New online hub provides registered edX
learners with free access to career tips, advice, and resources
powered by insights from industry experts
LANHAM,
Md., June 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, edX,
a leading online learning platform from 2U, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWOU),
announced the launch of the edX Career Resource Center, an online
hub designed to equip registered edX learners with career resources
to help navigate the rapidly changing employment landscape and
advance in their desired career paths. Building on edX's experience
delivering more than 3 million career touchpoints for learners
around the world, the Career Resource Center is a comprehensive
destination for career tips, tools, and advice, powered by edX's
network of industry experts and program alumni from the world's
leading companies.
The Career Resource Center is free for all registered edX
learners. It features career-specific skill identification,
personalized course recommendations, resume-building tools, job
search assistance, and access to industry events. Additionally, the
hub offers insightful articles by career and industry experts to
help learners master the complexities of job searching.
"In today's swiftly changing professional world, there's an
undeniable need for comprehensive career support for learners
everywhere," said Anant Agarwal,
Founder of edX and Chief Platform Officer at 2U. "Through the new
edX Career Resource Center, our aim is not just to help people
thrive in their present roles but also to help them build the
confidence to navigate new sectors and technologies and unlock
exciting professional opportunities."
As a global leader in talent development, edX has been
instrumental in helping its learners achieve professional
milestones. The introduction of the Career Resource Center will
further enable edX to extend its impact, helping more people plan
for, launch, and thrive in meaningful careers.
Insights for coding, data, and business careers are already
available on the Career Resource Center, with more
industry-specific resources to be added soon. Registered edX
learners can access the Career Resource Center today at
careers.edX.org.
About edX
edX is the global online learning platform
that exists to help learners everywhere unlock their potential. edX
was founded by Harvard and MIT in 2012 to make the world's best education
available to everyone. Today, as a 2U, Inc. company (Nasdaq: TWOU),
edX connects 76 million people worldwide with the skills, knowledge
and support to achieve their goals. Together with the world's
leading universities and companies, edX offers thousands of free
and open courses, professional certificates, boot camps,
credit-bearing micro credentials, and undergraduate and graduate
degrees. Discover purpose-built online programs in technology,
business, healthcare, science, education, social work,
sustainability, and more at edX.org.
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