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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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    Packt

    Mastering AWS SAM and Lambda - A Complete Hands-on Journey

    Skills you'll gain: Serverless Computing, Amazon Web Services, AWS CloudFormation, YAML, Cloud Development, Development Environment, Cloud Applications, Email Automation, Restful API, Amazon S3, Amazon DynamoDB, Node.JS, Computer Vision, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Software Development Tools, Application Deployment, Integrated Development Environments, Debugging

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Packt

    Advanced JavaScript Concepts

    Skills you'll gain: Software Design Patterns, Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Javascript, Software Design, Maintainability, Application Development, Event-Driven Programming, Prototyping, Context Management

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Preview
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    Whizlabs

    Automation With Salt

    Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure as Code (IaC), IT Automation, Command-Line Interface, Docker (Software), Software Installation, Automation, System Configuration, YAML, Configuration Management, Remote Access Systems

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview
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    Edureka

    Using Kafka on Confluent

    Skills you'll gain: Data Management, Data Governance, Systems Architecture, Software Installation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Fundação Instituto de Administração

    Introdução ao Marketing Digital

    Skills you'll gain: Digital Marketing Tools, Marketing Strategies, Strategic Marketing, Marketing, Digital Marketing, Marketing Planning, Customer Analysis, Cross-Channel Marketing, Marketing Operations, Persona Development, Target Market, Consumer Behaviour, Integrated Marketing Communications

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Fundamentals with Rust: Build a CLI Distance Calculator

    Skills you'll gain: Rust (Programming Language), Command-Line Interface, Other Programming Languages, Package and Software Management, Memory Management, Go (Programming Language), Programming Principles, Program Development, C (Programming Language), Secure Coding, Software Development, Computer Programming

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Preview
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    Columbia University

    Become a Peer Sponsor: Intro to Military Transition Support

    Skills you'll gain: Companionship, Rapport Building, Empathy, Social Skills, Interpersonal Communications, Goal Setting, Smart Goals, Active Listening, Mindfulness, Crisis Intervention, Registration, Mentorship, Community Development, Personal Development, Resourcefulness

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Simplilearn

    Essential Linux Training Course

    Skills you'll gain: Package and Software Management, File Systems, File Management, Linux Administration, Unix, grep, Linux Commands, Command-Line Interface, Operating System Administration, Operating Systems, System Monitoring, Open Source Technology, User Accounts, Software Installation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Deploy Kubernetes Load Balancer Service with Terraform

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Terraform, Cloud Computing, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Deployment, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Nginx, Cloud API, Load Balancing

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Preview
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    Politecnico di Milano

    Data science perspectives on pandemic management

    Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Epidemiology, Crisis Management, Environmental Monitoring, Policy Analysis, Research, and Development, Emergency Response, Data Literacy, Spatial Data Analysis, Infection Control, Socioeconomics, Geographic Information Systems, Geospatial Information and Technology, Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Infectious Diseases, Data Science, Financial Systems, Financial Modeling, Finance

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
    New
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    Logical Operations

    Using Google Workspace

    Skills you'll gain: Google Workspace, Calendar Management, Google Docs, Gmail, File Management, Google Sheets, Productivity Software, Collaborative Software, Setting Appointments, Scheduling, Document Management, Collaboration, Spreadsheet Software, Web Presence, Cloud Storage, Presentations, No-Code Development, User Interface (UI), Communication

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free
    Free
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    Coursera

    Créer une Fonction Personnalisée en JS et Google App Script

    Skills you'll gain: Email Automation, Google Sheets, Scripting, Google Workspace, Scripting Languages, Spreadsheet Software, Productivity Software, Automation, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Data Access, HTML and CSS, Javascript, Supplier Relationship Management

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Mastering AWS SAM and Lambda - A Complete Hands-on Journey: Packt
  • Advanced JavaScript Concepts: Packt
  • Automation With Salt: Whizlabs
  • Using Kafka on Confluent: Edureka
  • Introdução ao Marketing Digital: Fundação Instituto de Administração
  • Fundamentals with Rust: Build a CLI Distance Calculator: Coursera
  • Become a Peer Sponsor: Intro to Military Transition Support: Columbia University
  • Essential Linux Training Course: Simplilearn
  • Deploy Kubernetes Load Balancer Service with Terraform: Google Cloud
  • Data science perspectives on pandemic management: Politecnico di Milano

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