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There was once a time when you went to one place for music, another for education, and so on, but many companies are now attempting to turn themselves into a jack of all trades to compete for survival. The latest example is Spotify, which has announced a test for video-based learning courses<\/a>. The new feature<\/a> joins the platform’s music, podcasts and audiobooks lineup.<\/p>\n Spotify<\/a> has teamed up with a range of content partners: BBC Maestro, PLAYvirtuoso, Thinkific Labs Inc. and Skillshare. They offer content in four main categories: making music, getting creative, learning business and healthy living. “With this offer, we are exploring a potential opportunity to provide educational creators with a new audience who can access their video content, reaching a bigger potential swath of engaged Spotify users while expanding our catalog,” Spotify stated in the announcement. The platform claims that around half of users have “engaged” in self-help or educational podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n The test courses are available only to UK users, with free and premium subscribers receiving at least two free lessons per course. The series will range in price from \u00a320 ($25) to \u00a380 ($101), regardless of a person’s subscription tier. Users can access them on mobile or desktop. Exact pricing and availability might change if the feature moves past the test phase.<\/p>\n This forays into video-based courses follows shortly after Spotify introduced music videos in beta<\/a>. They’re available on select tracks and, like the classes, aren’t available to US subscribers (the UK is among the 11 countries with access).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n