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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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    Google Cloud

    Getting Started With Application Development en Français

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Applications, Cloud-Native Computing, Google Cloud Platform, Microservices, Application Development, Cloud Storage, Data Storage, Software Development Tools, Development Environment, Restful API, Node.JS, Scalability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

    PM4R Agile: Agile Mindset in Development Projects

    Skills you'll gain: Agile Project Management, Agile Methodology, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainable Development, Sprint Planning, Stakeholder Management, Project Risk Management, Sprint Retrospectives, Project Management, Stakeholder Analysis, Culture Transformation, Change Orders, Project Implementation, Risk Management, Continuous Improvement Process, Team Management, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Project Planning

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Getting Started with Front-End and Web Development

    Skills you'll gain: Application Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Web Design, Web Design and Development, Front-End Web Development, No-Code Development, WordPress, Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, Web Servers, Web Development Tools, Back-End Web Development, Content Management Systems

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Complete ASP.NET Core and Entity Framework Development

    Skills you'll gain: Object-Relational Mapping, Application Frameworks, Full-Stack Web Development, Software Configuration Management, Application Design, Development Environment, Microsoft Visual Studio, User Interface (UI), Identity and Access Management, Microsoft Development Tools, Application Development, Authorization (Computing), HTML and CSS, Maintainability, Data Modeling, Data Migration, Business Logic, Web Servers, Debugging, Software Design Patterns

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Development with NetBeans: Cross-Platform Password Generator

    Skills you'll gain: Integrated Development Environments, Application Deployment, Cross Platform Development, Application Development, Development Environment, Software Development Tools, Java, Apache Maven, Software Development

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    LearnQuest

    Test-Driven Development Project: Random Person Generator

    Skills you'll gain: Unit Testing, Test Driven Development (TDD), Mockups, Development Testing, Software Testing, Test Case, Debugging

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    XHTML Full Stack Development with PHP Projects

    Skills you'll gain: PHP (Scripting Language), Web Applications, Usability, Information Architecture, Responsive Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Front-End Web Development, MySQL, Web Design and Development, Browser Compatibility, User Interface (UI), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, HTML and CSS, Data Import/Export, Verification And Validation, User Interface (UI) Design, Semantic Web, Back-End Web Development, Server Side, Web Development

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    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Scrum Advanced - Software Development and Program Management

    Skills you'll gain: Scrum (Software Development), Agile Project Management, Agile Methodology, Sprint Planning, Sprint Retrospectives, Scalability, Coordinating, Program Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Influencing

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Learn Intermediate C# Scripting for Unity Game Development

    Skills you'll gain: Computer Programming, Animation and Game Design, Development Environment, Virtual Environment, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Performance Tuning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Full-Stack Web Development with SvelteKit & Supabase

    Skills you'll gain: UI Components, Application Deployment, Database Management, Databases, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Applications, Authentications, Front-End Web Development, Application Development, Back-End Web Development, OAuth, User Interface (UI), User Accounts, TypeScript, Responsive Web Design

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    .NET & .NET Core Mastery: Cross-Platform Development

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Applications, Containerization, .NET Framework, Application Development, C# (Programming Language), Development Environment, Application Performance Management, Web Applications

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Board Infinity

    Backend Development: Node.js, Express, MongoDB & REST APIs

    Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, Server Side, MongoDB, Back-End Web Development, Restful API, Web Applications, JavaScript Frameworks, Database Management, Application Programming Interface (API), Software Architecture, Database Design, NoSQL, Authentications, Application Security, Middleware, Performance Tuning, Authorization (Computing), Scalability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Getting Started With Application Development en Français: Google Cloud
  • PM4R Agile: Agile Mindset in Development Projects: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
  • Getting Started with Front-End and Web Development: IBM
  • Complete ASP.NET Core and Entity Framework Development: Packt
  • Development with NetBeans: Cross-Platform Password Generator: Coursera
  • Test-Driven Development Project: Random Person Generator: LearnQuest
  • XHTML Full Stack Development with PHP Projects: EDUCBA
  • Scrum Advanced - Software Development and Program Management: Packt
  • Learn Intermediate C# Scripting for Unity Game Development: Packt
  • Full-Stack Web Development with SvelteKit & Supabase: Packt

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