Technology Magazine October 2021 | Page 75

Udemy ’ s Bill O ’ Shea on the need for accessible learning

Online learning platform Udemy is flexible and multi-lingual . In their new partnership with Robert Walters Group , VP Bill O ’ Shea discusses supporting e-learners
“ Over the last 18 months , we ’ ve faced huge challenges - all of us - across our personal and professional lives ”, says Bill O ’ Shea , EMEA Vice President at Udemy . Bill spent 21 years working for Dell and 4 years working for Qualtrics in his native Ireland . Then two years ago he joined Udemy , a leading online marketplace for learning . “ As of June 2021 , we have over 183,000 courses ”, continues O ’ Shea , “ 44mn learners and 65,000 instructors across the globe . In 2020 , we saw almost 11bn minutes of learning on Udemy .”
Robert Walters partnership and accessible learning
Udemy has just entered into a partnership with Robert Walters Group . “ They ’ re the kind of customers that are always easiest to work with . What the Robert Walters
Group wanted to do was to provide their technical data engineering and analytics teams with the best training possible .”
Robert Walters Group have been highly engaged from the start of their partnership with Udemy ’ s e-learning and there ’ s a lot to choose from .
“ Our Udemy Business content consists of a carefully curated selection of courses from our marketplace ”, explains O ’ Shea . “ There are over 11,000 professional courses on the Udemy Business side of the house .”
Udemy has been impacted by the pandemic , as many people have used the lockdown as an opportunity for accessible learning .
“ We ’ ve seen an increase in enrollments in both the consumer business and enterprise side of the house ”, says O ’ Shea . “ We believe these trends illustrate a need for learning and a need for accessible learning .”
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