In India, online courses are replacing university degrees for jobseekers

Ayushi Shah, a 25-year-old girl with a Master's Degree in sales, has learned it by experience. However, despite her having a degree, she remained unemployed for a long time. Ayushi studied Python on her own, got a job in the Fintech field, but a few months later, the lack of career prospects forced her to return to her search for new vacancies. However, she only received offers for low paying jobs, which Ayushi, naturally, did not want to accept. Consequently, after a while, she decided to take an online development course. It replaces university education and is taken into account by HR specialists and is considered a confirmation of professional development when moving up the career ladder. Moreover, in India, recruiters can turn down a candidate who has graduated from a prestigious university and offer the job to a person with certificates of recognised courses in the industry.

According to the authors of the course that Ayushi is currently taking, 74% of its students are specialists with up to three years of work experience. Reports confirm the high interest of young professionals in IT courses. For example, the latest statistics from Great Learning show that the peak demand for certified courses is in engineering and IT programs. They are followed by finance, consulting, management, educational technologies, and internet marketing. Students pay special attention to full-fledged educational online programs that help with employment when you complete their studies successfully.

According to the co-founder of the job search platform Board Infinity, Sumesh Nair, companies prefer to hire newcomers "for growth and future development". This is more profitable than hiring professionals, which is costly. Furthermore, specialists who have taken online training are considered by HRs to be more proficient and hardworking at their work. Sumesh emphasises that such candidates are unlikely to need further training soon.