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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


  • G

    Google Cloud

    Architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine: Workloads en Español

    Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Cloud-Native Computing, Google Cloud Platform, Scalability, Application Deployment, Data Persistence, Containerization, Cloud Deployment, YAML, Load Balancing, Data Storage, Authentications, General Networking, Data Store, Configuration Management

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    43 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Assessing Health Program Delivery

    Skills you'll gain: Program Evaluation, Health Assessment, Health Policy, Policy Development, Health Systems, Care Management, Data Collection, Record Keeping, Surveys, Utilization Management, Survey Creation, Community Health, Maternal Health, Data Quality, Research Design, Child Health

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    17 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • B

    Board Infinity

    Foundations of Usability Testing

    Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Usability, Human Centered Design, Software Testing, User Experience Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Experience, Risk Management Framework, Law, Regulation, and Compliance

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • W

    Whizlabs

    Exam Prep AIF-C01: AWS Certified AI Practitioner

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon Bedrock, Prompt Engineering, Prompt Engineering Tools, Responsible AI, Prompt Patterns, Generative Model Architectures, AI Security, Generative AI, Generative AI Agents, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Multimodal Prompts, AWS SageMaker, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Amazon Web Services, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Methods, Large Language Modeling, AI Workflows, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Machine Learning

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    ·
    16 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • 2

    28DIGITAL

    Capstone Value Creation through Innovation

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Business Modeling, Business Strategy, Innovation, Strategic Marketing, Product Development, Marketing Planning, Product Improvement, Strategic Thinking, New Product Development, Commercialization, Ideation, Technology Strategies, Marketing Strategies, Value Propositions, Forecasting, Emerging Technologies, Continuous Improvement Process

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    11 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Anti-Racism III

    Skills you'll gain: Community Outreach, Social Justice, Community Organizing, Diversity Awareness, Diversity Training, Advocacy, Social Impact, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Community Development, Cultural Diversity

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    15 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • M

    Microsoft

    Advanced C++ Programming and Modern Practices

    Skills you'll gain: C and C++, C++ (Programming Language), Software Documentation, Performance Tuning, Program Development, Application Design, Technical Documentation, Memory Management, Data Structures, Generative AI, Algorithms, Scalability

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Impacts of Sustainable Operations and Supply Chains

    Skills you'll gain: Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainability Reporting, Sustainable Business, Sustainable Development, Supply Management, Sustainability Standards, Business Ethics, Sustainable Systems, Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Supplier Relationship Management, Labor Compliance, Compliance Management, Business Reporting, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Regulatory Compliance, Labor Relations, Waste Minimization

    Build toward a degree

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • B

    Board Infinity

    Android Architecture/Multimedia Framework

    Skills you'll gain: Android (Operating System), Android Development, Mobile Development, Software Architecture, Live Streaming, Application Frameworks, Performance Tuning, Middleware, Image Quality, Linux

    3.1
    Rating, 3.1 out of 5 stars
    ·
    8 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Packt

    Spring MVC With Spring Boot (All Modules) and Project

    Skills you'll gain: Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Model View Controller, Hibernate (Java), Java, Java Programming, Web Development, Web Applications, Object-Relational Mapping, Application Deployment, Application Security, Database Application, Software Development Tools, Authentications, Development Environment, Data Access, Authorization (Computing)

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

  • U

    University of Michigan

    Tobacco & Nicotine: Public Health, Science, Policy, and Law

    Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Substance Abuse, Lawsuits, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Legal Strategy, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Litigation and Civil Justice, Legal Risk, Epidemiology, Plaintiff, Health Disparities, Regulatory Compliance, Health Equity, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Policy Analysis, Public Health, Policy Development, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Trend Analysis, Public Policies

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • D

    DeepLearning.AI

    LLMs as Operating Systems: Agent Memory

    Skills you'll gain: LLM Application, Tool Calling, Large Language Modeling, Generative AI Agents, AI Workflows, Context Management, Memory Management, Prompt Engineering, Agentic systems, Data Persistence, System Design and Implementation

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    15 reviews

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine: Workloads en Español: Google Cloud
  • Assessing Health Program Delivery: Johns Hopkins University
  • Foundations of Usability Testing: Board Infinity
  • Exam Prep AIF-C01: AWS Certified AI Practitioner: Whizlabs
  • Capstone Value Creation through Innovation: 28DIGITAL
  • Anti-Racism III: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Advanced C++ Programming and Modern Practices: Microsoft
  • Impacts of Sustainable Operations and Supply Chains: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Android Architecture/Multimedia Framework: Board Infinity
  • Spring MVC With Spring Boot (All Modules) and Project: Packt

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