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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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    Cisco Learning and Certifications

    Network Automation Engineering Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Ansible, Development Environment, Postman API Platform, Restful API, Authentications, YAML, Software Development Methodologies, Software-Defined Networking, CI/CD, DevOps, IT Automation, Network Engineering, Network Architecture, Network Administration, Application Programming Interface (API), Scripting, JSON, Data Modeling, Version Control, Network Protocols

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Commonwealth Education Trust

    Foundations of Teaching for Learning: Developing Relationships

    Skills you'll gain: Diversity Awareness, Parent Communication, Cultural Diversity, Relationship Building, Working With Children, Classroom Management, Teaching, Community Outreach, Student Engagement, Ethical Standards And Conduct

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IESE Business School

    Marketing: Customer Needs and Wants

    Skills you'll gain: Value Propositions, Brand Management, Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Strategic Marketing, Product Strategy, Digital Marketing, Brand Strategy, Marketing Planning, Target Audience, Marketing Communications, Marketing Analytics, Customer Insights, Marketing Channel, Market Analysis, Consumer Behaviour

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    489 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Voxy

    Low Intermediate English: Meet & Greet

    Skills you'll gain: Social Skills, Verbal Communication Skills, Interpersonal Communications, Professional Development, Vocabulary, English Language, Language Learning, Oral Comprehension, Education Software and Technology, Communication, Relationship Building, Grammar

    4.5
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    271 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Minnesota

    Black-box and White-box Testing

    Skills you'll gain: Cucumber (Software), Gherkin (Scripting Language), Software Testing, Testability, Test Case, White-Box Testing, Behavior-Driven Development, Code Coverage, Test Engineering, Acceptance Testing, Test Planning, Unit Testing, Functional Testing, Test Automation, JUnit, Java Programming

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    Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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    114 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Starweaver

    Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP®)

    Skills you'll gain: Requirements Elicitation, Business Analysis, Backlogs, Requirements Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Business Process, User Story, Business Requirements, Requirements Analysis, Business Modeling, Business Risk Management, Business Intelligence, Business Strategies, Financial Analysis, Performance Measurement, Business Process Modeling, Systems Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, Business Planning, Stakeholder Analysis

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    326 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Personal Branding: Stand Out and Succeed

    Skills you'll gain: Brand Strategy, Branding, Brand Awareness, Brand Management, Instagram, Social Media Content, Personal Attributes, Self-Awareness, Storytelling, Value Propositions, Cognitive flexibility, Concision, Creativity, Case Studies, Analysis

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Geneva

    Global Health at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface

    Skills you'll gain: Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Environment, Social Determinants Of Health, Sustainable Development, Public Health, Environment Health And Safety, Health Policy, Nutrition and Diet, Data Collection

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    364 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Use Power Platform for Custom & Automated Solutions

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, No-Code Development, Business Process Automation, Application Development, Application Design, Automation, Business Process, UI Components, Data Modeling

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    Making Successful Decisions through the Strategy, Law & Ethics Model

    Skills you'll gain: Intellectual Property, Strategic Decision-Making, Decision Making, Arbitration, Mediation, Business Ethics, Leadership, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Business Strategy, Talent Acquisition, Contract Management, Innovation, Regulatory Compliance, Human Resources, Product Development, Business Risk Management, Business Modeling

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Create Machine Learning Models in Microsoft Azure

    Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Convolutional Neural Networks, Exploratory Data Analysis, Deep Learning, Microsoft Azure, Data Visualization, Classification Algorithms, Applied Machine Learning, Regression Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Data Analysis, Image Analysis, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Data Science, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Transfer Learning, Machine Learning, Tensorflow

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    326 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University at Buffalo

    Cyber Security in Manufacturing

    Skills you'll gain: Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Security Controls, Continuous Monitoring, Incident Response, Vulnerability Assessments, Software Development Life Cycle, Cybersecurity, Computer Security Incident Management, Cyber Security Policies, Cyber Security Assessment, Information Assurance, Network Security, Risk Management Framework, Cloud Security, Authentications

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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

  • Network Automation Engineering Fundamentals: Cisco Learning and Certifications
  • Foundations of Teaching for Learning: Developing Relationships: Commonwealth Education Trust
  • Marketing: Customer Needs and Wants: IESE Business School
  • Low Intermediate English: Meet & Greet: Voxy
  • Black-box and White-box Testing: University of Minnesota
  • Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP®): Starweaver
  • Personal Branding: Stand Out and Succeed : University of Michigan
  • Global Health at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface: University of Geneva
  • Use Power Platform for Custom & Automated Solutions: Microsoft
  • Making Successful Decisions through the Strategy, Law & Ethics Model: University of Michigan

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