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Workforce Development Courses

Workforce development courses can help you learn talent acquisition strategies, employee training techniques, performance management, and skills gap analysis. You can build expertise in creating effective onboarding programs, implementing mentorship initiatives, and evaluating workforce effectiveness. Many courses introduce tools like Learning Management Systems (LMS) for training delivery, HR analytics software for performance tracking, and project management tools to streamline workforce initiatives.


Popular Workforce Development Courses and Certifications


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    Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)

    竞争策略(中文版)

    Skills you'll gain: Game Theory, Business Strategy, Strategic Thinking, Competitive Analysis, Strategic Partnership, Product Strategy, Strategic Decision-Making, Market Opportunities, Go To Market Strategy, Market Dynamics, New Product Development, Market Analysis, Product Design, Innovation

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    500 reviews

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    Northwestern University

    Career 911: Your Future Job in Medicine and Healthcare

    Skills you'll gain: Verbal Communication Skills, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Health Care, Public Speaking, Mentorship, Leadership, Relationship Building, Personal Development

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    173 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado System

    Introduction to C++ Programming and Unreal

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C++ (Programming Language), Debugging, Computer Programming, Video Game Development, 3D Assets, Development Environment, Software Documentation, Data Storage, Scripting

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    180 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    DeepLearning.AI

    Data Pipelines with TensorFlow Data Services

    Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Data Preprocessing, Data Pipelines, Model Deployment, Tensorflow, Transfer Learning, Data Processing, Feature Engineering, Data Sharing, Data Transformation, Performance Tuning

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    534 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Università Bocconi

    Challenges of Agribusiness Management

    Skills you'll gain: Food and Beverage, Sustainability Standards, Business, Environment and Resource Management, New Business Development, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Supply Chain Management, Market Dynamics, Strategic Partnership, Biotechnology, Emerging Technologies, Climate Change Adaptation

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    279 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Vanderbilt University

    Mastering Programming with MATLAB

    Skills you'll gain: Matlab, Algorithms, User Interface (UI), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Mathematical Software, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Application Development, Engineering Analysis, Scripting, Performance Tuning

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    432 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IE Business School

    Branding and Customer Experience

    Skills you'll gain: Customer experience strategy (CX), Branding, Business Ethics, Behavioral Economics, Consumer Behaviour, Brand Management, Employee Engagement, Brand Strategy, Subcontracting, Customer Insights, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Leadership

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    559 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor

    Skills you'll gain: Audit Planning, Service Level Agreement, Data Governance, Systems Development Life Cycle, Data Loss Prevention, Security Testing, Network Security, Software Development Life Cycle, IT Management, Systems Development, Incident Management, Problem Management, Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), Cryptography, Cloud Management, Software Development Methodologies, Auditing, Quality Assurance, Internal Controls, Risk Management Framework

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    60 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Scrimba

    Learn Typescript

    Skills you'll gain: TypeScript, React.js, Node.JS, Server Side, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Applications, Web Development Tools, Web Development, Computer Programming, Debugging, Web Design

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    55 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Tecnológico de Monterrey

    Leadership and organizational behavior

    Skills you'll gain: Organizational Leadership, Stress Management, Leadership, Influencing, Motivational Skills, Leadership Development, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Leadership and Management, Business Leadership, Strategic Leadership, Job Analysis, Business Ethics, Employee Engagement, Persuasive Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Professional Networking, Empowerment

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    206 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Developing Websites and Front-Ends with Bootstrap

    Skills you'll gain: Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Browser Compatibility, Responsive Web Design, Web Design and Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Front-End Web Development, UI Components, React.js, Web Applications, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    101 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Georgia Institute of Technology

    Materials Data Sciences and Informatics

    Skills you'll gain: Materials science, Informatics, Data Science, Data Mining, Data Integration, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Processing, Systems Design, Big Data, Structural Analysis, Statistics

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    351 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular workforce development courses

  • 竞争策略(中文版): Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
  • Career 911: Your Future Job in Medicine and Healthcare: Northwestern University
  • Introduction to C++ Programming and Unreal: University of Colorado System
  • Data Pipelines with TensorFlow Data Services: DeepLearning.AI
  • Challenges of Agribusiness Management: Università Bocconi
  • Mastering Programming with MATLAB: Vanderbilt University
  • Branding and Customer Experience: IE Business School
  • CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor: Packt
  • Learn Typescript: Scrimba
  • Leadership and organizational behavior: Tecnológico de Monterrey

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