You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. This is why for many years I have persistently refused to learn Photoshop, despite my colleagues less than subtle attempts to trick me into it.

Still, it can’t help to try, especially when the price is right. Udemy courses typically sell for between £150 and £200, but until 07:59am GMT Saturday 13 January, many are just £10.99 each. The New Year Sale was due to end this morning but has been extended for an extra 24 hours. If you’ve set yourself a New Year’s resolution to learn a new skill, or you want to bolster the old CV, you should be able to find a Udemy course to suit.
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The beauty of Udemy courses is that there is a huge selection of work and personal-based skills to learn from The Complete Android N Developer course (was £200/94% off) and Microsoft Excel – Excel from Beginner to Advanced (was £150/93% off), to The Secrets to Drawing (was £30/63% off) and even Travel Hacking: How to Travel the World for Next to Nothing (was £30/63% off).
Here’s how Udemy courses work for the uninitiated.
Tutors share their expertise in a field by uploading video, PowerPoint presentations, and documents, which prospective students pay for and absorb. There’s no pressure to finish the course to a set schedule, meaning you can take your time and make sure the lessons stick. The courses are yours forever, once paid for. Oh, and if you’re not happy, you can get a full refund within 30 days.
And if you’re looking for inspiration, Hired’s data scientist, Dr Jessica Kirkpatrick recently told us Python and Ruby are the most in-demand coding languages in the UK right now, so maybe start there? And if Python is your program of choice, we’ve highlighted the best
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