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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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    Simplilearn

    Generative AI in Software Testing Training

    Skills you'll gain: Test Tools, Acceptance Testing, Software Testing, Test Automation, Test Execution Engine, Test Planning, Software Quality Assurance, Generative AI, Test Data, Test Case, Requirements Analysis, Software Documentation

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Managing Professional Work Teams

    Skills you'll gain: Team Management, Team Building, Teamwork, People Management, Management Training And Development, Supervision, Collaboration, Professional Development, Leadership, Accountability, Conflict Management, Employee Engagement, Leadership Development, Emotional Intelligence, Safety Culture

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    9 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California, Irvine

    Communication in Remote Work

    Skills you'll gain: Virtual Teams, Telecommuting, Interpersonal Communications, Trustworthiness, Collaboration, Team Building, Social Skills, Rapport Building, Communication, Teamwork, Relationship Building, Team Leadership, Leadership, Leadership Development, Expectation Management

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    25 reviews

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    Scrimba

    Advanced JavaScript 2: Async JS, APIs, Operators, Objects

    Skills you'll gain: Ajax, JSON, Application Programming Interface (API), Javascript, Event-Driven Programming, Data Validation, Web Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Foundations for Active Learning in STEM Courses

    Skills you'll gain: Cooperation, Interactive Learning, Education Software and Technology, Student Engagement, Pedagogy, Education and Training, Team Oriented, Instructional Strategies, Learning Theory, Student-Centred Learning, Collaboration, Teamwork, Drive Engagement, Classroom Management, Mathematics Education, Learning Management Systems, Creative Problem-Solving, Professional Development, Problem Solving, Project Design

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    8 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    The PL-900 Practice Exam

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Platform, Power BI, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Power Apps Component Framework, No-Code Development, Computing Platforms

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    36 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    The Complete Vue.js Course for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Vue.JS, JavaScript Frameworks, Front-End Web Development, Web Applications, UI Components, Web Design and Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Application Programming Interface (API), User Interface (UI), Event-Driven Programming, Data Validation, Data Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    NIIT

    Building High Quality User Experience Using Material UI

    Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), UI Components, Front-End Web Development, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Web Design, React.js, Responsive Web Design, User Centered Design, Javascript

    1.7
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    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    AI Business School

    AI for Finance

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Agentic Workflows, AI Workflows, Generative AI, Sales Enablement, No-Code Development, Financial Forecasting, AI Personalization, Sales, Responsible AI, Risk Management, AI Security, AI Product Strategy, Generative AI Agents, LLM Application, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Innovation, Productivity, Operational Efficiency

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    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    19 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    High Performing PMOs

    Skills you'll gain: Project Management Office (PMO), Program Management, Change Management, Organizational Change, Project Portfolio Management, Project Management, Sustainable Development, Corporate Sustainability, Agile Methodology, Collaboration, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Stakeholder Engagement

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    31 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    UX Research and Information Architecture 

    Skills you'll gain: Information Architecture, UI/UX Research, Design Research, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Persona Development, Usability, Qualitative Research, Usability Testing, Surveys, Prototyping, Tree Maps, Interviewing Skills

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IE Business School

    فهم صنع السياسات الاقتصادية

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Policy, Economics, Economic Development, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Public Policies, Tax, Policy Analysis, International Finance, Business Economics, Fiscal Management, Growth Strategies, Decision Making

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    40 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Generative AI in Software Testing Training : Simplilearn
  • Managing Professional Work Teams: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Communication in Remote Work: University of California, Irvine
  • Advanced JavaScript 2: Async JS, APIs, Operators, Objects: Scrimba
  • Foundations for Active Learning in STEM Courses: Johns Hopkins University
  • The PL-900 Practice Exam: Microsoft
  • The Complete Vue.js Course for Beginners: Packt
  • Building High Quality User Experience Using Material UI: NIIT
  • AI for Finance: AI Business School
  • High Performing PMOs: Microsoft

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