92% Employers Feel Professional Certificate Will Help Candidates Land Job Oppurtunities: Survey

As many as 92 per cent of employers in India feel a professional certification strengthens a candidate’s job application. While 96 per cent of students in India strongly agree that a professional certificate will help them land a job, reveals Coursera’s Higher Education to Employment survey.

As many as 91 per cent of surveyed Indian students believe that a professional certificate will help them succeed in their job after they are hired (compared to a global average of 86 per cent). While employers in India place a higher value on professional certificates (85 per cent) when making hiring decisions than their counterparts in Australia, the UK, Germany, and France (71 per cent), and also higher than the global average (72 per cent),the survey added.

“Connecting skills-based learning and skills-based hiring can unlock opportunities for students while diversifying and expanding talent pipelines for employers”, said Raghav Gupta, Managing Director for India and APAC, Coursera.

“Higher education institutions in India are enhancing their curricula by incorporating industry micro-credentials, boosting student recruitment and graduate employability. This industry-academia collaboration equips students with job-relevant skills and hands-on experience, giving them a head start as they enter the workforce after graduation,” Gupta added.

Dr. Anuj Garg, Group Director of Career Services and Placements at LNCT said, “In an increasingly-competitive graduate labour market, preparing our students to thrive in the modern economy is a top institutional priority. Partnering with Coursera to offer Professional Certifications in computer programming, web development, and data management ensures that LNCT’s graduates are equipped with the skills needed to be industry-ready from the moment they enter the workforce.”

“Since we began supporting professional development for our team through Coursera – in key domains including data science, cloud, business, and leadership – we have seen over 6000-course enrollments, with 25 per cent being in Google’s Professional Certificates. The curated learning pathways have allowed our team to gain critical skills needed to provide high-impact consultancy driven by technology solutions and services for our clients,” Sahil Batra, Sr. Director, Team Enablement and Community Engagement, MTX Group Inc said.

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