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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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    Amazon Web Services

    AWS Flash - SaaS Technical Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Software As A Service, Scalability, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Applications, Cloud Development, Amazon S3, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Management, Cloud Deployment, Application Security, Systems Integration, Multi-Tenant Cloud Environments, Cloud Security, Performance Tuning

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    49 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    OpenAI Assistant: Create a Code to UML-Diagram generator

    Skills you'll gain: OpenAI API, ChatGPT, Unified Modeling Language, LLM Application, Prompt Engineering, Software Visualization, Technical Communication, Application Programming Interface (API), Development Environment, Software Development, File Management

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Microsoft

    Launch a Website to Azure with Azure App Service

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Cloud Applications, Cloud Deployment, Continuous Deployment, Application Deployment, ASP.NET, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Development Environment, Containerization, Docker (Software), Web Applications, Microsoft Visual Studio, Integrated Development Environments, Scalability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Glasgow

    Shaping the Next Innovation Opportunity - SBL 2

    Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Market Research, Strategic Leadership, Business Transformation, Leadership Development, Business Development, Business Leadership, Competitive Analysis, Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Business Modeling, Business Strategy, Strategic Decision-Making, Leadership and Management, Business Planning, Corporate Strategy, Digital Transformation, Growth Strategies, Business, Business Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    MathWorks

    Practical MATLAB Skills

    Skills you'll gain: Plot (Graphics), Scripting, Matlab, Data Manipulation, Mathematical Modeling, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Descriptive Statistics, Interactive Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Mapping, Data Cleansing, File Management, Technical Communication

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Burp Suite Unfiltered - Go from a Beginner to Advanced

    Skills you'll gain: Exploit development, Security Testing, Test Tools, Cyber Security Assessment, Vulnerability Scanning, Vulnerability Assessments, Application Security, Web Servers, Network Protocols, Web Applications, Test Automation, Development Environment, Proxy Servers, Authentications

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Scrimba

    Build a Movie Recommendation App with OpenAI

    Skills you'll gain: Vector Databases, User Interface (UI) Design, OpenAI API, AI Personalization, Embeddings, UI/UX Research, Application Development, Artificial Intelligence, Data Processing, Database Management, Restful API, Web Development

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701)

    Skills you'll gain: IT Security Architecture, Incident Response, Endpoint Security, Zero Trust Network Access, Risk Analysis, Network Security, Risk Mitigation, Cyber Governance, Compliance Auditing, Event Monitoring, Application Security, Cyber Security Policies, Cyber Risk, Computer Security, Governance, Data Security, Information Systems Security, Infrastructure Security, Mobile Security, Risk Management

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    11 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon CloudWatch, CI/CD, Application Deployment, Cloud Deployment, Serverless Computing, Application Lifecycle Management, DevOps, Amazon Web Services, AWS CloudFormation, Continuous Integration, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Continuous Delivery, Containerization, Cloud Applications, Cloud Security, System Monitoring

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Dubai College of Tourism

    Menu Design for Dubai Hospitality

    Skills you'll gain: Price Negotiation, Revenue Management, Restaurant Management, Sales Strategy, Hospitality, Food and Beverage, Cost Accounting, Layout Design, Customer experience improvement, Marketing Materials, Graphic and Visual Design, Performance Analysis, Copywriting

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    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)

    Programming Languages Ⅱ

    Skills you'll gain: Scala Programming, Other Programming Languages, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Theoretical Computer Science, Extensible Languages and XML, Concept Of Operations

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Python for Data Science: Real Projects & Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Model Evaluation, Feature Engineering, Probability & Statistics, Supervised Learning, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Box Plots, Regression Analysis, Statistics, Predictive Modeling, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data Science, Histogram, Data Visualization, Statistical Analysis, Integrated Development Environments, Computer Networking, Python Programming, Server Side

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    20 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • AWS Flash - SaaS Technical Fundamentals: Amazon Web Services
  • OpenAI Assistant: Create a Code to UML-Diagram generator: Coursera
  • Launch a Website to Azure with Azure App Service: Microsoft
  • Shaping the Next Innovation Opportunity - SBL 2: University of Glasgow
  • Practical MATLAB Skills: MathWorks
  • Burp Suite Unfiltered - Go from a Beginner to Advanced: Packt
  • Build a Movie Recommendation App with OpenAI: Scrimba
  • CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701): Packt
  • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional: Packt
  • Menu Design for Dubai Hospitality: Dubai College of Tourism

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