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CONTENT ADVANCEMENTS AND UPDATES

Free Courses to Develop Your Human Skills In The Age Of AI!

The question is what new opportunities arise for humans. Skills like communication, critical thinking, creativity, innovation, emotional intelligence, adaptability, and decision-making are more important than ever. As AI frees up time, we can focus on these uniquely human strengths. While technical skills can rapidly change, human skills have staying power and will remain relevant across functions and over time. 

We added new courses to our library!

Check out the newest additions to our 23,000+ courses across 3 libraries: Business, Technology, and Creative. We’ve included the top 25 courses of the month for you to explore.

If you want to learn how to design your dream career; develop and deploy advanced chatbots; or manage conflict, we’ve got you covered.

An essential library for mental health at the workplace

World Mental Health Day is celebrated every year on 10 October. This year’s theme set by the World Federation of Mental Health is “It’s time to prioritise mental health in the workplace!”. LinkedIn believes employee well-being is key to an organization’s success, so we’ve curated this essential library including awareness of mental health conditions, holistic approach to health and wellness, and info on how companies can support their employees.

LINKEDIN SOLUTIONS FOR INDUSTRY TRENDS

Launching LinkedIn’s AI Upskilling Framework for all levels of organizational readiness!

Great news! Due to our partnership with Microsoft, LinkedIn is now best positioned to support you and your organisation in taking a more strategic, personalized approach to learning AI skills across levels and functions. According to the 2024 Microsoft and LinkedIn Work Trend Index, while 79% of leaders believe their company needs to adopt AI to stay competitive, a vast 60% worry their organization’s leadership lacks a plan and vision to implement it.

Given this, we have released The Essential Framework for AI Upskilling Across Your Organization, which enables organizations to tailor employee development to specific functional and skill needs. You can find information on this framework and the available content by level.

Coaching is popular and AI can expand its scale

In the years ahead, AI will become more common as a coach, advisor, or problem-solving assistant. 47% of companies are already investing in coaching to boost employee retention (Workplace Learning Report 2024).

LinkedIn Learning Hub’s AI Coaching tool is getting new enhancements!

Our scalable coaching tool now provides actionable advice and recommendations, is highly personalized and informed by deep expertise – video demo.