Udemy Collaborates with Republic Polytechnic to Offer 27,000 SkillsFuture Credit Eligible Courses on Essential Skills
05 Agosto 2024 - 9:00PM
Business Wire
Available today, Udemy Business courses will
help empower individuals in Singapore with lifelong learning and
skills mastery
Udemy, a leading online skills marketplace and learning
platform, today announced that it will be making learning more
accessible for millions of Singaporeans by providing them with
flexible and continuous skills development and validation
opportunities to optimize their career journeys and help
future-proof the nation’s workforce.
Today, Singaporeans will be able to use their SkillsFuture
Credit1 for a 12-month subscription plan for Udemy Business via the
MySkillsFuture portal, which offers individuals access to 27,000
online courses in areas such as cloud computing, artificial
intelligence, language learning, and marketing. In addition,
Singaporeans will be able to access bite-sized courses on critical
skills and acquire knowledge at their own convenience.
To access Udemy Business, Singaporeans will subscribe to “Udemy
Business – Republic Polytechnic,” a unique collaboration between
Udemy and one of the country’s leading polytechnics, to explore the
complete catalog of curated learning paths and high-demand courses
across critical business, technical, and professional skills.
Learners will also have the opportunity to leverage Udemy’s
Intelligent Skills Platform, gaining access to a diverse range of
upskilling opportunities. This is Udemy’s first collaboration with
a local polytechnic in Singapore to offer subscriptions, and the
company plans to expand its offerings in the region over time.
“We are thrilled to collaborate with Republic Polytechnic to
bring accessible, high-quality upskilling opportunities to
Singaporeans, making our courses eligible for SkillsFuture Credit,”
said Greg Brown, President and CEO at Udemy. “This collaboration
aligns with our mission to transform lives through learning and
provide an environment where everyone, everywhere has access to the
skills they need to unlock their potential and create opportunities
for themselves and others. We are confident that access to Udemy
will positively impact Singaporeans and the region's economy.”
Sim Choon Hou, Director of the Academy for Continuing Education
at Republic Polytechnic added, “This collaboration allows
Singaporeans to access quality courses on the Udemy Business
platform provided by Republic Polytechnic, while giving them the
flexibility to learn at their own pace as they gain relevant skills
needed to succeed in their careers today and into the future.”
According to a study by Economist Impact, while Singaporean
employees are invested in upskilling, 61% rely on government
awareness programs to dictate which competencies they should be
prioritizing and often lack direction, as skills are quickly
becoming obsolete. In examining the market, new research from
SkillsFuture Singapore highlights a number of skills that will be
essential to support its future economy, including digital skills,
green economy skills, and foundational power skills like critical
thinking and adaptability. The report also identified high-demand
job sectors such as information and communications technology,
healthcare, and advanced manufacturing, of which Udemy has a
significant number of courses to help address these needs.
The research underscores the critical need for continuous
learning, and this new collaboration extends Udemy’s commitment to
leading the transformation to a skills-based economy and the role
it plays in supporting skills development and validation. To get
started today, learners can register via:
https://for.edu.sg/udemy.
About Udemy
Udemy transforms lives through learning by ensuring everyone has
access to the latest and most relevant skills. Through the Udemy
Intelligent Skills Platform and a global community of diverse and
knowledgeable instructors, millions of learners gain expertise in a
wide range of technical and professional skills — from generative
AI to leadership. The Udemy marketplace provides learners with
thousands of up-to-date courses in dozens of languages, offering a
variety of solutions to achieve their goals. Udemy Business
empowers enterprises to offer on-demand learning for all employees,
immersive learning for tech teams through Udemy Business Pro, and
cohort learning for leaders through Udemy Business Leadership
Academy. Udemy Business customers include FenderⓇ, Glassdoor, On24,
The World Bank, and Volkswagen. Udemy is headquartered in San
Francisco with hubs in Austin and Denver, USA; Ankara and Istanbul,
Türkiye; Dublin, Ireland; Melbourne, Australia; and Chennai,
Gurugram and Mumbai, India.
About Republic Polytechnic
The first educational institution in Singapore to leverage the
Problem-based Learning approach for all its diploma programmes,
Republic Polytechnic (RP) has seven schools and two academic
centres offering 37 full-time diplomas in Applied Science,
Engineering, Management and Communication, Hospitality, Infocomm,
Sports, Health & Leisure, and Technology for the Arts.
RP is committed to nurturing professionals with strong
problem-solving capabilities through an innovative and
entrepreneurial learning environment, based on a holistic and
industry relevant curriculum. RP's Academy for Continuing Education
also offers a comprehensive suite of lifelong learning programmes
to provide adult learners with skills upgrading opportunities. For
more information, visit: http://www.rp.edu.sg.
1Singaporeans aged 25 and above can use their base tier of
SkillsFuture Credit (i.e., Opening SkillsFuture Credit $500 and
One-off Top-Up $500) to offset the Udemy subscription fee.
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