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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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    Council on Foreign Relations

    Climate Change: The Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Environment, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Change Mitigation, International Relations, Sustainable Development, Environmental Science, World History, Scientific Methods, Physical Science, Advocacy

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Pearson

    Generative AI for Developers: Unit 1

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Application Development, Generative AI, Web Applications, Full-Stack Web Development, GitHub, Integrated Development Environments, Development Environment, Front-End Web Development, Back-End Web Development, Prompt Engineering, Computer Programming Tools

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Aprendiendo Python con textos, números y ecuaciones

    Skills you'll gain: Program Development, Python Programming, Jupyter, Algorithms, Engineering Calculations, Computer Programming, Mathematical Modeling, Linear Algebra, Applied Mathematics

    4.8
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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Product Management Cert: Agile, Scrum & Product Owner

    Skills you'll gain: Backlogs, Product Roadmaps, Sprint Planning, Agile Product Development, Product Management, Product Strategy, Product Planning, Product Requirements, User Story, Prioritization, Stakeholder Communications

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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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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    Starweaver

    Gen AI For Sustainability

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Sustainable Development, Social Impact, Sustainable Business, Generative AI, Sustainable Systems, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainability Reporting, Diversity and Inclusion, Artificial Intelligence, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Business Ethics, Climate Change Mitigation, Environmental Issue, Supply Chain Planning, Problem Solving, Content Strategy

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    How to Build a BI Dashboard Using Google Data Studio and BigQuery

    Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Data Import/Export, Business Intelligence, Google Cloud Platform, Data Integration, Database Development, Data Migration, Query Languages, Data Analysis, Data Management

    4.3
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    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Current Issues in Ethics and AI

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Responsible AI, Ethical Standards And Conduct, AI Security, Robotics, Healthcare Ethics, Workforce Planning, Information Privacy, Information Technology, Robotic Process Automation, Large Language Modeling, Energy and Utilities

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Pearson

    Introduction to Transformer Models for NLP: Unit 1

    Skills you'll gain: PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Transfer Learning, Natural Language Processing, Large Language Modeling, Generative Model Architectures, Embeddings

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Azure Data Factory : Implement SCD Type 1

    Skills you'll gain: Data Pipelines, Microsoft SQL Servers, Microsoft Azure, Database Development, Data Warehousing, SQL, Data Integration, Extract, Transform, Load

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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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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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    Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

    Educación sobre cambio climático: entornos sostenibles

    Skills you'll gain: Environment, Climate Change Adaptation, Water Resources, Sustainable Development, Health Education, Land Management, Environment Health And Safety, Environmental Science, Teaching, Interactive Learning, Climate Change Mitigation, Community Organizing, Storytelling

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Climate Change: The Basics: Council on Foreign Relations
  • Generative AI for Developers: Unit 1: Pearson
  • Aprendiendo Python con textos, números y ecuaciones: Coursera
  • Product Management Cert: Agile, Scrum & Product Owner: Packt
  • Burp Suite Unfiltered - Go from a Beginner to Advanced: Packt
  • Gen AI For Sustainability: Starweaver
  • How to Build a BI Dashboard Using Google Data Studio and BigQuery: Google Cloud
  • Current Issues in Ethics and AI: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Introduction to Transformer Models for NLP: Unit 1: Pearson
  • Azure Data Factory : Implement SCD Type 1: Coursera

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