UiPath announced a partnership with Coursera to offer best-in-class automation education courses from UiPath to the over 92 million registered learners on Coursera. With offerings including free courses, Professional Certificates, and full collegiate degrees from leading universities, Coursera provides individuals with access to a broad catalog of online educational resources in high-demand fields including technology and business. The Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Specialization and Step into RPA course from UiPath on Coursera build comprehensive knowledge and professional-level skills in developing and deploying UiPath software robots.

The six-course, online Specialization begins with an introduction to UiPath and basic concepts of RPA, then augments that foundation with RPA design and development strategies and methodologies using UiPath platform solutions. The RPA Specialization creates competence for both business and technical users in designing and building automated solutions for business processes and prepares learners for the UiPath Certified RPA Associate exam. In addition, as organizations seek to retain workers and attract new employees in a highly competitive labor market, a recent UiPathsurveyof U.S. business executives found that 85% believe that incorporating automation and automation training into their organization will help them retain employees and attract new talent.

The opportunity to gain UiPath automation skills through Coursera provides individuals with a new avenue toward professional development. Democratizing automation skills is also pertinent to organizations as they are challenged by technology fragmentation that slows the organization down. CIOs are tackling this with enterprise automation strategies that allow various systems, apps, and software to co-exist for the benefit of employees and customers.

Thus, as the use of automation multiplies in enterprises, roles for automation will continue to be in feverish demand worldwide.