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LinkedIn Learning provides an entire month for free as a trial period. Following the trial, users can choose to purchase a monthly plan for $29.99 USD per month or pay for it for an entire year at a price of $24.99 per month, paid in a lump sum. This enrollment fee will give you access to all courses, as well as other perks including the ability to obtain certificates and take quizzes.

This platform also allows users to buy a subscription for an entire team. However, you’ll need to submit a request form to receive a quote that will depend on factors including the size of your team.

LinkedIn Learning is a bit more complicated for the user who doesn’t know what they want. You’re able to search for any type of specific course or skill you’d like to learn. However, if you’re interested in browsing through a variety of categories, you’ll have less luck. Their main categories (business, technology, and creative) only have a few sub-categories to choose from. Since these categories include so many different fields, it’s hard to find specific courses that you may be interested in.

The platform does make it easier to decide if you’d like to take a course once you’ve decided on one. Each course will have a basic overview, a video preview, and a look at the instructor’s profile. However, there are no reviews for each course. The only data you’re able to see about previous students is the number of people who have watched the course, and a snapshot of where these users work.

You’ll need an account on LinkedIn to use this platform. So, if you’ve never signed up before, the platform will force you to make an account. There are no requirements for how often you use your main LinkedIn account, though.

Upon registration for the platform (and LinkedIn), gaining access to courses is simple. Since you aren’t paying for individual courses, there is a very brief process to download all the content on your computer and be given access to the entire course.

LinkedIn excels at making users look more marketable for potential jobs. LinkedIn Learning is, therefore, pretty good at giving you skills that you can throw on your resume. The courses are mostly surface level, providing you with tips and tricks for the categories you’ve chosen. There are few in-depth courses. So, you might learn some valuable information about the essentials behind a certain topic, but you’ll have to take a variety of courses to master anything.

There is a brief application involved for potential instructors. However, they do not advertise whether potential instructors need certain credentials. If you’re hoping for a well-experienced and trained instructor, you’ll have to do your own research on the ones leading the courses you’re interested in.

What's the range of courses on LinkedIn Learning?

There is a good amount of diversity within the courses offered. Though, you will need to do some digging. Looking under each subcategory, you’ll be able to see if a certain course is “featured” or “popular”, giving you a good idea of how many others have been taking the courses.

Once you’ve signed in through your LinkedIn account, the site’s homepage will start giving you targeted courses based on your LinkedIn profile. For example, if you’ve listed “time management” on your profile, you’ll be given recommendations based on that. While this can help you expand on your skills, you may not want to be targeted with courses for a skill that you’ve already written about being competent in.

This platform has become well-known for their adequate support. Their fast at responding to users’ concerns and have a variety of ways to be reached. You can choose to create a support ticket, or directly chat with support. In addition, their learning shortcuts and help page will give you quality answers to common questions.

LinkedIn Learning is a great way to build your resume with marketable skills. You can learn more about fields you’ve always been interested in and explore different career paths. You won’t be getting anything near a university-level education, but it’s a great platform for those who want to expand their knowledge.