5 online learning platforms to kick-start your career in machine learning Posted on : Jun 26 - 2017

Machine learning is one of the top emerging technologies of the year. Jobs in data analytics, data science and data mining are plentiful but, as with most of the technology sector, there is a talent gap.

Third-level education has been catching up in recent years with a number of relevant courses added in various universities and institutes of technology. As the CAO change of mind facility is open until 1 July, you can still put one of these top machine learning degrees as your first preference.

However, there are other options to help you get on the career ladder. If a three or four-year degree doesn’t take your fancy, an online course can often give you a solid grounding for a fruitful career.

Online courses give people more flexibility and less commitment when it comes to learning the basics of any skill.

For many online courses and e-learning facilities, you can dip in and out in your own time, study and practise in your own time and move at your own pace. Many are free and the ones that aren’t often offer a free trial.

There is also a wide variety of course levels you can do, prices you can pay, time you can spend learning and there’s scope to upskill.

Below we’ve looked at just some of the e-learning platforms where you can learn about machine learning that will help kick-start your career.

Udacity

Udacity is a US-based e-learning platform offering a number of online courses in machine learning in collaboration with various industry experts and educational institutes.

Udacity offers a nanodegree for those interested in becoming a machine learning engineer with certification at the end of the programme. Udacity also offers a ‘nanodegree plus’ programme, which offers a job or money-back guarantee.

For those who are looking for something a little less costly, Udacity also offers a number of free machine learning courses ranging from 10 weeks to four months. View More