LinkedIn Aims to Bring Digital Skills to 25M People With Free LinkedIn Learning Paths

Parent company Microsoft is backing the initiative with $20 million in cash grants

LinkedIn kicked off an initiative last week aimed at bringing digital skills to 25 million people by year-end, free-of-charge, backed by $20 million in cash grants from parent company Microsoft.

CEO Ryan Roslansky said in a blog post, “In the U.S., the unemployment rate swung from 50-year lows to 70-year highs in just three months. And the impact has been felt disproportionately by people with low incomes, women and underrepresented minorities. An important step in accelerating economic recovery and making sure it’s inclusive is providing easier access to digital skills for those hardest-hit by job losses.”

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