Top 5 resources for value add during the Pandemic

 

Learning is a continuous process, and in the current situation a necessity also. The ongoing threat of the pandemic has brought the world to a standstill. But, it has also ignited in us an urge to do something and utilize this time constructively. Career Ladder is one such initiative that wants to nurture young minds and help them craft their future. The aim is to provide “Counseling” and “Profile building assistance” so that you stand out in the crowd. Many organizations and universities are providing online courses that can be pursued during these times. Career Ladder has shortlisted top 5 resources for value add during the pandemic

1.      Learn Tech: 25 years back, we had no clue that technology would become such an integral part of our lives. According to experts, going further the involvement of technology will keep increasing and will affect almost all professions. With the emergence and implementation of new technologies like AI, Cloud Computing, Big Data, Machine Learning, BlockChain, etc, the future in the IT industry seems pretty bright.

In case, you find your ward, highly engrossed in technology, do not let that interest wither away. In fact, boost that interest by introducing them to tech learning websites like:

·         www.codeacdemy.com

·         Harvard CS 50

Young students can learn all that they want from these fabulous online sites and can even get certified for most of these courses, by paying a small amount.

2.      Learn to invest: Good practices in life are difficult to inculcate and the best way is to introduce these practices as early as possible. Investment is one such practice. Introduce your ward to the world of stocks, shares, funds through a virtual platform, where you do not need to really invest, but the learning outcome is genuine. One such platform is : https://moneybhai.moneycontrol.com/ At moneycontrol, you simply get to start your investments with Rs.1 Crore and keep getting tips, tricks, reviews and guidance from the portal.

 

3. Learn Digital Marketing: In this modern world, the old marketers who have not upgraded themselves, they are in an absolute fix. This is the age of Digital Marketing. Reaching an enormous audience in a cost-effective way is the new trend. Simply speaking, if you want to start a business today, in this pandemic situation, the only and the best way forward to market yourself is Digital. Going forward, every individual would need to understand the process of digital marketing. The best resources for learning digital marketing are as follows:

www.learndigital.withgoogle.com

The course is taught through recorded videos and at the end of each lecture, there are tests. The 26 module course comes free of cost and with a certificate from Google itself!

4.      Project-Based Learning: A lot of children aspire to learn things that might seem strange to their parents. For example, a fourth-grader trying to learn organic-farming. Well, there is no harm in learning things practically and in case you cannot find a resource, just look at www.edutopia.com. The website holds lots of information for teachers as well, which might help them in engaging their students a little more.
 

5.      Online Competitions: what better than to give some creative and innovative challenges to the restless souls. All kinds of competitions are being held online today, like design-based contests, story writing contest, coding based competitions. Just think of it and it is there. One particular which houses a new set of competitions every other week is our very own – Indian government’s website www.mygov.in. Every week, they bring forward a new type of competition based on the situation, important dates, etc, or else you can log onto www.dare2compete.com for more competitions. 

 

We at Career Ladder sincerely hope, that the above information could add some value in your life. It is important that we take the first mover advantage and add social service, extracurricular activities, and certifications that will help you pave a way for a better tomorrow.  In case, you think, you need more assistance for your ward, in order to create a better profile, enhance personality or to better their chances of getting into a top-notch international university, please get in touch with us for our profile building services.