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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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    Duke University

    Data Visualization and Transformation with R

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Ggplot2, Data Visualization Software, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Visualization, Version Control, Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Data Wrangling, R Programming, GitHub, Data Transformation, Statistical Analysis, Git (Version Control System), Data Manipulation, Statistical Programming

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Simplilearn

    Social Media Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Social Media Marketing, Social Media Campaigns, Content Performance Analysis, Social Media Strategy, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Digital Advertising, Customer Engagement, LinkedIn, Brand Management, Brand Awareness, Content Creation, Target Audience

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Automated Reasoning with GPT Assistant API: ReAct Agents

    Skills you'll gain: OpenAI API, LLM Application, Cost Benefit Analysis, Generative AI, AI Enablement, Application Programming Interface (API), Business Logic, Prompt Engineering, Scalability, Business Analysis, TypeScript, Node.JS, AI Security, System Design and Implementation, File I/O

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

    Benefits: Health, Wellness, Work & Lifestyle

    Skills you'll gain: Benefits Administration, Compensation and Benefits, Human Resource Policies, Human Resource Strategy, Human Resources, Employee Assistance Programs, Communication Planning, Health Care, Program Evaluation, Insurance, Diversity and Inclusion, Dental Care

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Board Infinity

    Deploying & Scaling Spring Boot Applications on AWS

    Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Jenkins, Docker (Software), Kubernetes, Containerization, Scalability, Application Deployment, Cloud Deployment, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, DevOps, Prometheus (Software), Amazon CloudWatch, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), OAuth, System Monitoring

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    The Power of Object-Oriented Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Computer Programming, Program Development, Python Programming, Debugging

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Vanderbilt University

    AI Agent Architecture in Java with Generative AI

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, AI Orchestration, LLM Application, OpenAI API, Java Programming, AI Workflows, Agentic systems, Generative AI, Prompt Patterns, Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling, Document Management, Secure Coding, Business Logic, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Middleware, Plan Execution, Software Design Patterns, Persona Development

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Scrimba

    Responsive Web Essentials: Design & Navigation

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design, User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Usability, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Animations, Web Development

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Interacción social y cultura organizacional

    Skills you'll gain: Organizational Development, Organizational Structure, Qualitative Research, Organizational Effectiveness, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Organizational Change, Culture, Behavior Management, Psychosocial Assessments, Employee Engagement, Research Methodologies, Leadership, Sustainable Development, Analysis

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    How to Identify Your Target Audience

    Skills you'll gain: Target Audience, Customer Analysis, Customer Engagement, Customer experience improvement, Persona Development, Customer Insights, User Feedback, Market Research, Marketing Strategies, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Analysis, Business Development, Data Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    MedCerts

    Verbal Operants

    Skills you'll gain: Working With Children, Applied Behavior Analysis, Communication Disorders, Language Disorders, Non-Verbal Communication, Human Learning

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Lund University

    Urban Climate Governance: Towards 1.5° Celsius Alignment

    Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Mitigation, Climate Change Adaptation, Environment, Environmental Engineering and Restoration, Sustainable Development, Energy and Utilities, Sustainable Architecture, Scientific Methods, Sustainable Technologies, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Transportation Operations, Environmental Policy, Governance

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Data Visualization and Transformation with R: Duke University
  • Social Media Marketing: Simplilearn
  • Automated Reasoning with GPT Assistant API: ReAct Agents: Coursera
  • Benefits: Health, Wellness, Work & Lifestyle: Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)
  • Deploying & Scaling Spring Boot Applications on AWS: Board Infinity
  • The Power of Object-Oriented Programming: University of Michigan
  • AI Agent Architecture in Java with Generative AI: Vanderbilt University
  • Responsive Web Essentials: Design & Navigation: Scrimba
  • Interacción social y cultura organizacional: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • How to Identify Your Target Audience: Coursera

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