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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.


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    Codio

    Cloud Computing Primer: Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Skills you'll gain: Service Level Agreement, Software As A Service, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud Solutions, Cloud Applications, Business Software, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Platform As A Service (PaaS), Collaborative Software, Product Demonstration, Growth Strategies, Software Development Tools

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Whizlabs

    Exam Prep AIF-C01: AWS Certified AI Practitioner

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon Bedrock, Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, AI Security, Generative AI, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), AWS SageMaker, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Amazon Web Services, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon S3, Model Deployment, Model Evaluation, Natural Language Processing

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Sustainable Consumption and Health

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Sustainable Business, Nutrition and Diet, Social Determinants Of Health, Sustainability Standards, Environment, Health Assessment, Environmental Resource Management, Environmental Science, Public Health, Climate Change Mitigation, Systems Of Measurement, Problem Solving

    4.8
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Scrimba

    Beginner's Guide to Unit Testing

    Skills you'll gain: Unit Testing, Test Case, Test Driven Development (TDD), Debugging, Software Testing, Development Testing, Test Automation, Test Tools, Quality Assurance

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    C++ Data Structures in the STL

    Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Data Structures, File I/O, Data Store, Data Cleansing, Data Mapping, Data Integrity

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Michigan

    Programação para todos (Conceitos básicos de Python)

    Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Python Programming, Algorithms, Debugging, Development Environment

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    32 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Advanced Rust Programming and Real-World Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Web Development, Web Servers, Restful API, System Programming, Debugging

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Introduction to Unity and Basic C# Scripting

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Scripting, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Game Design, Event-Driven Programming, Development Environment, Programming Principles, User Interface (UI), Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Virginia

    Design Thinking: Discovery Tools

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Stakeholder Analysis, Human Centered Design, User Experience, Persona Development, Process Mapping, Value Engineering, User Research, Customer experience improvement, Qualitative Research, Customer Insights, Strategic Thinking, Innovation, Interviewing Skills

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Ruby Fundamentals and Basic Programming Concepts

    Skills you'll gain: Ruby (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging, Development Environment, Integrated Development Environments, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Apple Xcode, Software Installation, Microsoft Windows, Command-Line Interface

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    10 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Data Analysis with Pandas and Python

    Skills you'll gain: Pandas (Python Package), Data Import/Export, Matplotlib, Pivot Tables And Charts, Jupyter, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, Text Mining, Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing, NumPy, Data Analysis Software, Data Wrangling, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Python Programming, Data Preprocessing, Data Structures, Development Environment

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Universiteit Leiden

    Population Health: Health & Health Behaviour

    Skills you'll gain: Patient-centered Care, Health Promotion, Patient Education And Counseling, Behavioral Health, Health Technology, Health Care, Chronic Diseases, Social Determinants Of Health, Health Assessment, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Healthcare Project Management, Program Evaluation

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Cloud Computing Primer: Software as a Service (SaaS): Codio
  • Exam Prep AIF-C01: AWS Certified AI Practitioner: Whizlabs
  • Sustainable Consumption and Health: University of Michigan
  • Beginner's Guide to Unit Testing: Scrimba
  • C++ Data Structures in the STL: Coursera
  • Programação para todos (Conceitos básicos de Python): University of Michigan
  • Advanced Rust Programming and Real-World Applications: Packt
  • Introduction to Unity and Basic C# Scripting: Packt
  • Design Thinking: Discovery Tools: University of Virginia
  • Ruby Fundamentals and Basic Programming Concepts: Packt

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