React, Web Developer, Cloud Developer, etc.
* Artificial Intelligence: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, AI for Healthcare, NLP, Artificial Intelligence, AI for Business Leaders, and more.
* Cloud Computing: AWS Cloud Architect, Cloud Developer, Cloud DevOps Engineer, Hybrid Cloud Engineer, and more.
* Data Science: Data Product Manager, SQL, Data Analyst, Business Analytics, Data Visualization, Data Structures and Algorithms, Data Streaming, etc.
* Business: Digital Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Business Analytics, Monetization Strategy, Growth Product Manager, Product Manager, etc.
* Autonomous Systems: Self Driving Car Engineer, Robotics Software Engineer, Flying Car and Autonomous Flight Engineer, Sensor Fusion Engineer, and more.
Link: https://www.udacity.com/

In India Accreditation Bodies like AICTE, UGC, NCERT collaborated to offer Free Learning (For MOOCs — Massive Open online Course) in both Technical & Non — technical areas starting from School Education to Post graduation. Only to earn a certification a nominal cost is charged. ( https://swayam.gov.in/about ). Also, the accreditation bodies insist to infuse these SWAYAM Courses as a part of earning credits in their subjects.

For Vocational Training in India, there are number of institutes partnered with NSDC and offering training & development for learners.

https://nsdcindia.org/contentavailability/1409 , https://bharatskills.gov.in/ , https://eskillindia.org/Home/course_detail_sector_list

Originally published at https://onlinepitstop.in on July 7, 2021.

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Kamalakannan Perumal Ph.D

Professor and Head| Blogger | Excel, Power BI, Tableau, Google Data Studio Practitioner| Data Analyst & Visualization Expert