Edureka's online courses help you strengthen your skill set for work — and you can save 30% on key courses

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With the rapidly evolving job market, it's important to develop new professional skills.
Professional development is not only an asset, but a necessity in getting and maintaining a competitive edge in the job market.
Edureka is an online-learning platform that teaches hard skills, like coding and data analytics, through interactive, live online classes. You can save 30% on courses for the New Year.

The job market is constantly evolving — that's nothing new. Yet, the significant technological and scientific advancements of late have drastically changed the employment landscape, and continue to do so. What was modern a few years ago is now outdated and skills that were once highly-desired in the workplace may now be deemed irrelevant.

Continuing professional development not only gives you a competitive advantage, but may be necessary to achieve success in certain fields. A Pew Research Center study found that some 54% of employed adults believe that developing new skills through training and education is essential for keeping up with the ever-changing demands of the professional world.

Given the demand for continuous education, there is a huge market for online-learning platforms. There are plenty of different platforms to choose from, and all offer a myriad of courses and accommodate different budgets and learning styles. Edureka is another online-learning platform that stands out for it's interactive, engaging teaching method.

Edureka is tailored to fit the needs of the professional workforce. On the site, you'll find a few hundred courses — most of these courses are focused on technology, like data science and app development, but you can also find other categories like architecture and digital marketing.

Here's how Edureka's online classes work

Once you pick the course, you have to choose the batch of time slots you'd like to enroll in. Edureka's courses are led by instructors online in real time, so it's important to choose a time slot that works with your schedule. Each course comes with an in-depth description of the curriculum, the unique features, reviews, and a thorough FAQ section. Once a course is chosen, you'll be matched with a learning manager — they'll be your point-person for questions you might have throughout the duration of the course.

Edureka uses live screen-sharing, demonstrations, and a Q&A to help students engage with the material each session. If you miss the session, it's okay — Edureka keeps all of the coursework and sessions in a learning repository that you can access at any time. You'll be given homework assignments and an industry-related case study to exercise what you've been learning. Upon completion of the course, you'll get a certification of your new skill set, as well as help on how to leverage this new skill on your resume and in interviews.

Edureka courses are more expensive than many other platforms, with prices starting around $200 — but its experienced instructors and interactive curriculum justify the price. Right now, for the New Year, all Edureka courses are currently up to 30% off.

Keep reading to see what you'll get from five of Edureka's top courses:

Android App Development

What It Costs: $191 (Originally $225) [You save $34]

What You'll Learn:

Introduction to Android Development
Android Layouts, Widgets, and Implementing Event Receivers
Activities, Intents, Fragments and Notifications
Customizing Widgets and Constructing Option Menu
Storage, Media, and Animations
WebServices
Location and Google Map
Database Framework and Third Party Libraries
Localization, Sensors, and Social Media Integration
End-to-End App Development and Publishing

Salesforce: Admin 201 and App Builder

What It Costs: $407 (Originally $479) [You save $72]

What You'll Learn:

Introduction to cloud computing & SFDC
Building blocks of Force.com platform and Introduction to the student master app
SFDC Data model, Objects, Relationships, and Fields
SFDC Security Model: Org-Level General administrative features and Object Level features
SFDC Security Model: Object, Record and Field Level features
Business Logic
Business Process Automation
Introduction to Sales Cloud
Introduction to Service Cloud
Data handling and processing
Reports and Dashboards
Salesforce 1, Lightning App Builder, Salesforce A, Outlook
Activity Management, AppExchange, Content and folder management
Chatter, Global action and Publisher Layouts
Salesforce Mobile
Deployment
Application Cycle
Lightning in Salesforce
Buttons and Link Management
App Exchange