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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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    IE Business School

    Marketing Management Essentials: Product and Branding

    Skills you'll gain: Product Lifecycle Management, Market Trend, Product Strategy, Product Management, Market Analysis, Competitive Analysis, New Product Development, Brand Management, Marketing Strategies, Growth Strategies

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Selenium Integration with CI/CD & Advanced Testing

    Skills you'll gain: Git (Version Control System), Selenium (Software), Version Control, GitHub, Jenkins, CI/CD, Test Automation, Test Script Development, Test Tools, Browser Compatibility, Test Data, Java, SQL, MySQL

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    GenAI for Compensation: Smarter Pay Equity Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, Human Resources, Artificial Intelligence, Human Resource Strategy, Forecasting, Mitigation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Java Servlets Case Study - Email Marketing Tool

    Skills you'll gain: Full-Stack Web Development, Email Automation, Front-End Web Development, Web Design and Development, User Interface (UI), Web Design, Java, Server Side, Java Programming, MySQL, Program Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development, Web Applications, Data Access, Back-End Web Development, Real Time Data, Development Testing, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

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    15 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Systems Analyst Capstone Project 

    Skills you'll gain: Systems Analysis, Database Design, Business Process Modeling, Process Flow Diagrams, System Testing, Process Mapping, Functional Requirement, Application Deployment, Business Analysis, CI/CD, Requirements Elicitation, Requirements Analysis, Development Testing, Data Management, System Design and Implementation, Software Design Documents, Stakeholder Management, Project Management, Data Visualization, Stakeholder Engagement

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Advanced Git and GitHub Features

    Skills you'll gain: Code Review, Technical Documentation, Software Documentation

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    13 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    The Open University

    Sustainable Business Strategy for Future Leaders

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Ideation, Systems Thinking, Sustainable Development, Creative Thinking, Corporate Sustainability, Stakeholder Engagement, Business Modeling, Stakeholder Analysis, Critical Thinking, Innovation, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Cognitive flexibility, Sustainability Standards, Business Systems Analysis, Business Continuity, Value Propositions, Process Mapping, Design Thinking, Problem Solving

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    EDUCBA

    REST Assured Java API Testing: Basics to Frameworks

    Skills you'll gain: Cucumber (Software), API Testing, Gherkin (Scripting Language), Behavior-Driven Development, JSON, Restful API, Apache Maven, Test Tools, Test Case, JUnit, Test Script Development, Security Testing, Test Automation, Authentications, Application Programming Interface (API), Test Data, Scalability, Java Programming, Software Testing, Java

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    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Yad Vashem

    The Final Solution to the Jewish Question

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Teaching Infographics with Genially

    Skills you'll gain: Infographics, Content Creation, Digital pedagogy, Developing Training Materials, Course Development

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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Advanced Chatbots with Deep Learning and Python

    Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Deep Learning, Data Preprocessing, Keras (Neural Network Library), Tensorflow, Python Programming, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Generative Model Architectures, Natural Language Processing

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Game Bots in C#: Develop a Tic-Tac-Toe Agent

    Skills you'll gain: C# (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Visual Studio, Algorithms, Game Design, Video Game Development

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Marketing Management Essentials: Product and Branding: IE Business School
  • Selenium Integration with CI/CD & Advanced Testing: Packt
  • GenAI for Compensation: Smarter Pay Equity Analysis: Coursera
  • Java Servlets Case Study - Email Marketing Tool: EDUCBA
  • Systems Analyst Capstone Project : IBM
  • Advanced Git and GitHub Features: Packt
  • Sustainable Business Strategy for Future Leaders: The Open University
  • REST Assured Java API Testing: Basics to Frameworks: EDUCBA
  • The Final Solution to the Jewish Question: Yad Vashem
  • Teaching Infographics with Genially: Coursera

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