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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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    The University of Sydney

    Design-Led Strategy: Design thinking for business strategy and entrepreneurship

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Innovation, Business Modeling, Product Design, Product Development, Business Strategy, Strategic Communication, Market Research, Corporate Strategy, Case Studies, User Feedback, Product Testing, Customer Insights

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    Google

    Google People Management Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Team Leadership, Employee Coaching, Team Performance Management, Performance Management, Constructive Feedback, People Development, Goal Setting, Delegation Skills, Culture Transformation, Relationship Management, AI Enablement, Self-Awareness, Communication

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    EDUCBA

    Apply C# Computer Graphics with Drawing & Visual Effects

    Skills you'll gain: Application Design, Software Visualization

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Creo Incubator

    Entrepreneuriat : Idéation et exploration des fondamentaux

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Value Propositions, Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Ideation, Lean Methodologies, Adaptability, Innovation, Problem Solving, New Product Development, Customer Analysis, Decision Making, Critical Thinking

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California, Santa Cruz

    Go and C++: Programming in Two Successor Languages of C

    Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Go (Programming Language), File I/O, Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design Patterns, Debugging, Computer Programming, Unit Testing, Programming Principles, Algorithms, C (Programming Language), Program Development, Integrated Development Environments, Graph Theory, Software Testing, Artificial Intelligence, Integration Testing, Software Design, System Design and Implementation

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    Duke University

    Forming Christ-Shaped Leaders

    Skills you'll gain: Initiative and Leadership, Leadership, Innovation, Compassion, Professionalism, Formal Learning, Personal Integrity, Empathy, Creativity, Diversity Awareness, Lifelong Learning, Relationship Building

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Entrepreneurship: Launching an Innovative Business

    Skills you'll gain: Customer Analysis, Commercialization, Product Planning, Business Modeling, Strategic Decision-Making, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Finance, Market Opportunities, Business Planning, New Product Development, Sales Strategy, Sales Pipelines, Ideation, Sales Presentation, Customer Insights, Product Development, Team Building, Capital Markets, Finance

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    CertNexus

    Certified Cyber Secure Coder (Exam CSC-210)

    Skills you'll gain: Application Security, Secure Coding, Security Testing, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Vulnerability, Software Testing, Computer Security, Vulnerability Management, Data Security, Security Strategy, Unit Testing, Human Factors (Security), Application Design, Information Privacy, Computer Programming, Python Programming, Node.JS, Javascript, Design Strategies, JavaScript Frameworks

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado System

    Agile Leadership

    Skills you'll gain: Change Management, Organizational Change, Agile Methodology, Meeting Facilitation, Positivity, Team Building, Resilience, Scrum (Software Development), Team Management, Sprint Retrospectives, Innovation, Sprint Planning, Culture Transformation, Organizational Development, Agile Project Management, Virtual Teams, Team Leadership, Business Transformation, Leadership Development, Project Management

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    EDUCBA

    Create & Deploy Company Websites Using Apache & PHP

    Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Web Design, UI Components, Web Analytics and SEO

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    Packt

    Apache Maven Essentials for Build Automation

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Maven, Build Tools, Software Configuration Management, Continuous Integration, Integrated Development Environments, Java Programming, Dependency Analysis, Automation, Java, Product Lifecycle Management, Extensible Markup Language (XML)

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    Coursera

    Manager of Managers: Performance Management and Metrics

    Skills you'll gain: Team Performance Management, Performance Management, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Performance Measurement, Employee Performance Management, Management Training And Development, Performance Metric, Performance Improvement, Human Resource Strategy, Performance Analysis, Business Metrics, Performance Review, Constructive Feedback, Organizational Strategy, Accountability, Employee Engagement, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Analytics, Continuous Improvement Process, Driving engagement

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Design-Led Strategy: Design thinking for business strategy and entrepreneurship: The University of Sydney
  • Google People Management Essentials: Google
  • Apply C# Computer Graphics with Drawing & Visual Effects: EDUCBA
  • Entrepreneuriat : Idéation et exploration des fondamentaux: Creo Incubator
  • Go and C++: Programming in Two Successor Languages of C: University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Forming Christ-Shaped Leaders: Duke University
  • Entrepreneurship: Launching an Innovative Business: University of Maryland, College Park
  • Certified Cyber Secure Coder (Exam CSC-210): CertNexus
  • Agile Leadership: University of Colorado System
  • Create & Deploy Company Websites Using Apache & PHP: EDUCBA

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