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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

    Build a Chat Application using the PaLM 2 API on Cloud Run

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, Docker (Software), Application Deployment, Code Review, Containerization, Serverless Computing, LLM Application, Google Cloud Platform, CI/CD, Application Development

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

    Wrangling Computing Environments: Using Docker for Research

    Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Continuous Integration, Containerization, Docker (Software), Development Environment, Continuous Deployment, Devops Tools, Bioinformatics, Software Development, Biomedical Technology, Debugging, Software Versioning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

    Toma de decisiones y gobernanza del riesgo de desastres

    Skills you'll gain: Risk Management, Governance, Project Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Feasibility Studies, Performance Metric, Business Priorities, Investment Management, Decision Making, Climate Change Adaptation, Economic Development, Public Policies

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

    Gestión del agua para las ciudades del futuro

    Skills you'll gain: Water Sustainability, Stormwater Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Water Resource Management, Sustainable Development, Sanitation, Water Quality, Civil Engineering, Public Works, Natural Resource Management, Environment and Resource Management, Environmental Engineering

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Alibaba Cloud Academy

    Alibaba Cloud Native Solutions and Container Service

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Management, Cloud Applications, Kubernetes, DevOps, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Computing, Containerization, CI/CD, Cloud Services, Cloud Computing Architecture, Application Deployment, Serverless Computing, Cloud Security, Data Migration

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    American Council on Exercise

    Evidence-Based Nutrition for Coaches and Trainers

    Skills you'll gain: Nutrition Education, Nutrition and Diet, Nutrition Counseling, Exercise Science, Health And Wellness Coaching, Behavioral Health, Pharmacology, Coaching, Physiology, Scientific Methods

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Optimiza el desarrollo de apps con Gemini Code Assist

    Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Debugging, Code Review, Software Documentation, Integrated Development Environments, Unit Testing, Application Development, Maintainability

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Board Infinity

    Semantic HTML & Accessibility

    Skills you'll gain: Web Components, Frontend Performance, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Analytics and SEO, Web Design and Development, Semantic Web, Browser Compatibility, Web Applications, Web Content, Responsive Web Design

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine Blueprints-Foundations and Practical Mechanics

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, Scripting, Virtual Environment, Animations, Event-Driven Programming, Timelines, Debugging

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Columbia University

    Digital Case Method

    Skills you'll gain: Post-Production, Adobe Premiere, Video Editing, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Videography, Digital pedagogy, Video Production, Storyboarding, Course Development, Developing Training Materials, Case Studies, Cinematography, Media Production, Photography, Storytelling, Content Creation, Multimedia, Artificial Intelligence

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Howard University

    Capstone: Data Science Problem in Linear Algebra Framework

    Skills you'll gain: Data Wrangling, Regression Analysis, Dimensionality Reduction, Data Science, Python Programming, Data Preprocessing, Predictive Modeling, Data Analysis, Linear Algebra, Exploratory Data Analysis, Model Evaluation

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

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    Universidades Anáhuac

    Data Science: Tus Primeros Pasos con Python

    Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, Database Management, SQL, Databases, Data Visualization Software, Pandas (Python Package), Data Science, Jupyter, Data Manipulation, Web Scraping, Data Processing, Data Collection, Python Programming, Matplotlib, Machine Learning

    2.3
    Rating, 2.3 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Build a Chat Application using the PaLM 2 API on Cloud Run: Google Cloud
  • Wrangling Computing Environments: Using Docker for Research: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
  • Toma de decisiones y gobernanza del riesgo de desastres: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
  • Gestión del agua para las ciudades del futuro: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
  • Alibaba Cloud Native Solutions and Container Service : Alibaba Cloud Academy
  • Evidence-Based Nutrition for Coaches and Trainers: American Council on Exercise
  • Optimiza el desarrollo de apps con Gemini Code Assist: Google Cloud
  • Semantic HTML & Accessibility: Board Infinity
  • Unreal Engine Blueprints-Foundations and Practical Mechanics: EDUCBA
  • Digital Case Method: Columbia University

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