Integration Allows Users to Automatically Publish Completed Courses to their LinkedIn Profiles
SALT LAKE CITY - Wednesday, March 25th 2015 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS
WIRE) - Pluralsight, a global leader in online training for technology
professionals, today announced the addition of Direct-to-Profile
Certifications for LinkedIn, allowing learners to instantly publish
completed courses to their professional profiles.
This
new integrated feature allows Pluralsight users to easily publish their
completed course certification to their LinkedIn profiles by simply
clicking the new “Add to profile” button in their Pluralsight
transcript.
“Pluralsight is excited to bring new skills
measurement tools and credentialing methods into the mainstream,” said
Aaron Skonnard, CEO of Pluralsight. “By integrating Pluralsight course
certifications into our customers’ LinkedIn profiles, learners can now
showcase relevant and up-to-date technical training, opening doors for
new opportunities with potential employers.”
The
Direct-to-Profile Certifications program is LinkedIn’s official channel
for validating course and certification completion, lending increased
credibility to user profiles. Pluralsight learners can now seamlessly
update their LinkedIn profiles as they complete courses and assessments,
allowing them to continually showcase their expanding knowledge by
ensuring their profiles always feature their latest accomplishments.
Code
School, an online learn-to-code destination recently acquired by
Pluralsight, also offers LinkedIn badges for its courses, giving an even
larger number of technology learners the opportunity to showcase their
skills and knowledge to their online professional networks.
About Pluralsight
Founded
in 2004, Pluralsight is the global leader in online learning for
professional software developers, IT specialists and creative
technologists. As the world’s largest curated professional development
platform for professionals, the company offers instant access to nearly
4,000 courses authored by top experts. With customers in more than 150
countries, Pluralsight serves as a career catalyst, delivering hands-on,
practical training for the most in-demand and understaffed jobs of
today. For more information, visit Pluralsight.com.
Contacts
for Pluralsight
Megan Herrick, 801-831-4663
megan-herrick@pluralsight.com
or
Katy Kenealy, 801-461-9788
katy@methodcommunications.com
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