The pandemic is affecting on a large scale throughout the country. States can announce curfews or lockdown at any time. Educational systems are shut down everywhere and in this situation of the pandemic, taking classes for students is held through online mode. Learning new skills during this period will give me a value-added. Finetuning your skills and upskilling will boost your competencies. Upskilling will help you to realize your true potentials. Many upskilling courses are available online where you can acquire the required ones. Free courses are also available to make use of the time during the lockdown. Many online platforms provide you free courses such as LinkedIn Learning, Udemy, NASSCOM, AICTE ELIS portal, etc. 

1.LinkedIn Learning ­– 

Many universities provide Learning subscriptions for free and ensure as a platform where you can find your desired course. Also, after completing a course, you can add certification to your profile, which will add more value. These courses with certification allow students to develop their knowledge.

2. Udemy – 

Udemy is the largest marketplace for online learning in India, this includes 1.5 lakh courses. Millions of learners are using this opportunity currently. This online learning platform provides courses on business, tech skills, drawing, memory strengthening, etc. Every year new courses are created and updated, also anyone who is having the ability and passion for teaching can create ones’ video-based course. 

 Being indoor throughout the future days can be created with much energy of doing and learning new things until the lockdown ends. 

3.Learning a New Language or a Hobby – 

Learning a new thing will help to keep the brain and mind active. Watching movies of the language which you wish to learn will be a goal setter and stay motivated always. Keep connected with the other language learners online and make some informative conversations with them. Some of the platforms where you can learn your desired language are DuoLingo, Live Mocha, LingQ.com, etc.

Pick your likes, which area you are more active and your type of interest. Choose an activity that suits you and sticks on to that, create new things. A hobby is a way to make yourself keep engaged and make you happy.

4. Communication – 

Virtual meetings will be the tool in which you will be more participating for communication purposes. Even remotely you may have acquired the patience for interacting with others. Active listening, engaging with others virtually, respect, will be some of the qualities which will be gained from upskilling your communication.

5. Do Create or Start writing Blogs 

With your thoughts and a lot of research, you can uplift your writing skill as well. This helps to improve ones’ language, vocabulary, grammar, etc. With the help of research upon the topic which you wish to pen down will also help you to grasp knowledge. 

6. Time Management and Discipline –

Socially isolating will be a huge reality that has to be accepted during the lockdown. Also, this will be the time with a high chance of getting changes in the daily routines. Building and sticking with the same disciplined routine will be a positive and needful thing each has to do. Also, planning and working accordingly through a particular time limit will stand under the perfect time management. Discipline and time management is also a skill which should be ritualized in the day-to-day life without fail. Following and practicing this will make a person tuned all the time.  

With every new skill added to your list, you are becoming a competitive and self-motivated one. Todays’ world is seeking people with more significant skills, also upskilling will improve your worth as an individual. Being indoor throughout the future days can be created with much energy of doing and learning new things until the lockdown ends. You should give serious thought to learning new skills because this is a perfect time and also you should be adaptable to the change.