LinkedIn Learning: a student's guide to academic and professional success

LinkedIn Learning is a valuable resource for students at UCL, providing free access to high-quality, professional online courses on a wide range of topics.

You'll find technical courses (programming, data analysis and Microsoft and Adobe products), but also courses for productivity skills and guides to job applications, networking and interviews. 

All you have to do is visit the LinkedIn Learning page on the ISD website and use your UCL credentials to log in and start browsing.

Key features

You can follow ‘Learning paths’ that bring together a number of related courses to provide a more structured, in-depth look at a particular subject or skill. You can use the ’My Goals’ area to identify skills you want to develop and relevant content will be recommended to you.

You can also download material to catch up with when you’re offline and access courses via a mobile app.  

Impress employers 

After completing a course, you can add the course completion certificate to your LinkedIn profile to boost your CV and help it stand out to potential employers. LinkedIn Learning can also recommend new skills to learn based on your career goals and chosen industry.

Explore courses

• Study skills: UCL have created an Academic study skills collection of courses to help you study better, improve reading speed and note-taking techniques and enhance your memory so you can prepare for exams effectively and efficiently. 
• Employability: UCL Careers have developed learning paths for you to develop key skills looked for by employers, with industry-specific guidance and tips on applications and interviews. 
• Wellbeing: You can access courses and information to help with your personal wellbeing, such as stress management, reducing burnout and digital wellbeing. 
• Design and film editing skills: Courses available include graphic skills, 3D design, and Adobe Premier Pro for film editing.  
• Programming skills: LinkedIn Learning covers most major programming languages and includes hands-on coding practice.  
• Leadership skills: Coaching and mentoring skills, listening and mediating skills, influencing. 

Get started with LinkedIn Learning today!  

• UCL ISD: LinkedIn Learning – just log in with your UCL ID
• LinkedIn's learning blog, which shares new courses and themed content
• UCL Digital Skills Development