

Learn more about LinkedIn Premium account free trials. Note: If you have signed up for the one month free trial, your billed subscription will begin automatically at the end of the trial period. Learn more about the benefits of a LinkedIn Learning subscription and payment plans.


Annual subscriptions cost $299.88 per year, plus taxes. LinkedIn Learning is available as a Premium subscription and costs $29.99 a month for a monthly subscription, plus taxes. There is also better integration on the platform with the content itself so when you learn new skills from taking a course, you have the option to easily add those skills to your profile. However, the main difference is the platform that the courses are delivered on – LinkedIn Learning is built on the LinkedIn platform which provides the learner with additional value in the form of recommendations that are personalized for you based on your profile, your professional network, the company you work for, etc. The courses that are available on Lynda are also available on LinkedIn Learning so from that standpoint they are the same. The program includes seven courses that progressively move the learner through the basics of accounting to financial statement analysis and communication. This is probably a direct off-shoot of LinkedIn’s purchase of . There are no prerequisites to complete this program, and the LinkedIn Learning subscription is affordable, starting at 19.99 per month. According to the site they have over 4000 training videos on various subjects (see image below). I just went through looking at some of the new features in Outlook that were just released and though their notification link it with a tab to access one month of free access to LinkedIn Learning. So… Microsoft is now using LinkedIn for creating a method of delivering training on their products.
