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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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    IBM

    Application Modernization for Enterprise Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Event-Driven Programming, DevOps, Data Integration, z/OS, IBM Cloud, Hybrid Cloud Computing, CI/CD, Mainframe Technologies, Mainframe Computing, Cloud Development, Cloud Applications, Enterprise Application Management, Application Deployment, Middleware, Data Access, Application Design, Development Environment, Cloud API, Application Programming Interface (API), Computer Programming

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Microsoft Azure For .NET Developers

    Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Azure Active Directory, Microsoft Azure, Virtual Machines, .NET Framework, Kubernetes, Docker (Software), Cloud Development, Cloud Applications, Containerization, Microsoft SQL Servers, Application Deployment, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Microsoft Visual Studio, NoSQL, Serverless Computing, Cloud Storage, Authentications, Authorization (Computing), Scalability

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Fundamentals of AI, Machine Learning, and Python Programming

    Skills you'll gain: NumPy, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Predictive Modeling, Matplotlib, Artificial Intelligence, Development Environment, Pandas (Python Package), Deep Learning, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Python Programming, Artificial Neural Networks, Data Manipulation, Tensorflow, Regression Analysis, Machine Learning, Computer Programming, Model Evaluation

    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    The Freelance Stack: Real project with NextJS and Strapi

    Skills you'll gain: Application Deployment, Cloud Deployment, UI Components, React.js, User Interface (UI) Design, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Design and Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Front-End Web Development, Content Management Systems, Amazon S3

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Digital Literacy: Introduction to Mobile Phone Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Mobile Security, Computer Literacy, digital literacy, End User Training and Support, Calendar Management, Telecommunications, Self Service Technologies, Personal Development, Digital Communications, Photography, Information Privacy, Communication

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

    Logic for Computer Science

    Skills you'll gain: Computational Logic, Logical Reasoning, Deductive Reasoning, Theoretical Computer Science, Analytical Skills, Programming Principles, Computer Science, Data Analysis, Computer Programming, Algorithms, Verification And Validation, Systems Analysis, Software Development, Machine Learning

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    XHTML Practical - Styling with XHTML and CSS

    Skills you'll gain: UI Components, HTML and CSS, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Verification And Validation, Interactive Design, User Interface (UI), Web Design and Development, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Web Development, Web Design, Interaction Design, Data Validation, Debugging, Development Testing, Maintainability

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    Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

    Automata and Computability

    Skills you'll gain: Theoretical Computer Science, Computational Logic, Mathematical Theory & Analysis, Algorithms, Computational Thinking, Programming Principles, Computer Science, Data Structures, Graph Theory, Natural Language Processing, Logical Reasoning, Formal Learning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Cybersecurity Foundations: Threats Networks, and IoT Protection

    Skills you'll gain: Exploitation techniques, Border Gateway Protocol, Malware Protection, Cybersecurity, TCP/IP, Internet Of Things, Network Security, Threat Detection, Network Monitoring, Network Routing, Network Analysis, Cyber Risk, Network Protocols, Containerization

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    INSEAD

    Web3 and Blockchain Leadership for Transformation

    Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Governance, Business Transformation, Interoperability, Business Leadership, Strategic Partnership, Strategic Leadership, Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Digital Transformation, Business Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Emerging Technologies, Innovation, Technical Standard

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    DeepLearning.AI

    Improving Accuracy of LLM Applications

    Skills you'll gain: LLM Application, Test Data, Prompt Engineering, Model Evaluation, Transfer Learning, Generative AI Agents, Performance Testing

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    Google Cloud

    Deploy a Hugo Website with Cloud Build and Firebase Pipeline

    Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Hosting, Cloud Storage, Cloud Services, Application Deployment, Web Development, Web Design and Development, Web Development Tools, Web Applications

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Application Modernization for Enterprise Systems: IBM
  • Microsoft Azure For .NET Developers: Packt
  • Fundamentals of AI, Machine Learning, and Python Programming: Packt
  • The Freelance Stack: Real project with NextJS and Strapi: Packt
  • Digital Literacy: Introduction to Mobile Phone Basics: Coursera
  • Logic for Computer Science: Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
  • XHTML Practical - Styling with XHTML and CSS: EDUCBA
  • Automata and Computability: Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
  • Cybersecurity Foundations: Threats Networks, and IoT Protection: Johns Hopkins University
  • Web3 and Blockchain Leadership for Transformation: INSEAD

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