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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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    University of Colorado Boulder

    International Business

    Skills you'll gain: International Finance, Supply Chain Planning, Supply Chain Management, Market Opportunities, Economic Development, Logistics Management, Business Marketing, Cultural Diversity, Payment Systems, Human Resources Management and Planning, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Cultural Sensitivity, Strategic Decision-Making, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), B2B Sales, Marketing Strategies, Accounting Systems, World History, Business Strategy, Service Level

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    IIMA - IIM Ahmedabad

    How to Transform Digitally?

    Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Business Transformation, Stakeholder Engagement, Organizational Change, Change Management, Business Modeling, Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, Governance, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Workforce Development, Overcoming Objections, Cybersecurity

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Managing Social and Human Capital

    Skills you'll gain: Human Capital, People Management, Leadership and Management, Leadership Studies, Decision Making, Organizational Structure, Organizational Effectiveness, Organizational Change, Employee Performance Management, Performance Management, Team Motivation, Compensation Management, Change Management, Job Analysis, Recruitment

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    Data Collection and Processing with Python

    Skills you'll gain: JSON, Data Processing, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Web Scraping, Debugging, Python Programming, Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Data Structures, Data Collection

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IIMA - IIM Ahmedabad

    Organizations of the Future

    Skills you'll gain: Diversity and Inclusion, Stakeholder Management, Organizational Structure, Organizational Leadership, Organizational Effectiveness, Workforce Development, Organizational Strategy, Organizational Change, Workplace inclusivity, Strategic Leadership, Business Transformation, Human Resource Strategy, People Management, Process Design, Professional Development, Workforce Management, Innovation, Change Management, Employee Engagement, Culture

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    Fundamentals of Building AI Agents

    Skills you'll gain: LangChain, Tool Calling, LLM Application, AI Workflows, Agentic systems, Generative AI Agents, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Application Development, Software Development

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California, Davis

    JavaScript for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: jQuery, Javascript and jQuery, Javascript, Data Validation, UI Components, HTML and CSS, Scripting, Data Integration, Data Manipulation, Scripting Languages, JSON, Ajax, Event-Driven Programming, Web Design and Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development Tools, Game Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Animations

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Workday

    Workday Basics Series

    Skills you'll gain: Workday (Software), No-Code Development, Branding

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Dartmouth College

    Strategic Leadership: Impact, Change, and Decision-Making

    Skills you'll gain: Decision Making, Creativity, Talent Management, Communication, Innovation, Strategic Decision-Making, Personal Development, Curiosity, People Development, Professional Networking, Collaboration, Leadership Development, Productivity, Time Management, Self-Awareness, Strategic Leadership, Business Leadership, Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Organizational Leadership

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    New Learning: Principles and Patterns of Pedagogy

    Skills you'll gain: Pedagogy, Digital pedagogy, Education and Training, Teaching, Human Learning, Differentiated Instruction, Higher Education, Instructional Strategies, Cultural Diversity, Lifelong Learning, Willingness To Learn, Curriculum Development, Student-Centred Learning, Student Engagement

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Toronto

    State Estimation and Localization for Self-Driving Cars

    Skills you'll gain: Global Positioning Systems, Estimation, Robotics, Deep Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Computer Vision, Control Systems, Mathematical Modeling, Applied Mathematics, Linear Algebra

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universidad de Palermo

    Administración de Empresas

    Skills you'll gain: Human Capital, Management Accounting, Human Resource Strategy, Human Resources Management and Planning, Cost Accounting, Marketing, Talent Management, Brand Management, Business Economics, Accounting, Brand Strategy, Strategic Marketing, Leadership Development, Budgeting, Cash Flows, Business Leadership, Value Propositions, Organizational Strategy, Market Dynamics, Economics

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • International Business: University of Colorado Boulder
  • How to Transform Digitally?: IIMA - IIM Ahmedabad
  • Managing Social and Human Capital: University of Pennsylvania
  • Data Collection and Processing with Python: University of Michigan
  • Organizations of the Future: IIMA - IIM Ahmedabad
  • Fundamentals of Building AI Agents: IBM
  • JavaScript for Beginners: University of California, Davis
  • Workday Basics Series: Workday
  • Strategic Leadership: Impact, Change, and Decision-Making: Dartmouth College
  • New Learning: Principles and Patterns of Pedagogy : University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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